Del Baker, when asked by teammate Tex Hughson to evaluate Ruth's pitching; as quoted in "Sox Players Pass Time Talking About Bambino" by Ed Rumill, in The Christian Science Monitor (August 18, 1948), p. 12

He had real good stuff. I mean real good. His fast ball took off and his curve was quick. And he could get the ball over. He was always around the plate. It was funny, though. He had a cute trick of sticking out his tongue on a curve ball. But even though you knew it was coming, you had trouble hitting it. I caught him once in California in an exhibition game one fall. He still had something left. I remember we beat the other team managed by Ty Cobb, 8-7, and Ty sure hated to lose.

— Del Baker

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He had real good stuff. I mean real good. His fast ball took off and his curve was quick. And he could get the ball over. He was always around the plate. It was funny, though. He had a cute trick of sticking out his tongue on a curve ball. But even though you knew it was coming, you had trouble hitting it. I caught him once in California in an exhibition game one fall. He still had something left. I remember we beat the other team managed by Ty Cobb, 8-7, and Ty sure hated to lose." in the context of "Del Baker, when asked by teammate Tex Hughson to evaluate Ruth's pitching; as quoted in "Sox Players Pass Time Talking About Bambino" by Ed Rumill, in The Christian Science Monitor (August 18, 1948), p. 12" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Babe Ruth

About Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth (6 February 1895 – 16 August 1948) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1914 to 1935, named as the greatest baseball player in history in various surveys and rankings. His career record of 714 home runs stood for 39 years until surpassed by Hank Aaron with 755 home runs in 1974.