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Post by MasterCrabby on Jun 21, 2005 23:22:56 GMT -5
He has been a steadying presence. I think he's good with pressure, and you need that.
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Post by TheBo on Jun 22, 2005 12:31:01 GMT -5
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Post by MasterCrabby on Jun 26, 2005 9:29:07 GMT -5
Bo, that's pretty wild. I never knew that about Ruth. The thing is, the pro game caps are wool, and they are not really suited for summer. In fact, they work well as a winter hat. The caps that are out now, to make matters worse use a foam rubber pad inside the sweatband. I know, because my cap shrunk, so I cut out the sweatband. Foam rubber, and no perferations in it!
They are just now putting out poly caps which stretch fit in size ranges, and have mesh tops that look good and breathe. Maybe they'll be phased in as an option, at least. I'm getting one of those.
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Post by generaldu on Jun 27, 2005 9:05:26 GMT -5
While it is laudable that Park Myung-Hwan looks to the greats of the past for tips I think the cabbage-leaves-in the-hat thing would be considered one of the less recommendable aspects of Babe Ruth's game.
In Ruth's time the entire baseball uniform was made of a heavy wool fabric, modern high tech fabrics were still decades away. To make things worse, in between games players traveled by trains (featuring sleepover Pullman accommodations) which were pulled by coal burning steam engines.
As Hall of Fame player and NY Met announcer Ralph Kiner once pointed out, players had the choice of leaving the windows closed which would be unbearably hot or opening them up for a little air, which would allow coal soot from the locomotive to enter their berths!
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Post by TheBo on Jun 27, 2005 9:54:10 GMT -5
Oh, I think he put the cabbage leaves in for luck, don't you? He figured, if the Babe used'em, so should I! But, when he was caught, he did that "guy thing"--QUICK! Think of a logical explanation! It's for coolness...yeah, that's it!
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Post by generaldu on Jun 27, 2005 10:52:10 GMT -5
I must point out, though, that Babe Ruth's hat has caused trouble before. A few years ago when David Wells was pitching for the Yankees, he tried to start a game wearing an old-style Yankee cap, presumably worn by The Babe, that Wells had purchased from a collector of baseball memorabilia. (David's girth is just one clue that he's a tremendous fan of Ruth's.)
However, because the style of the 20's/30's hat did not conform to current uniform regulations Joe Torre made Wells remove the discrepant headgear and switch to his modern day Yankee cap.
While the world has witnessed the Boston Red Sox solve their "Curse of the Bambino" little attention has been paid to what might be an evolving "Curse of the Bambino's Chapeau".
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Post by MasterCrabby on Jun 29, 2005 23:07:15 GMT -5
Generaldu, I thought that was Clemens with the Ruth cap.
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Post by generaldu on Jul 6, 2005 8:16:09 GMT -5
Clemens is certifiably weird is his own way, but the hat story is part of Wells lore. He also wore #33 because it was as close as he could approximate Ruth's #3.
Remember too, these guys were once traded for each other. Although Clemens will go to The Hall and Wells probably won't (although there are a number in the hall with weaker records than Wells), if I had to win a particular game I'd rather have Boomer going than The Rocket.
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Post by seven stars on Jul 6, 2005 13:01:09 GMT -5
Remember too, these guys were once traded for each other. Although Clemens will go to The Hall and Wells probably won't (although there are a number in the hall with weaker records than Wells), if I had to win a particular game I'd rather have Boomer going than The Rocket. I think I'll have to disagree with you there General Du. Although, a comparison of their postseason performances would likely support your opinion.
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