Tommy Lasorda: No on Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens or Sammy Sosa to the Hall of Fame

“To me, they don’t belong in there. They cheated. That’s the way it is. If my brother did that, I’d say the same thing about my brother. I mean, I know those guys. They’re good friends of mine. But by golly, they didn’t do it the right way. I tell you, it’s a shame. How in the hell could a guy hit 73 friggin’ home runs? I mean, Babe Ruth couldn’t do it.”



 --- Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame manager, Los Angeles Dodgers

Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds and other sluggers

Some great sluggers, in their best seasons, have had slugging averages of .700 or more, usually once or twice in a lifetime. Only two players — Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds — ever had a slugging average over .800 in a season. That’s equivalent to two singles, a double and a home run every 10 times at bat, all season long.




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Babe Ruth jersey auctioned for a record $4.4 million

Lelands.com, the memorabilia auction house, was the winning bid this month for a record-breaking $4,415,658 for the earliest Yankees jersey worn by Babe Ruth known to still exist. It was a circa 1920 New York Yankees road model he wore during his first season after arriving from the Boston Red Sox.

Barry Bonds vs Babe Ruth

Barry Bonds compared to Babe Ruth by age using home runs per 500 at bats and wOBA.

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-putting-barry-bonds-career-into-perspective-2011-3

An asterisk for J.C. Romero

Bill Price of the New York Daily News, challenges Philadelphia Phillies fans to a reality/gut/truth/honesty check with his article: Phils or Phrauds? Y*u decide.

He did have to admit one Phillies fan sign that “Babe Ruth did it on hot dogs and beer,” was a classic, however.