re: Athletes across time

Just general reading. I know bats were heavier, pitchers on speed alone were slower on average, but they also pitched longer innings, however they did have the spit ball. I know Babe Ruth's swing was different, but I think he would be a great hitter today or back then. There were less athletes to choose from bc of racial barriers. Just in general when only comparing Babe Ruth's Era to today it is clearly a step above. I think when you get into the 50's-60's the gap start narrowing greatly. I think there were athletes back then that would be better than athletes now with modern training, but personally comparing pitching back then to now I believe would not be close.

You meant 100 yards? Dude, for future reference when people talk about 100 times they are talking about meters. Just saying.

it's all good debate fodder my friend

i'm not going to argue, but you're wrong.

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What link?

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the juice link

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What link? All 100 times are meters these days, look at any scouting report.

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Cannon's 9.4 equals 10.27 perhaps a little faster. That's pretty damn fast.

No doubt, it would probably make him the fastest white dude in the world at the time if true. I am pretty sure less than 5 white dudes have ever done better than a 10 in the 100 meters all-time while close to 100 black dudes have done it.

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No doubt, it would probably make him the fastest white dude in the world at the time if true. I am pretty sure less than 5 white dudes have ever done better than a 10 in the 100 meters all-time while close to 100 black dudes have done it.

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I know two white dudes that have run sub 10.4
My dad in the seventies, and his old man could out run him bare foot and my current neighbor. They out there.

Sub 10.4 sure, sub 10 no way. It is a HUGE milestone that is so hard to reach for whites that I guarantee you that you if you counted the # of white guys who did it on your fingers you would have fingers remaining. Meters, not yards.