i wonder if you'd feel similarly were ruth part of the red machine?
while the commentary on babe's timespan is certainly true, it was also true for the hundreds of other players who lived and played in that generation.
and yet, only one of them hit the home runs, collected the triple crown, won the pennants, etc.
ruth was larger in life -- and not just because of his belly. it should be noted he was pretty athletic and in-shape for most of his career, and only put on extra pounds towards the end.
ruth is idolized because he stood out to an extreme -- as if sammy sosa played in a little league division. the years he hit 50+, not a single other
team combined to hit that many. by statistics comparison, thats barry bonds hitting 300 home runs this season. ... which he just might be able to, if he could get back to his trainer
