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Originally Posted by jayshum
If there's one area where it's hard to argue Ruth was better than Ohtani in, it's base stealing. Ruth did steal 123 bases but was caught stealing 116 times not including his caught stealing to end the 1926 World Series.
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Agreed, and I'm not making that argument. The rule changes making it easier to steal bases (I also didn't mention the "oven mitt" which effectively doubles the length of the player's hand) are part of the picture when trying to compare IMO
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