THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY,OCTOBER 24,2011
PAGE 11
Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals
hit three home runs on Saturday against
the Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the
World Series.
MLB.com
NYTimes.com
Today, Babe belongs on bench
MORNING BREW
Often referred to as "The Great Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat," Babe Ruth was, without a doubt, one of the best players to ever step onto a baseball diamond. But what would happen if we were to take the Babe from the 1920s and put him up against some of the best talent today's game has to offer? Here's the breakdown:
CONDITIONING
Ruth would be in a major advantage in this aspect of the game. Players are better conditioned, faster and stronger than ever before. Back when Ruth played, players didn't have to go through the same strenuous training a modern baseball player goes through year-round. He didn't have specific coaches on his team to work on the different aspects of his game. Not to mention the change in diet that Ruth would
Now, ballplayers place more of an emphasis on eating healthier to
stay in shape during the season. It is said that Ruth would down several hot dogs and sodas before a game, something that would only fly in today's game if you played for the Boston Red Sox. Ruth also didn't have access to nutritional supplements or steroids, which even though I hate to admit exist in the game, sadly are still used by players.
Today teams also have state of the art personal trainers that are able to diagnose and repair a player's injury, which would have saved a lot of athletes from career-ending injuries had they been around in Ruth's playing days.
LITTLE LEAGUE
The popularity of Little League never really took off until the 1940s, after Ruth's playing days. That's not to say kids like Ruth weren't playing the game growing up, but rather the game was not being played at such a highly organized level. Because of this, kids are now picking up the game faster and learning proper mechanics at a young age.
SCOUTING
Sure, Ruth played against the best talent of his time, but they were all white, American ballplayers. Some of the best talent in today's game comes from countries all over the world like the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
He would have never seen a Mariano Rivera cutter or C.C. Sabathia's electric fastball. With the advancement of technology, scouts have been able to find some of the best talent from all around the world and sign them
to play in the States. Players are now able to look at in-depth pitcher/batter analysis to make adjustments against other players. Had this kind of technology been available in the 1920s, you would have seen pitchers make a lot smarter decisions when pitching to Ruth.
Ruth was definitely one of the greatest players to have ever lived. After all, it takes a special player to hit 714 homers, especially when you consider how much bigger the ballparks were that he played in. But baseball has evolved a lot since he's played and I really don't see him being the impact player that he once was. It's certainly possible that he could hit against today's major leaguers, but I think you would see a lot more strikeouts and fewer home runs. At best, I think I could see a role for him on the bench.
Edited by Josh Kantor
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