For Bonds to break Hank Aaron`s record, he will have to....

[DENIRO]

HATE TO SAY IT BOYS
BUT BABE IN BASEBALL IS LIKE
JIM THORPE IN FOOTBALL
GEORGE MICKAN IN BASKETBALL

THEY CAME IN WHEN THE SPORT JUST STARTED. THEY CANT COMPETE OR ACHIEVE THOSE STATS IN THIS DAY IN AGE.

BABE RUTH PITCHING RECORD AND ERA. THAT JUST PROOFS IT

 

[SSI]

no athelete of yester year can compete,, thomas edison didnt invent the internet either.. you compare to the ones around you,, meaning compare babe to the players of his day and barry to the players of today,, there is no comparison.. nether would barry be as big -- he would be a skinny guy.. todays players have the advantage.. this makes babe (all the better)..

 

[Journeyman]

Deniro, lol, I think SSI and you might have it out after that post,lol..SSI has alot of passion for The Bambino....

SSI , I understand exactly what you are saying...

 

[jjgold]

Well the real Mr Baseball was Pete Rose

 

[SSI]

Jman, i have compassion for the nostalgia of baseball,, i am not a big Babe fan,, i am a baseball fan.. i loved the ken burns series.. this is like comparing any horse to secritariat.. babe still has more homers, rbi's, the better average.. what is the argument..

 

[SSI]

I love Rose, because he loved baseball,, i carried a card of his in my pocket when i played, i got him to autograph a picture -- in atlanta in the mid seventies.. however, he is no ruth..

 

[DENIRO]

J MAN YOURE RIGHT
I THINK BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENT ERAS THEY PLAYED- YOU REALLY CANT COMPARE

 

[wilheim]

I would'nt be so sure about Jim Thorpe, when you think of it he is one of the few old time atheletes that probably could play today in his particular sport. Thorpe was not only a great football player but an Olympic gold medal winner in track, a semi-pro baseball player, and a legend on the football field. I can easily see him competing somewhere on a NFL team if not running back then defensive back. Now George Mikan is another story, no way he competes in today's NBA.


wil.

 

[Journeyman]

SSI , I feel the same way man...I totally hear you....There are a few of around here and I can tell who they are...

 

[SSI]

I will say this, bonds is the best all around player of this era.. that is without a doubt.. the all time team for players that ive watched.. Jman, what do you think..

C. Bench
1B. Murray
2B. Morgan
SS. Ripken (arod can be someday but not yet)
3B. Schmidt..
OF. Rose
OF. Aaron
OF. Bonds.

Im not listing pitchers, and yes i saw aaron play.. he was old and near the end of his career, and i was a small kid..

[This message was edited by SSI on July 24, 2003 at 09:07 PM.]

 

[Journeyman]

I think we are near each other in age SSI.....Lemme give you my list....

C Bench
1B Murray
2B Morgan
SS Ripken
3B Brett
Of Bonds
Of Mays
Of Aaron

 

[wilheim]

If you pick Aaron you have to pick Mays. IMO.

 

[DENIRO]

BONDS WAS RIGHT WITH MIKE SCHMIT, GEORGE FOSTER,JIM RICE, STARGELL,BRETT,REGGIE
THAN BOOM-RUTH,WILLIAMS

SSI
SO YOU THINK BATTING AVG HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ROIDS

 

[SSI]

i forgot schmidt,, schmidt is alltime 3rd base,, sorry... i didnt see willie, i cant remember when he retired.. hank went on to milwaukee..

 

[SSI]

batting average,, yes, barry has more fly balls (go off the wall) for doubles and into the gaps,, he generates more bat speed.. yes roids helps the overall athletic performance..

 

[SSI]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Journeyman:
I think we are near each other in age SSI.....Lemme give you my list....

C Bench
1B Murray
2B Morgan
SS Ripken
3B Schmidt
Of Bonds
Of Mays
Of Aaron<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

[SSI]

im 36, i just didnt remember watching willie play, i pick things up with the oakland a's run,, remember they put the world series on --- in the daytime again, the series with the dodgers, i think nixon was into trouble at the time,, i can remember getting home from school and it being on... remember that a's team,, joe rudi, gene tenace, reggie jackson, bert campinaris, sal bando, --- i can name more,, remember them mustaches..

 

[DENIRO]

CAL RIPKEN IS A FVKIN JOKE

A TOTAL FVKIN FRAUD

YOU GUYS LOST ALL CREDITBILITY

 

[Journeyman]

Yeah , The Swingin A`s...that was a clssic team....The Orioles battled those A`s teams, in the early 70`s Orioles had the upper hand in the early 70`s then the A`s took over, then the Reds then the Yankees, ending with Baltimore vs Pittsburgh, great decade for baseball..

 

[wilheim]

George Brett and Mike Schmidt after equally long and illustrious careers each ended up with 1595 RBI's. Strange but true. It's really a tough call as to who was better, Schmidt for power Brett just plain dangerous at the plate. Pressed I like Schmidt.


wil.