Tag Archives: Babe Ruth
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Watch Yu Darvish Strike Out Babe Ruth and Other GIFs of Baseball Legends vs. Current All-Stars
If Yu Darvish were to pitch to Babe Ruth, who do you think would win that battle? Babe Ruth has always been thought of as one of the best hitters to ever play the game of baseball, but in his lifetime he never had to deal with a pitcher that had an arsenal like Darvish’s. So [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 26) – Babe Ruth Sold to the Braves
It was on this day in 1935 that Babe Ruth was sold from the New York Yankees to the Boston Braves. In addition to playing for the Braves, Ruth would also be the assistant manager as well as the team’s vice president. By 1935 the Babe’s ability and talent had dwindled dramatically and he was [...]
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This Japanese Player At The Little League World Series Is The Next “Babe Ruth” (Video)
If you were to describe Babe Ruth, you’d probably say that he was an incredibly gifted baseball player that was much larger than the other players, and he was awfully effective both on the mound (94–46 record and a 2.28 career ERA) and in the batter’s box (714 home runs and a .342 career batting [...]
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12 Aging Superstars Dropped Like Bad Habits
Everyone’s talking this week about how the split between Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts was so classy and dignified. And I guess it was about as “classy” as an unwanted, unhappy ending can be. But it’s still sad. Pretty much everyone (besides the hopefuls in Miami, Arizona, Seattle, and Washington) would have preferred to [...]
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9 Classic Sports Biographies Every Fan Should Read
It can be really hard to find a good book about your favorite athlete. In the past, someone would write a book about what they loved with nothing more than a hope that, just maybe, their book would find an audience. Today, giant bookstores figure out what kinds of books people buy the most, then [...]
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Sweet October: The 9 Most Memorable World Series Moments
Rather than consisting of a constant flow of players moving up and down a basketball court or hockey rink, baseball’s roots are situational, with the memorable moments being defined not so much by the actions themselves as they are by the anticipation of the moment and the moments leading up to it. This has long [...]
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The Ultimate Home Run Derby Of All Time
Total Pro Sports – Tonight will mark the 25 year anniversary of the MLB All-Star Game (unless you want to be stingy and exclude the 1988 event, which was canceled due to rain). The fans in St. Louis will be jacked to see hometown hero Albert Pujols taking part in his third derby, as will [...]
