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re: Athletes across time
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:19 pm to RedPop4
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:19 pm to RedPop4
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Ruth hit about .330 for his career
.342, actually.
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Walter Johnson maintained his level throughout his career, much like Ryan did. Dazzy Vance, a hitter was quoted saying he could throw a creampuff through a battleship. They didn't have hitters' backgrounds/batters' eyes then; Vance would bleach his shirt sleeves so the white ball in his white hand coming out of the white sleeves would appear to be coming out of the laundry flapping in the breeze behind Ebbets Field.
Walter was regarded as the fastest of his day, but when he was asked if he threw harder than Smokey Joe Wood, replied "There's not a man alive throws harder than Smokey Joe Wood".
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Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:25 pm to FightinTigersDammit
2 things about Walter Johnson
- when he pitch against the Yankees, it was designated Babe Ruth's day off
- he also never threw as hard as he could during a game, he was afraid he might kill the batter if he lost control
- when he pitch against the Yankees, it was designated Babe Ruth's day off
- he also never threw as hard as he could during a game, he was afraid he might kill the batter if he lost control
Posted on 2/25/15 at 5:29 pm to TigerintheNO
The scout who found him playing semi-pro ball sent a telegram to the Senators, saying 'There's a fellow out here throws so hard, you can't see him. And he knows where it's going, because if he didn't, there'd be dead bodies all over the state of Idaho".
Posted on 2/25/15 at 6:25 pm to lsu480
Russ Buller former LSU pole vaulter was close to a 10.3 100 meters.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 6:42 pm to RedPop4
Babe Ruth had a very long swing that takes a while to load up. He would have struck out 200 times a year and would have trouble hitting his weight without making major adjustments to his swing. Also, Walter Johnson's "blinding fastball" was only about 90 MPH and he was able to dominate with no off-speed pitch for over 20 years. It's ridiculous to say that players from the 1910s and 1920s can dominate in the league today.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 7:34 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Smokey Joe Wood had one of the greatest pitching stretches ever from 1911-12. Won an outrageous number of games. If he hadn't slipped on the field and broken his thumb, he would have probably ended up in the Hall of Fame. He transitioned the the outfield and had a decent carreer but to what it could have been.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 7:39 pm to Bench McElroy
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Babe Ruth had a very long swing that takes a while to load up. He would have struck out 200 times a year and would have trouble hitting his weight without making major adjustments to his swing. Also, Walter Johnson's "blinding fastball" was only about 90 MPH and he was able to dominate with no off-speed pitch for over 20 years.
Aaaannndd this is all guesswork.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 8:00 pm to FightinTigersDammit
Smoky Joe Wood ended up hitting .290 for his career.
Posted on 2/25/15 at 8:18 pm to RedPop4
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Message Posted by RedPop4 Smoky Joe Wood ended up hitting .290 for his career.
He was a pitcher first and foremost. He only pitched for 8 seasons, 2.07 lifetime ERA, 117 W-57 Losses. Didn't switch from pitching to outfield until late in his career after a thumb injury forced him to stop pitching
Posted on 2/26/15 at 6:56 pm to TigerNavyDoc
Injured the thumb in 1913, I believe I read. Came back and won a World Series with the Indians in 1920. His chapter in "The Glory of Their Times" is really illustrative and interesting. He roomed with Tris Speaker his entire career, both with the Red Sox and then again with the Naps/Indians.
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