Shohei leads off with a home run and pitches 5 shutout innings. Ruth never did that.

[Cassandro]

Ruth hit far more HRs than anyone in his era. He looked dominant because he was dominant.

Ruth swung a 44 oz. bat against slower pitching and batted in front of Lou Gehrig at Yankee Stadium (with a short right field). That being said, he was still the greatest player of his era.

 

[jacksonlamb]

Ruth swung a 44 oz. bat against slower pitching and batted in front of Lou Gehrig at Yankee Stadium (with a short right field). That being said, he was still the greatest player of his era.

You better think again. Walter Johnson, Smokey Joe Wood, and several others through at just under to 100 mph back then.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

you will have to explain that one....

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

so you cant prove what i said wrong?...

How could I, and why would I? It’s speculation.

 

[Harry Dresden]

How could I, and why would I? It’s speculation.

just like your speculating that he would be just as good.......

 

[jacksonlamb]

You better think again. Walter Johnson, Smokey Joe Wood, and several others threw at just under to 100 mph back then.

Cassandro has show he knows very little about baseball and some of that is wrong, too.

 

[jacksonlamb]

just like your speculating that he would be just as good.......

It's all just speculation by us.

 

[Harry Dresden]

It's all just speculation by us.

tell the okie that...

 

[jacksonlamb]

tell the okie that...

He knows.

 

[Harry Dresden]

He knows.

no he thinks im speculating but apparently he thinks he isnt...

 

[jacksonlamb]

no he thinks im speculating but apparently he thinks he isnt...

Then he does not know MLB or its history.

 

[Harry Dresden]

Then he does not know MLB or its history.

everything i said most of it i picked up from the baseball reference guide and the BB Almanac...thats their speculation...

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

just like your speculating that he would be just as good.......

Except I never did that.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

everything i said most of it i picked up from the baseball reference guide and the BB Almanac...thats their speculation...

Oh gee, then if they said it……

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Aaaaaand Ohtani just did it again. Except this time it took him 3 pitches, instead of one.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

Aaaaaand Ohtani just did it again. Except this time it took him 3 pitches, instead of one.

And his 2026 batting average is below his career.

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

And his 2026 batting average is below his career.

But he is higher on OBP, so I will give him that.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

And his 2026 batting average is below his career.

His OPS could be .800, and, if he is a top 5 starting pitcher, he is MVP. IMO

 

[Oklahoma Journalist]

His OPS could be .800, and, if he is a top 5 starting pitcher, he is MVP. IMO

OPS. Lol. Not a stat.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

OPS. Lol. Not a stat.

Sure. It's a... trout.