Royale with Cheese

This is Metallica right?

He's only 17.

So it appears that these new baseballs only helped Babe Ruth...how did the baseball makers do that? George Sisler was 2nd in the league with 19 homeruns. I noticed that you didn't bold the part where Babe Ruth also changed his swing...really wanted to focus on that the white ball. Yes, it was illegal to do anything with a baseball but you also said a few replies up that "pitchers have always doctored balls." But I guess they didn't/don't now? I don't have a link to it because I was watching this special on TV several years ago about the use of baseballs. It was either Peter Gammons, Kurjian or Onley...can't remember. Basically, we use a significant amount more baseballs today. Baseballs get an average of 2 pitches a game now. I've had several friends and teammates drafted. A few have taken BP in MLB stadiums and said the ball just jumps off the bat. My roommate, who took BP at the Reds stadium said he didn't feel much difference taking BP in college with an aluminum bat. He hit as many out. So I agree that you take 1920's Babe Ruth and put him in today's game...he would struggle mightily. My argument is that if you give him today's resources and training, he could be dominant again. You seem to be very against that notion. You take any player in any sport from any sport from 100 years ago and put them as is today, they all struggle.

You keep putting words in my mouth. I did not say that. I simply said give Ruth the advanced training of today’s athletes and who knows. Dude, the ball becomes brown once its used over and over again. Let me ask you something. Why do they use over 100 balls a game today? Can you tell me why?

This is really your argument? This is a case of you arguing for the sake of arguing. You don’t know what you’re talking about lol. I am not in any way making it sound like baseballs were sawdust bags. But you’re talking about baseballs made 100 years ago to now. Baseballs our wound tighter, much tighter than they were back then. Baseballs are made and today in temperature controlled facilities and kept at constant tension to avoid soft spots on the ball. Not only that, pitchers could scuff up the balls and spit on them. They use 100+ baseballs a game now. Any issue with a ball, get rid of it. Back then, that baseball was no longer white, it was brown. A white pearl is easier to pick up the laces than a dirty brown one. But I’m sure you knew that. You seem to know that bat technology hasn’t improved either. I’m assuming that you have visited factories that make bats like I have. Or have a friend like mine that’s a baseball enthusiast, has a lathe in his garbage and makes his own bats…which I’ve helped. Where does your bat knowledge come from?

Are you seriously saying that the wooden bats aren’t a lot better today? Are you really saying that? Its not a testament of strength hitting 500 foot homeruns with looser baseballs? Do you not understand how much tighter baseballs are wound today and the huge difference it makes? Have you ever talked to someone who has taken BP in major league fields?

Again, it was a different era. You give Ruth the training regiment of todays athlete, he still could have been great. He was in good enough shape to play 22 seasons of baseball. Hit worse balls with worse bats 500 ft….that’s insane. The bats are so good today that Mike Trout his a homer on a check swing. Several guys have hit homeruns on broken bats. Yes the pitching was diluted but so were their resources. They would tape up bats if they split. Fans had to throw foul balls back from the stands and reused balls all game long. Now they use 100+ a game. Mike Trout wouldn’t have the body, the speed or agility in 1920 that he has today.

I have friends that are cops and told me young girls get involved in it a lot because of drug addiction.

Well yes, the training is significantly better now. Take Babe's natural intangibles combined with the level of training now...then you never know. These guys hit towering shots and didn't have baseballs wound as tight or wood from the bat not as strong. Not to mention spit balls, scuffed up baseballs and larger strike zones.

It won't change when the season starts.

With how hot it’s been, I’m already over summer. Give me fall and the Bills.

LOL at this thread. Proving their “manliness” in long paragraphs.

Should have used Don Beebe!

He always gets his panties in a wad. He tag me in posts even though I don’t respond to him ever. He does the same thing to Yolo. He’s a child.

So its 93f here in Atlanta. 93x2+30. So that means it would be 216c. Math and common sense has always been my strong suit.

I meant to say Fahrenheit.

Im impressed you know Fahrenheit. I certainly don’t know celsius.

I played football as well and it makes you dizzy. I won't even cut my grass right now because at 40, I could die. It was 87 degrees at 10:30 last night.

Make the Bills have camp in Atlanta….definitely will puke.

And then complain about Beane.

Gabe Davis is entering his 3rd year....the same guy you said can't do anything in the passing game unless he's wide open on a designed route. Believe it or not, players can improve from year 1 to year 3. Jamison Crowder adds more after the catch than Beasley. Beasley did a great job here but we were I think dead last in the league in YAC. We obviously were looking for a RB in the passing game which is why we tried to sign McKissic. Now we have James Cook. Again, another YAC player. I believe McKenzie is going to get more opportunities in the passing game this year. His contract states he's probably not going to be held on the sidelines like the first half of last year. You have this attitude that if you bring back the same players, it can't improve.

I would say pump the brakes on the punctuation.