Lighten up Francis wrote:
An impossible question to answer because we don't even know how good he was for his own era? He never faced a black or latin player. How good would MLB be today with no blacks or latins? He never faced a curveball or slider. He faced a steady diet of 80 mph fastballs. He never, or very rarely, faced a relief pitcher. It was like a top end beer league softball league back then, and he was the best of them. But don't even start to tell me you know how well he would perform today. He wouldn't be on a roster today. Think of any sport 85 years ago. Would the best lineman or running back 85 years ago make an NFL roster today? That's preposterous.
Nonsense. Ruth faced plenty of curveballs and spitters.