The Babe Ruth Appreciation Thread

[Leonard Washington]

Yo..check out this photo of a very young Babe Ruth playing for St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys:

 

[Mantle Drunk]

babe was able to be a bigger drunk and more consistent than mantle

On the field he blows Mantle away but in terms of just off field shyt Mantle is in the running.

 

[Filthy McNasty]

True...
I have zero respect for baseball records set before integration

Pitching records maybe...but the top hitters in that era were

Babe Ruth would have sonned ANY body.

 

[Filthy McNasty]

On the field he blows Mantle away but in terms of just off field shyt Mantle is in the running.

Mantle did act a fool. That letter he wrote to Yankee brass in the 70's makes him a first ballot entry in the Hall of Swag...

Letters of Note: Mickey Mantle's outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium

 

[Leonard Washington]

Mantle did act a fool. That letter he wrote to Yankee brass in the 70's makes him a first ballot entry in the Hall of Swag...

Letters of Note: Mickey Mantle's outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium

 

[Golayitdown]

Mantle did act a fool. That letter he wrote to Yankee brass in the 70's makes him a first ballot entry in the Hall of Swag...

Letters of Note: Mickey Mantle's outstanding experience at Yankee Stadium

 

[Captain Crunch]

Babe Ruth could have been a brother

 

[Da_Eggman]

On the field he blows Mantle away but in terms of just off field shyt Mantle is in the running.

yeah but he could of be so much greater ruth had an even more fukked up life and reason to be a mess but he still played longer and more consistent

 

[Rozay]

"Call me 'Kiss or call me the Black Babe Ruth"

 

[HookersandIceCream]

Hit more HRs in a season than entire teams

I mean what else needs to be said but that

 

[Mantle Drunk]

yeah but he could of be so much greater ruth had an even more fukked up life and reason to be a mess but he still played longer and more consistent

True I don't disagree but anyway I'm dropping Mantle this thread is about the man the myth the legend Babe Ruth the alcohol drinking hot dog consuming GOAT baseball player ever.

 

[Filthy McNasty]

I'm seeing people making the same dumb comments about Babe Ruth.

This man would have been the GOAT in ANY era.

Respect greatness.

 

[ComputersPutin]

not even the GOAT Yankee.

 

[Filthy McNasty]

not even the GOAT Yankee.

Dude was a Hall Of Fame caliber starting pitcher then got bored one day and decided to become the most dominant hitter in baseball.

Dimaggio & Mantle couldn't pitch for shyt...not to mention they were actiually in shape.