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And I think you're overrating it somewhat. The game is different, but the basic skills needed to succeed haven't changed that much. He still had tremendous hand eye coordination and the power to hit balls out of today's ballparks. It comes down to how well could he handle today's pitching. If you just dropped him straight out of the DeLorean into today's game he of course would have to adjust, which could take him a while if he ever fully did. But that is why I said he wouldn't be Babe Ruth as we remember him, i.e. He isn't going to hit 60 bombs and OPS 1.350. But he also isn't going to be a career AA player either as you were implying

I mean, we're talking about 100 years ago.

I think it's hard to comprehend just how not athletic leagues were back then, especially considering the whole black guys not being allowed thing.

I personally don't think any player dropped into today's game could do much of anything. Basically, guys who never make it to the big leagues in today's game are infinitely better than your average and probably good players back then.

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Posted by LL012697

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Posted on 8/16/16 at 11:37 am to shel311

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I mean, we're talking about 100 years ago. I think it's hard to comprehend just how not athletic leagues were back then, especially considering the whole black guys not being allowed thing.

The racist part of your post aside, we aren't talking about athleticism, that's why it would translate better for a sport like baseball than say football. Someone mentioned it elsewhere in this thread, but you couldn't take a lineman 50 years ago and drop him into today's NFL because so much of the skill is dependent upon sheer size, speed and strength. Let's not pretend that baseball requires some sort of special athletic ability, just look at David Ortiz's stats and his athletic prowess.

Babe Ruth had top notch hand eye coordination and if he had the power to hit a ball out of Yankee Stadium in 1920, I'd wager he has the power to hit a ball out of Yankee Stadium in 2016. He would have to adjust to modern day pitching but those other skills he possessed aren't obsolete in today's game, even if it was 100 years ago. Not all pitchers today are burning 100 mph, the average low 90's fastball is probably as fast as the fastest pitchers threw back then, so there would be an adjustment period, but he's still an MLB caliber ball player.

I've reiterated this multiple times now, and there really isn't any way to truly quantify anything we're arguing, so if you really think Leonys Martin is better at baseball than Babe Ruth, then we're spinning our wheels and can agree to disagree

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