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BABE RUTH RUMORS & GOSSIP
After the 1920 Championship Season
The 1920 World Championship was the high mark for the Indians, who had reached baseball’s pinnacle after finishing second in the previous two years. It wouldn’t last.
The Yankees’ purchase of Babe Ruth was a game changer. The speed that people thought was lacking on the team as the season dawned turned out to be unnecessary, as it was more than replaced by power. Ruth ended...
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This Day in Baseball: Babe Out of Bronx
Many casual baseball fans may not realize this, but Babe Ruth did not end his career with the Yankees. On this day in 1935, the Babe was granted his release from the Yankees. During his tenure with the Yankees, the Bambino helped to usher in the Live Ball Era, and slugged 659 of his 714 career home runs and batted .349 overall.
As Ruth sought his release from the Yankees, it was...
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February 26, 1935 – Babe Ruth Released By Yankees
View image | gettyimages.com On this date in 1935, after 15 incredible seasons with the …
The post February 26, 1935 – Babe Ruth Released By Yankees appeared first on BronxPinstripes.com.
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Get your individual 2015 NY Yankees tickets now - we had Babe Ruth for Christ's sake!
Get your individual 2015 NY Yankees tickets now - we had Babe Ruth for Christ's sake!Funtime for AtheistsFollow us on Twitter for exclusive stories, Subscribe by Email, or Return home for Top sports news.
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Cool Video Footage Shows Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth Struggling at the Plate
Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth—two of the greatest hitters in baseball history. Rarely do we see footage of either of these true legends struggling at the plate.
Until now.
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As CBS Sports baseball writer Mike Axisa points out, these are some hilariously ugly swings. Axisa—along with Grantland’s Jonah Keri made separate trips to MLB Productions...
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Dean Edwards Smith, 1931-2015: A Simple Reflection On A Highly Consequential Life
For many Americans, Dean Smith is best known as the man who coached Michael Jordan in college. Smith is, quite simply, the man who mentored one of America’s two greatest team-sport athletes from the 20th century, Babe Ruth being the other. (Muhammad Ali, of course, didn’t play a team sport.)
Dean Smith also won 879 games. He won two national championships along the way. Plenty...
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Today Is George Herman Ruth's 120th Birthday
Some transactions are better off not made. The one that sent George Herman "Babe" Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees should never even have been thought of. On December 26, 1919 Boston shipped Ruth off to New York for the then-princely sum of $100,000. Still, adjusted for inflation, that's only $1,412,418.18. For Babe Ruth? Up to that point, Ruth had spent six seasons in Carmine...
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Louis CK buys Babe Ruth's old summer home in the Hamptons
It looks like all the hard work, effort and unparalleled comedic genius is finally paying off in the pocketbook for Louis CK. According to a report in the New York Post, arguably the greatest comic talent currently working in the business has purchased a home in the Hamptons for the tidy sum of $2.49 million. […] The post Louis CK just bought Babe Ruth’s Hamptons home for $2...
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May 29, 2014
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Famous baseball autographed by Babe Ruth up for auction
The legend of Babe Ruth grew in 1926, when the slugger and his New York Yankees teammates did a good deed for an injured child. Now, one lucky fan can own a famous piece of history from that emotional time. Johnny Sylvester was seriously injured at age 11 after falling off a horse and being accidentally kicked in the head by his mount. Ruth and the Yankees caught wind of the news...
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