even better the great babe ruth? whats your opinion? along as he stays healthy and keeps up his stats. i know he doesnt do that great in postseason but his stats are amazing.
2007-11-07 06:33:50 · 17 answers · asked by whynot 4 in Sports ➔ Baseball
No. I do not think you can compare him to Babe Ruth or Shoeless Joe Jackson. When people ask open ended questions like the best ever, that does not take into account the differences in baseball eras. Joe Jackson, Honus Wagner, Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth....how can you equate today's games with today's rules with legendary players of different eras such as the dead ball era? Let us truly think about this: what do you think would happen to Arod on a field with Ty Cobb as Cobb came screeching around the bag spikes up - METAL spikes up? Arod would probably leap out of the way. How can you compare Arod who is more like a glamour boy to the gritty players of days gone by? For that matter, this question also would have to include the ***** Leagues - put Arod against Josh Gibson. omg that would be a sight to behold.
Bob Feller is not one to mince words and he is rather derisive when it comes to today's pitchers versus pitchers from the past - when one pitcher routinely threw a complete game, when relief pitchers or lefty lefty, righty righty matchups for one batter was unheard of.
Arod the best ever? No way. He might have the stats but glamour boy would crumble and be a boy amongst men if he met past legends of the game.
2007-11-07 06:59:25 · answer #1 · answered by alomew_rocks 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Arod is nowhere near the player Ruth was. Unless Arod puts together five full seasons as the dominant left handed pitcher in the league and STILL hits over 700 HR's, he, and any other player to play the game, have a LONG way to go.
2007-11-07 23:50:33 · answer #2 · answered by Toodeemo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone who thinks A-Fraud is the greatest ever is on some drug other than steroids. Imagine if you will a guy who spent four years pitching like Johan Santana (a great young lefthander), then spent 16 years hitting like Barry Bonds on steroids, only without steroids. Then you'd have Babe Ruth. Oh yeah: He also played on 10 Pennant winners and 7 World Champions, 10 and 7 more than A-Rod.
A-Rod wasn't even the greatest shortstop playing on the Yankees these last four seasons. "Greatness" is more than "talent," and it's certainly more than regular-season performance. Let A-Rod choke for some other team now, the Yankees got along without him before they had him, and they'll get along without him now.
2007-11-07 15:43:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He's very good, but the only way he could be the best is to sign with the Cubs and lead them to their first World Series Championship in 100 years. That would help him overcome his reputation as a player who didn't help his team win in the postseason.
2007-11-07 14:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Captain Hammer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you really asking this question. As for AROD to date he is a great regular season player with amazing stats ut a complete Bum in the post season which is where greatness shines so unless he pulls a Barry Bonds like 2nd half of his career how can you seriously even ponder the question. He is nowhere close to Willie Mays status.
2007-11-07 15:19:55 · answer #5 · answered by renogolfer769 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Everyone has their own ideas on the best player that ever played. What I will say is that A-Rod is on a very short list of an elite group of players that will show up on a short list of most fans.
2007-11-07 14:49:17 · answer #6 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no1nyyfan55 - his defense left what now? He was the Gold Glove winner at SS in 2002 and 2003. He was the best SS in the game before he was moved to 3B. How can you question his defense? That's nuts.
To answer your question, he is CLEARLY the best player in the game right now - that's not even debatable.
I'd find it hard to put anyone ahead of Babe Ruth, for many reasons - pitching, more home runs than teams in certain years, etc...
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2007-11-07 15:20:06 · answer #7 · answered by Kris 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Today yes but the best that ever played the Game not a chance.....ted williams, ruth, Dimaggio Roberto Clemente....these players by far were better then A-ROD IMOP
2007-11-07 14:52:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
A-Rod was obviously the best with a bat in his hand and has produced MVP numbers this past season. His glovework left a bit to be desired but he still produced more than sufficiently with his bat.
No, he is not the greatest player to play the game. His post season performance all four seasons in New York proves that.
If you want some incite as to greatest players in the game, check out Baseball Almanac's list of the 10 greatest players according to Ted Williams under the category "Legendary Lists".
2007-11-07 14:42:55 · answer #9 · answered by no1nyyfan55 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No I believe that might of been Babe Ruth?
Not could the guy only bat... but he was a damn good pitcher...
2007-11-07 14:51:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋