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rsdsharp

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4. I'll grant the racial issue. But there was no NBA, and the NHL and NFL were in their infancy,

Reply to Yavin4 (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 19, 2023, 07:41 PM

Jun 2023

and there were only 16 MLB teams. Nearly half of the current MLB players, regardless of race, wouldn’t be playing if there were only 16 teams, and many who might make a roster are playing other sports. I don’t think Ruth’s competition was all that much weaker than Ohtani’s.

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L.A. Angels' Shohei Ohtani may just be the greatest baseball player that ever lived. [View all] Yavin4 Jun 2023 OP

You can do a head-to-head comparison between players on Baseball_Reference. rsdsharp Jun 2023 #1

in a racially segregated league Yavin4 Jun 2023 #2

I'll grant the racial issue. But there was no NBA, and the NHL and NFL were in their infancy, rsdsharp Jun 2023 #4

Players today are bigger, stronger, faster Yavin4 Jun 2023 #5

And yet, Ohtani isn't dominating his competition rsdsharp Jun 2023 #7

Important Point ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #9

Also, Ruth never traveled to the US Western time zone to play games. Yavin4 Jun 2023 #10

Good Points ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #11

Also a lot fewer in teh country to draw from Old Crank Jun 2023 #16

Hard comparing players from different eras, of course True Dough Jun 2023 #3

If Ohtani can continue playing like this for the next five years or so.... Yavin4 Jun 2023 #6

Yeah, True Dough Jun 2023 #8

Shohei Ohtani is taking the mound on Wednesday, against the Dodgers Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #12

My gut feeling tells me that the Giants will sign him for $600 million when he becomes a FA Yavin4 Jun 2023 #13

San Francisco would be a great fit for him, but.... Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #14

Brandon "Baby Giraffe", "Sparky", and "The Captain", Belt thinks he's better Brother Buzz Jun 2023 #15