8/17-8/19 Red Sox vs. Rays Series Thread

Or, for contemporary hitters/position players, not having to worry very much about the next fastball buzzing at your chin with malicious intent. Or, on defense, not having to worry about a runner coming in with spikes high or his leg raised to leg-whip you on the DP turn, or an elbow out to flatten the catcher.

I will take to my grave the conviction that the greatest player in the history of the game to this point has been ...... Babe Ruth, for two reasons: (1) He fundamentally changed the game of baseball toward power; and (2) He is the only player in the history of the game to have demonstrated legitimate HOF credentials both as a pitcher and a position player/hitter.

It is soo nice to see Kinsler back playing 2B

Alright stop throwing pitches down the middle Johnson.

Not one of these balls are hit hard. 95 mph was the hardest hit.

I'd walk Martinez if I was the Rays here.

Good. Knock the Rays bullpen out in the first game of the series and hurt them for the entire series.

Nunez is a much better third baseman without even thinking twice about it.

Johnson has guts. I really like him.

The Bambino wast facing bullpens full of 100 MPH flame throwers from the 6th inning on either.

Johnson doesn't even let you go grab a beer before he ends a inning. He pitches like his head is on fire.

I mean, you had some like Shoeless Joe Jackson and Ty Cobb, but no sluggers like him for sure.

I read somewhere that ground rule doubles were counted as homeruns also back in the day for a while, but I'm not totally sure about that. I imagine Babe Ruth being a Adam Dunn type if he played in today's game with a million strikeouts, less average, and a lot of homeruns. He probably would fit well in today's game if he played.