re: Where would you rank George Herman ‘Babe’ Ruth in American legends?

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No 'may be' about it.

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Eh, Bo Jackson would make a strong case for it.

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Every player mentioned thus far are losers, all in the shadow of the great Joe Charboneau.

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He was known as a massive jerk when he played for Chattanooga.

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Charboneau broke out in 1979 with a .352 average for the Indians' AA team in Chattanooga, pacing the Southern League.

In 1980, it looked like Charboneau was headed up to AAA Charleston—until Indians' slugger Andre Thornton was felled by a knee injury, giving Joe his shot at the big leagues.

Trouble continued to follow him; while in Mexico for an exhibition game on March 8, a crazed fan stuck Charboneau with a pen knife. The knife penetrated four inches and hit a rib, but Charboneau played his first regular-season game just over a month later, on April 11. (The assailant was duly arrested and fined 50 pesos. "That's $2.27 for stabbing a person," Charboneau said.

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I know a couple of people that would gladly pay $5 to stab him twice.