Ruth, Aaron, or Bonds???

Question: Of these three, who do you feel achieved the most in baseball - and WHY?

Answer: I think Ruth definitely had more of an impact on the game. I always liked Hank Aaron, and while I don't like him, I can at least somewhat appreciate Barry Bonds. However, Ruth has been retired from baseball for 72 years, and dead for 59. Will people still recall Aaron and Bonds as fondly as they do the Babe when they have been gone for so long? Ruth's home runs probably saved baseball after the 1919 World Series was thrown by the White Sox. If not for him, baseball might not even exist today, and if it did, it most likely be a different game then we know today. The livening up of the ball, the abolishment of the spitball and other changes in the game were put into place simply to let people see more home runs. Without someone like Ruth, these changes very likely would have not taken place, and baseball might now be a mere footnote in sports history. As for his achievements, he definitely ranks up there in the greatest of all time, but I think what will really live on is that he was exactly the type of player baseball needed at that time. While I can appreciate a lot of the later players, and probably would say that there are at least a handful of players that were probably better all around ballplayers then Ruth, his legend and his legacy will live forever. Bonds and Aaron will certainly be remembered, but probably not with the same fondness that Ruth continues to enjoy today.

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