Was babe ruth the reason the new york yankees are the superpower team in baseball history?
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If you're saying was Babe Ruth the start of that dynasty, then I would have to say the answer is yes.\nBefore Babe Ruth the yankees havent won a WS.\nSo perhaps he was the catalyst.\n\nThe Yankees won their very first WS in 1923, 3 years after Ruth joined them....and as we all know (how can we forget?) The Yankees have won 25 more WS (for a total of 26, again how can we forget?).
899711
no they are the team that won the world series with the worst regular season record...jeter said it best ...."sometimes the best team doesn't always win".....the yankees have made the playoffs every year since 1995 and have won four since then no other team can make that claim...cardinals the best?....hardly
866691
absolutely!!! they got to be famous by cheating, and that is not fair to the athletes that used hard work and determination in order to get to the majors!! Babe Ruth is the #2 all-time HR hitter in my mind
564699
who cares the steroid taken s-o-b babe Ruth set the record taking beer and hot dogs
1152042
Yeah I LOVE the Yankees! They rule the school! They always will! Derek Jeter is so awesome. And I absolutely HATE the Red Sox. They could all die for all I care!
813257
Bernie is a Yankee!!   Mickey Mantle, Don Mattingly, Whitey Ford, Joe DiMaggio, were Yankees and only Yankees.  Bernie is on a very special list of players to wear only Yankees pin strips.  Even Yogi Berra can't say that as he played briefly with the Mets before retiring.  If the Yankees offer him a contract, good, if not retire.  My only concern would be that in my humble opinion Bernie would need 300 career home runs and 2500 career hits to give him a real shot at the Hall of Fame.  Right now he is just short on both counts.  With 4 world series rings and 6 AL pennants and a batting title he still might make it.
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These two teams have been competing together for a hundred years.  The infamous "Curse of the Bambino" when the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees after the 1919 season--the year after he helped them win their last World Series until just recently--certainly haasn't hurt their rivalry.\n\nIt hasn't always been that competitive, but the Red Sox have been mounting much better teams in recent years.  Their World Series win in 2004 was much more about the right talent and timing, and much less about the Curse-although it's unlikely you'd ever convince a dyed-in-the-wool Sox fan of it.
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I believe Ruth got the name after he kept breaking his own HR record and the year he hit 60 he hit more than any American League team. He was just head and shoulders above everyone. The King or "Sultan" of HR hitting.\n\nAs for my favorite nickname. I must turn to Chris Berman on this one, and say my favorite nickname will always be......... Matt "Baaouuuu! Werewolves of..." Blundin.
550618
Babe Ruth! The Babe is a legend! the greatest baseball player of all times!
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Point by point\n\n-The Babe was a great (if not the greatest) baseball player.  His behavior off the field was lewd at best.  But during his heyday, athletes wern't celebrites, they were athletes.  Just like Beckham or Kobe, it shouldn't matter what you do after the final whistle.  But those guys are in an era now where athletes are interchangable with celebrites.\n\n-At the time Hank Aaron broke Babe's record, racism was still running strong.  People that grew up with The Babe believed that his HR record would never be broken - especially by someone of color.  But I'd bet that for every piece of hate mail he received, he got 3 congratulating him.\n\n-Bonds is obviously on something, just like Canseco, McGuire, Palmero...  Look at (pics and stats) these players in the late 80's compared to now.  There is a huge difference, literally!  And being innocent until proven guilty only applies in court - you are guilty when convicted.  Bonds has not been charged with a crime, he is being tried by the public and media.  There is no jury and no verdict.  His guilt depends on who you ask (I say guilty).\n\n-I would want Bonds on my team.  He's a homerun machine.  His on-base percentage is the highest in the Majors (because no one pitches to him).  His is injury-proned, so I'd like to see him on an American League team as a DH.  If he plays a full season in the outfield without tweeking his knee, then the Giants have a good shot at winning the World Series.\n\n*Are you from Canada or England?
733023
Sounds like Babe Ruth, but I could be wrong.
317438
no. people like Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, and Rafael Palmeiro have corrupted the game. and yes, it will affect the history of the game; it already has. look at how fans today view baseball players than they did during the Ruth-Aaron eras.
981007
Ah... this is the sweet sweet smell of the Yankees downfall.... im glad this is only the beginning too.\n\nBabe Ruth= $50,000,000\nJoe Torre= $15,some,000,000\nFull Club Of All-Stars= $100,some,000,000\nNo Rings in the 21st Century= Priceless\n\nCan I get a WOOT WOOT?\n\nAnd the 21st Century started in 2001, not 2000 LOL... This is how dumb Yankee Fans are... true?
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"If I knew I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!" was the most famous quote from perhaps the greatest single talent the game of baseball ever knew.  Mickey Charles Mantle (Oct. 20, 1931 - Aug. 13, 1995).  What Mantle could do on two terribly injured legs was nothing short of incredible.  He played during the era of giant ballparks and dead baseballs.  Still he hit home runs like no other.  Not even Babe Ruth himself could hit a ball further than "The Mick".  A great throwing arm, amazing speed and a great teammate.  12 AL pennants and 7 World Series Championships.  And all these prior to free agency.   Can you imagine what his numbers would have been like if he played healthy?  Not even Aaron or Mays would have been able to keep up with Mantle and they played injury free careers.  There was no one better.
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There is no question it has to be...\nthe New York Yankees.\n\nThink about the numbers. They have won 26 titles since 1900. More than 1 out of every 4 years they win. 25% of the time. Try to name a more dominant team than that.\n\nYankee critics say they just buy championships. I say bull. Other teams try to do the smae thing and fail.\n\nPeople just hate the Yankees because they can't beat them.
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BOSOX NO.1 BABY\n\nThe Yankees is a suckass team you cant hate the players but the owner and the people in the front office. They have bought every championship that they have won.
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The sale\n\nIn the early part of 1920, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee agreed to sell Babe to the New York Yankees. Frazee and Jacob Ruppert, Yankee owner, agreed to exchange Ruth for $125,000 and a loan of more than $300,000. The deal was completed on January 3, 1920.