It's TRIVIA time....Babe Ruth

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I know it isn't what you're looking for, and it's not really subtle, but when he changed from being a pitcher to a hitter it ended up changing baseball!

David

I like your answer, it certainly is true.

But, it's my understanding that Ruth switching from Pitching to a full-time Hitter/Fielder was the Yankees decision (especially Mgr. Miller Huggins).

Continue giving this quiz some thought....I think you may come up with the answer I'm looking for.


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[Casey2296]

George Herman "Babe" Ruth is the only one who holds this distinction in the history of Major League Baseball.

[jingram058]

He claimed that the secret of his success and longevity in baseball were the result of his decision to put his pants on starting with them inside out. He would sit down, with his socks on, and begin pulling the pants up from the bottom left leg first, then right leg. He claimed that he made the decision to don his pants in this manner starting with his trade to the Yankees. "Secret of the Pants", by Paul Gallico, New York Daily News, October 3, 1927.

[tedzan]

Hey guys

Think in terms of mathematics.



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[king11]

In 1930 and 1933, Ruth opted to pitch the last game of the season...and he won both starts. This meant that he had a winning record as a pitcher in three separate decades - the teens, twenties, and thirties.

[GasHouseGang]

A lot of people thought Ruth was going to burn himself out. After "The Bellyache Heard ‘Round the World" Ruth realized if he wanted to continue playing ball into his thirties, he needed to do something different. He showed up at Artie McGovern’s gymnasium and committed himself to McGovern’s strict regimen of exercise, diet, and rest. Six weeks later, by the time he was ready to head south for spring training, Ruth had lost 44 pounds and shed almost nine inches from his waistline. The Babe never let himself get seriously out of shape again. Not exactly mathematical, but he showed the value of exercise and diet.

[jingram058]

Well, it could be anything. The answer is whatever you want it to be. Too obscure to resolve.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by gashousegang

a lot of people thought ruth was going to burn himself out. After "the bellyache heard ‘round the world" ruth realized if he wanted to continue playing ball into his thirties, he needed to do something different. He showed up at artie mcgovern’s gymnasium and committed himself to mcgovern’s strict regimen of exercise, diet, and rest. Six weeks later, by the time he was ready to head south for spring training, ruth had lost 44 pounds and shed almost nine inches from his waistline. The babe never let himself get seriously out of shape again. Not exactly mathematical, but he showed the value of exercise and diet.

David M.....you are the "TRIVIA King" !


The majority of Baseball players' hitting statistics diminish as their careers approach their end. Babe Ruth's hitting stats improved.

During December of 1925, Ruth met with Artie McGovern who operated a New York City gym. The Babe started a rigorous physical
training regime at this gym. Every winter there-after, Ruth continued this fitness program. By the start of the 1926 season, Ruth's
weight was down to 205 lbs; and, in 1926 his fitness program started paying dividends.

If you do the MATH.....and compare Ruth's performance in his later years 1926 - 1933 with his previous years, you will see that he
out-performed his earlier years.

Ed Delahanty or Ted Williams were ballplayers whose Batting performance improved as they got older. Can you name any others ?







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