Babe Ruth should have one by his name because he didn't play with minorities or blacks just white players plus he was a drunk and a poor example to kids.
2007-08-08 17:05:50 · 13 answers · asked by oliveranda 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
He had a choice what about playing against the best players period black or white. If it was not for the Dodgers / Jackie Robinson it might still be all white. Black players tried to play in the MLB white players would not have antyhing to do with the ***** league.
Oh he had a voice because he was the poster child back then. * next to his name to.
2007-08-08 17:55:30 · update #1
Babe Ruth had no choice with whom he played. He wasn't the poster child for keeping minorities out of MLB. Your analogy is pitiful. This is to put The Babe on a cheaters par with McGuire or Bonds? A feeble attempt, try again. LMAO
Put that asterisk next to Mark, Sammy, Barry, ETC..........
2007-08-08 17:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Trish 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
And then we put an asterisk next to all the players who took speed during the 50s 60s and 70s, and all the guys that did coke in the 80s (I'm talking to you, New York Mets) and all the guys that we suspect took roids in the 90s.
Then, exactly who would be left in the record book without an asterisk?
And for the love of God, kids look up to their parents, siblings and teachers as role models. Not freakin' athletes. Every single study every done has shown time and time again that those who are around children in person have a much much larger impact on a child's development rather than people they see on TV. Everybody needs to stop pointing fingers and blaming the world and spend some time and energy raising their kids themselves.
2007-08-09 00:20:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
the complaint made that Babe Ruth did not play against African American athletes, and thus cannot be measured against modern day talent. This statement is simply untrue for several reasons. One, the addition of black athletes has seen many power statistics go up, but it has not done anything to change ERA stats. For whatever reason, one cannot prove the addition of black athletes has improved pitching. Two, Babe Ruth played against ***** League Ball Clubs a lot. Mr. Jenkinson has documented (verified of course) 55 at bats Babe Ruth had against ***** League clubs. Ruth actually had a higher batting average (.400) with 12 home runs. He also lets us know about many more tales from ***** League players themselves, but did not include them in the stats because no newspaper verified the account. The Late Buck O’Neill told a story of Ruth hitting a long centerfield homerun off of Satchel Paige in Paige’s prime. Babe actually hit against more black pitchers than bonds, with so few black pitchers being around still
mcgwire yes, but calling out the babe because his league didn't allow nonwhites to play is ignorant, and he was a great role model, there was no media like there is now and it was unknown to the average fan that he was an alcoholic, plus alcohol and hot dogs are legal, steroids are felonies, big difference
2007-08-09 00:14:17 · answer #3 · answered by rare breed 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Babe was a big supporter of black ball players during his career. He was a huge draw everywhere he went and played in over 800 games with ***** League Stars during barnstorming tours in the off season to raise extra cash for himself and them.
If you wanna go nuts with the asterisks, put one next to everyone man's name since they never played against women.
2007-08-09 08:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by harmonv 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mark should definitely have an asterisk by his name. He went through the same amazing body growth that Sosa and Bonds underwent.
And the Babe couldn't help who he played against. He may have been a drunk and poor example, but most athletes are bad examples anyway. You may not know it, but not everyone is as widely covered as the Babe was. Plus, he was very large and slow, meaning he could have had many more hits, or extra base hits. He was also a very good pitcher.
2007-08-09 00:40:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why Babe Ruth? Just because he was a drunk and poor example to kids? Half the players today are bad examples to kids. He didn't play with blacks because those were the times back then.
2007-08-09 00:13:26 · answer #6 · answered by Steve 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Maybe Ruth should get one and McGuire does deserve one next to his name. If that is the case than Barry Bonds deserves an asterisk the size of a ball park next to his name.
2007-08-09 00:33:52 · answer #7 · answered by d_ridah2002 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
First learn how to spell McGwire. Idiot.
Second he never took steroids. Andro was a legal protein supplement. No one has any proof he ever did anything wrong. McGwire also was a great player with alot of respect for fans and his teammates.
755 is still the record.....
.... so is 70
2007-08-09 01:36:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one has proved that these guys ( McGuire, Bonds, Sammy)
took these steroids. Unless proven, no one even gets a dot
forget about an asterisk.
They are athletes and do their job....
Let the law prove that they did this, and then show the proof
that it helped them to improve.
Until then, no asterisk or even dots.
2007-08-09 00:19:46 · answer #9 · answered by JustDoit 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one should have an asterisk. Everyone plays to their competition, pitchers have done roids also. My point is, if they werent enforcing it, than its fair game for pitchers and hitters. Doesn't make it right, but you cant rewrite history. Everyone knows it will go down as the steroid era and people will have to decide for themselves how to interpret it.
2007-08-09 00:39:47 · answer #10 · answered by Tommy R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋