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Old 10-01-2022, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CurtisFlood View Post
Babe swung a 54 at times, but I don't think he would have used it today. That would be superman stuff. I am not familiar with many of the AL teams, but I don't believe any of the current players could get around on a fastball with that huge wagon tongue bat. Maybe a slow curve, not the high hard one.
The Babe did pretty well against Walter Johnson.
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