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re: Could Babe Ruth & Ted Williams crack a starting lineup in today's MLB ?
Posted on 9/8/25 at 8:51 pm to SoFlaGuy
Posted on 9/8/25 at 8:51 pm to SoFlaGuy
Baseball bat bros hit with Ruth, Mantle, Shirtless Joe, and Wagner bats.
Took him a while but he did hit a nuke with Babe Ruth.
Fun video:
YT link
Even he agrees hitting them with modern pitching would be impossible. The amount of torque you need to hit 100 would destroy your back and knees
Took him a while but he did hit a nuke with Babe Ruth.
Fun video:
YT link
Even he agrees hitting them with modern pitching would be impossible. The amount of torque you need to hit 100 would destroy your back and knees
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 8:56 pm
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Posted on 9/8/25 at 8:57 pm to Nutriaitch
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Ted Williams could hit in any era.
My OP was sarcasm, hence the video.
Of course Williams and ruth could hit today, and would be stars.
Anyone that thinks otherwise is retarded.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 9:11 pm to Boston Bob
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Of course Williams and ruth could hit today, and would be stars.
They would shite their pants at what pitchers throw nowadays
Posted on 9/8/25 at 9:26 pm to chalmetteowl
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Of course Williams and ruth could hit today, and would be stars.
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They would shite their pants at what pitchers throw nowadays
Ted Williams was a serious student that studied hitting.
even broke down what his BA would be in every location with in the strike zone.
he did that using only what he saw in person and grainy arse 1940s - 1950s video.
with today’s technology, he would breakdown every pitcher in the league and figure them out enough to be successful.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 7:25 am to lsupride87
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If you plucked a pitcher and brought them to today they’d be fricked instantly without the ability to grow up with the modern training and education pitchers have
But they could throw more than 40 innings without Tommy John surgery.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 7:46 am to chalmetteowl
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Dude modern hitters dont do fine against modern pitching
Because they worship at the altar of analytics even though it makes them worse and the game worse.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:10 am to chalmetteowl
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They would shite their pants at what pitchers throw nowadays
Ted Williams was a fighter pilot in WW2.
John Glenn select Williams to be his wing man.
I doubt that Williams would shite his pants about a slider.
Williams would be the best hitter in baseball today.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:34 am to Boston Bob
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Could Babe Ruth & Ted Williams crack a starting lineup in today's MLB ?
no....if they were in a time portal and arrived and went to a couple practices and then played...hell no. Babe ruth could have 3 years of training and still wouldnt. Ted would if he had a year of training. ted is best hitter of all time and the smartest that understood the swing way better than anyone else
Posted on 9/9/25 at 8:35 am to Boston Bob
Ted Williams did not see combat in WW2.
Lead/wingman assignments are made by squadron command.
Lead/wingman assignments are made by squadron command.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 9:36 am to TheePalmetto
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Because they worship at the altar of analytics even though it makes them worse and the game worse.
ted williams was the first that did this
and since when is looking at actual statistics and trends and what scores runs....ruining the game
sorry but ground balls dont play.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:08 am to Boston Bob
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Could Babe Ruth & Ted Williams crack a starting lineup in today's MLB ?
Pitching in the 20's was around 85mph. But it was from a 15 inch mound.
Walter Johnson in the HOF could hit low to mid 90s. Ruth was .292 against him with 8 home runs and 25 strikeouts
So going by your speed of pitch only scenario, yes they could probably make it.
And that's before getting into the fact that they would be part of a modern strength and nutrition program.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 10:18 am to BigBinBR
Put Ken Griffey jr back on the 20’s and 30’s he would hit 100 homers every year.
Posted on 9/9/25 at 11:07 am to Boston Bob
Right before or after this, Former Gamecock Carlos Cortes got his first HR
Posted on 9/9/25 at 11:27 am to Boston Bob
Teddy Ballgame would say "bring that shite!!"
Posted on 9/10/25 at 9:22 am to Boston Bob
Ted literally wrote the book on hitting. He would be successful in any era
Babe is such an interesting player. I think it’s part a guy with inherent natural talent coupled with the fact that he was just so much better than everyone else in that era. Terrible mechanics and wasted motion all saved by otherworldly hand control. Imagine Babe in modern game with an actual hitting coach and a fitness regime that wasn’t based on beer, hot dogs, and loose women?
Same can be said for Mickey Mantle. The Mick played most of his career on a torn ACL that would’ve been a no Nevermind today and still managed to be all time great. A lot of his other problems started with that knee injury.
Babe is such an interesting player. I think it’s part a guy with inherent natural talent coupled with the fact that he was just so much better than everyone else in that era. Terrible mechanics and wasted motion all saved by otherworldly hand control. Imagine Babe in modern game with an actual hitting coach and a fitness regime that wasn’t based on beer, hot dogs, and loose women?
Same can be said for Mickey Mantle. The Mick played most of his career on a torn ACL that would’ve been a no Nevermind today and still managed to be all time great. A lot of his other problems started with that knee injury.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 10:33 am to Boston Bob
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doubt that Williams would shite his pants about a slider.
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 9/10/25 at 10:42 am to chalmetteowl
What we need to talk about more, is how low leverage a lot of MLB games were when old-timers played… there weren’t wild cards to keep teams in it in September. Then you’re facing a guy for the fourth time in a 9-1 game… then there were fewer guys on fewer teams in the league period so you knew them better… fewer umps too
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If tweet fails to load, click here.Posted on 9/10/25 at 11:21 am to chalmetteowl
How many of today's players could miss as many games as Teddy Baseball missed because of his military service, many in the prime years of his career, and still come back & hit .406 in 1941 as he did? He was once asked how many HR's he'd have if he played in the old Yanjee Stadium : "50 & counting". If Mantle is considered an old player, today hitters are hitting 400 feet homers & being lauded as great power hitters. Mick once hit one over 600 feet. with a bad knee.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 11:51 am to Keltic Tiger
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How many of today's players could miss as many games as Teddy Baseball missed because of his military service, many in the prime years of his career, and still come back & hit .406 in 1941 as he did?
Uhh, the US entered WWII after the 1941 baseball season.
Posted on 9/10/25 at 12:11 pm to lsu777
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and since when is looking at actual statistics and trends and what scores runs....ruining the game
completely generalized example, but
analytics maps everything out based on longevity of the season and numbers averaging out over that course.
it may lead to a few more runs or wins over the long term, but doesn't necessarily make the game itself a better game.
analytically, "just put it in play" is no longer considered good strategy.
and mathematically that can be proven.
but that new mindset doesn't necessarily make the game a more enjoyable watch than it was when you saw a variety of different types of hitters hitting the ball a variety of different ways, etc.
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