Hypothetical Question, could Ruth hit modern pitching

[robw1959]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Funny how people keep changing the question, isn't it? And yeah, Paige could strike out the side therefore he must have been throwing everything in the 90s. There's a logical conclusion. BTW, from all I've read Paige also had an extraordinary arsenal of offspeed and trick pitches.

Don't forget about the "pea at the knee," which was his go-to pitch, his fastball.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by robw1959

Don't forget about the "pea at the knee," which was his go-to pitch, his fastball.

Well of course he had a great heater, but we don't know the actual speed and cannot infer it from his success.