And even if he was a lazy, gluttonous, drunk, he'd still be Adam Dunn I think. They had a 15 inch mound, deader baseballs, and pitchers threw spitballs when Ruth played. (no clue about Dunn's character, just making a baseball comparison)
Maybe, but if you’re analyzing that video the average modern day girls HS softball player has a better looking swing than that. So I mean yeah if you plopped that guy into the batters box today he would suck.
Never realized he swung like that. I dont know if Babe woulda gotten 1 hit off Maddux. He'd be out of the box as one cuts over the corner
That’s why Halls of Fame, Heisman Trophies and MVP awards don’t mean squat to me any more. Especially the Heisman. It hasn’t been about the “best player” for decades now. It’s been about the highest profile offensive player (with one notable exception…) on the top team and nothing more. Like almost any college or pro awards related stuff, it’s a joke.
If Peyton could've mustered a .250 winning percentage against Florida, he probably takes home the Heisman.
In almost any given year, the BEST player is usually on defense, imo… and they frequently play for a team that isn’t in contention for anything. they just don’t make the flashy plays or have the ball in their hands so you don’t really see it as much, which is my point anyway. The Heisman always comes down to being a beauty contest, not a recognition of the actual best player in the country.
I don't think you can tell the full story of baseball without Bonds or Clemens, but at least the prudes that makeup the club of baseball writers can wrongfully cling to steroids as a reason to keep them out. But what is the beef with Schilling? Unless I'm woefully mistaken and completely misremembering the facts, he was one of the few superstars of that era that was never caught up in the PED scandals. He is one of only 19 pitchers in MLB history that is in the 3000+ strikeout club. And of the 19 pitchers with 3000+ strikeouts, he has the highest strikeout-to-walks ratio of any of them. Anyone who actually understands baseball realizes how impressive that stat is for a pitcher. Dude epitomized efficiency. He had total command of the zone and didn't waste pitches. Tied for 3rd all time with the most 300+ strikeouts recorded in a season. He has a lower career ERA than quite a few HOF pitchers. He is also basically the Reggie Jackson of pitchers in the postseason. 11-2 record with the highest winning percentage of all-time amongst any pitcher with at least 10 post season starts. 3 world series rings and 1 World Series MVP. Can't think of many pitchers from his era-if any-that I would trust more with the rock in a playoff elimination game. He's like the anti-Kershaw of playoff pitching. Why he is being black-balled by the baseball writers makes zero sense to me.
