Jesse Owens doesn't look fast.

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Owens would have been roughly 14 feet behind Bolt in the 100 meter. However, Bolt has a lot of advantages in terms of surface, equipment, and "other" things.

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Maybe as a pitcher he'd be OK? As a hitter he'd blow.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

The difference in surface is huge. If you take that away they likely hit the wire together.

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i don't understand the knee jerk defense of babe ruth. it's not like anyone was alive to for him to be their favorite player and be offended he's being called out. there's nothing controversial about a dude saying a drunk slow sex addict couldn't hack it in today's MLB.

We already have a thread about Abbatacola

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I know. I'm just pointing out that the video of him looks slower because he is slower.

Do you agree that if Ruth wanted to be an elite player that he would have to change his swing?

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Add in similar training and diet and possibly eliminating Bolt's "chemical help" and Owens just might beat him.

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If Bob Feller Walter Johnson pitches today , it’d be like facing Jamie Moyer for todays players

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Babe's swing mechanics the same as Ichiro. Ichiro did alright.

Does Jamie Moyer belong in the Hall of Fame?

Many hitters these days do an early leg kick to be able to catch up to a fast pitch. Bryant is one of the few who waits and has almost no kick, so it can be done (probably not with a 42 oz. bat).

As for pitching, I've read that when Nolan Ryan was officially clocked at 101.89, that speed was measured when it crossed the plate, whereas today's pitchers are timed from the release, which gives them an 8-10 mph advantage. I'm not sure if that's been proven or discussed much.

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Running on cinders feels like mud compared to modern tracks. Not to mention the weight and flexibility difference in spikes.

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Not Feller. He's faster than Verlander. It's on video somewhere

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Why can’t he whore and drink.

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Ichiro falls forward and squashes the bug exactly as Ruth. The only difference in the swing is Ichiro puts more wrist into it on contact

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLG2pMMjxW8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=535hdVXyP3w

Yeah but Ichiro has those Oriental quick twitch muscles that enabled him to be successful despite having a similar swing . A fat, shambling , stumbling , whore-monger drunk like Ruth wouldn’t stand a chance against these guys .

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If Carlos Zambrano played 100 years ago he'd be Babe Ruth.

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What if we sent today's players back in time and instead of proper nutrition and training they had to eat poison and work in a tanning factory in the off season to make ends meet?

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What if we let blacks, Hispanics and Asians play a hundred years ago? How many of these so called greats could even make the team?

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Hey, Jimmy the Greek, why would that matter?

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Zero Asians. Couple Cubans. Dozen blacks. So the answer would be, all of them crackers make the team.

Someone should tell the Cubs about all the swing experts we have at this place

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Addison Russell has been an All Star SS as a drinker and impregnator.

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Those that can't, teach

For those of you that think that Ruth could walk into MLB and be a star with no changes, do you also think the teams he played on would be dominant today too?

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They should just look at his WAR and be done with the discussion.

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