2:06. That baseball is probably still flying today. Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa..? No, I think not. Gimme the Babe, please and thankyouverymuch.
@Mechanized0 Last night we watched, again ..John Goodmans portrayal of The Babe.
The earlier Red Sox years portrayal by Goodman is absolutely disgusting.
I'm sure Babe was no rocket scientist but I bet he wasnt the absolute moron they made him out to be either. The "shot" on this video at 2:06 is something to behold.
Only Ruth and no other since.I dont care if someone hits 1000 home runs or 100 in a season.It will never surpass the greatness of the one and ONLY baseball GOD.
@patientbluegill Ruth only became overweight near the latter part of his career. Ironically, the majority of surviving videos were taken during that latter period. As a rookie Ruth was a perfect 6'2" 198lbs. His tendency for extreme gluttony and alcohol eventually became his undoing.
That drive that he hits towards the end of the video has everyone there craning their necks to follow what appears to be an upperdeck or farther drive. Just a great swing and a nice reaction by the players and the crowd of that shot. Definitely a Ruthian Wallop.
the amazing thing about the babe is when you read his biography, he would have been a hall of fame pitcher too. his first five years were primarily as a pitcher, minus a limited rookie season and less starts in his last two years in boston, a 20 game winner twice, an 18 game winner, his first 6 years were in the dead ball era, yet he still hit 714 home runs overall. imagine adding 6 years of batting full time in a live ball era to his stats. it's mind boggling how good he was.
2:06. That baseball is probably still flying today. Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa..? No, I think not. Gimme the Babe, please and thankyouverymuch.
bionicbigfoot 6 days ago
@Mechanized0 Last night we watched, again ..John Goodmans portrayal of The Babe.
The earlier Red Sox years portrayal by Goodman is absolutely disgusting.
I'm sure Babe was no rocket scientist but I bet he wasnt the absolute moron they made him out to be either. The "shot" on this video at 2:06 is something to behold.
Only Ruth and no other since.I dont care if someone hits 1000 home runs or 100 in a season.It will never surpass the greatness of the one and ONLY baseball GOD.
critic480 1 week ago
I'm a baseball player did you know babe ruth was born 1895-1948 died 53
Gostrobo 2 weeks ago
@patientbluegill Ruth only became overweight near the latter part of his career. Ironically, the majority of surviving videos were taken during that latter period. As a rookie Ruth was a perfect 6'2" 198lbs. His tendency for extreme gluttony and alcohol eventually became his undoing.
Mechanized0 2 weeks ago
There is Ruth...And then wwwwaaaaayyyy behind,there is everyone else...
rbhiphopsux 2 weeks ago
@frankie324 You're correct, too many juice monkeys nowadays.....
CF2VP 3 months ago
nice collection of footage,agreed, the drive where the crowd lifts up out of their seats is classic,an all timer
8302967 3 months ago
That drive that he hits towards the end of the video has everyone there craning their necks to follow what appears to be an upperdeck or farther drive. Just a great swing and a nice reaction by the players and the crowd of that shot. Definitely a Ruthian Wallop.
huskyjerk 3 months ago
guy was a chub, how american.
patientbluegill 4 months ago
the amazing thing about the babe is when you read his biography, he would have been a hall of fame pitcher too. his first five years were primarily as a pitcher, minus a limited rookie season and less starts in his last two years in boston, a 20 game winner twice, an 18 game winner, his first 6 years were in the dead ball era, yet he still hit 714 home runs overall. imagine adding 6 years of batting full time in a live ball era to his stats. it's mind boggling how good he was.
tomitstube 4 months ago