Bonds. greatest of all time?

[Sir O]

I will never sway from my opinion that if you magically whisked Barry Bonds back in time to the 1920s, he would put up numbers that would absolutely dwarf Babe Ruth's in every category.

That's probaly true, but very unfair. It's like saying that if we put the United States Army of today up against the Revolutionary War Army, today's army would win. Considering the improvements in strength and conditioning, and all that we've learned about the game of baseball and how it's evolved since Ruth's era, it really is a moot point.

Of course, Ruth also played in the deadball era, as opposed to Bonds who put up his numbers in the juiced ball era, and ballparks were much less hitter-friendly than they are today. He played the majority of his home games in the old Yankee Stadium, where the centerfield fence was like 480 feet away from home plate.

Now, let's say we magically whisked Babe Ruth to the present day. He has the benefits of playing in smaller ballparks, greater general knowledge of baseball, batting against expansion pitching, and all around better conditioning and training. What kind of numbers would he put up?



Edited By Sir O on April 10 2002 at 5:26