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Animalman said:
I think I see where you're coming from, but I hope you can see how your word-choice might give a different impression. It seems like you're holding Ruth personally responsible for the social circumstances of his era. Furthermore(I can't speak for Rob but my initial reaction was similar to Rob's comment), it seems like you're suggesting that, had their not been racial segregation in sports, Ruth wouldn't or couldn't have performed as well as he did.



I am not blaming Ruth. How any of you get that from what I said just mystifies me. I never said that Ruth kept Blacks or Latins out of the game. I have no clue what Ruth's feelings on racial segregation were.

Nor did I say that, without a doubt, Ruth would never had made his accomplishments. However, it is UNDENIABLE FACT that Ruth did not play in an MLB that was integrated. Hank Aaron broke Ruth's record in a racially integrated MLB. I have a helluva lot of respect for that. Given the steroid shadow that's cast over Bonds, I would diminish his accomplishments, too.

Ruth's role as an historical figure cannot be denied, nor can his accomplishments be swept away (I never suggested they should be...I just am just thinking that they should be looked at in the appropriate context). Bonds's should be, too.

We all wear a green carnation.