Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player of all time!

Thanks to my opponent for a great debate about baseball.= ] Conclusion: I want to thank Con for pointing out all the mistakes and limitations of a man named George(Babe) Herman Ruth. Some of them I did not know about, that shows how important they are but I would like to talk about a few and pointout some things. "Fielding is often overlooked when judging a player." This is true, I myself love good defensive players. Though with the offense that the Babe put up I would live with that defense. We forget that the Babe was a awesome pitcher and that was a big tool that he never continued to do after going to hitting fulltime. "When talking about a five tool player, ( speed, arm strength, fielding ability, hit for power, hit for contact) Babe Ruth had only 2 of those." How many of those five tool players was in the top 20 in alltime ERA? None, players today do not pitch and hit regularly unless the roster is short which never happens. The Babe transended the game unto a power game from a speed game. I think the game is still repersenting that trend. Not one player in that era is a five tool player, but the question is, Is our interpretation of five tool as important to the game then? "The right field line was only 295 ft away from home plate." My opponent is right, this made it is easier to become the,'house that Ruth built.' But I doubt that the Babe built it himself though, so I think he made the best of what he had. This is show's throughout his life. Babe Ruth was a everyday man, who did everyday things off the field. He helped people and He also partied. He drank, He loved women. This is nothing all men today do not do. I think if we looked back at the days of Babe Ruth and ours, which is more respectable? Just recently in baseball we had the steriod scandal which hurt baseball bad. Though not as bad as the 1919 Black Sox scandal which rocked a already weak forming baseball league. After this scandal alot of fans stop watching, Babe Ruth certainly changed all that. Not much is known about Ruth's early childhood. His mother was constantly ill. Ruth later described his early life as "rough". When he was seven years old, his father sent him to St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys a reformatory and orphanage and signed custody over to the Catholic missionaries who ran the school. One of the monks at St. Mary's, took an instant liking to George (Babe) Ruth and became a positive role model and father-like figure to George while at St. Mary's. Brother Matthias also happened to help George refine his baseball skills, working tirelessly with him on hitting, fielding and pitching skills. George became so good at baseball that the Brothers invited Jack Dunn, owner of the Baltimore Orioles, to come watch George play. Dunn was obviously impressed, as he offered a contract to George in February 1914 after watching him for less than an hour. Off the field he was famous for his charity, but also was noted for his often reckless lifestyle. He has since become regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture. Ruth's legendary power and charismatic personality made him a larger than life figure in the "Roaring Twenties", and according to ESPN, he was the first true American sports celebrity superstar whose fame transcended baseball. The Babe Ruth Award is an annual award given to the Major League Baseball player with the best performance in the World Series. The award, created by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America in honor of Babe Ruth, was first awarded in 1949, one year after Ruth's death. The Babe Ruth Home Run Award is an annual award presented to the leading home run hitter in MLB. Babe Ruth Field is a ballpark in Ventura, California, that was located at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and was used as a minor-league park from 1948 to 1955. 2-time All-Star selection (1933, 1934) 7-time World Series champion (1915, 1916, 1918, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1932) 1923 AL MVP. Had #3 retired by the New York Yankees in 1948. Member of Major League Baseball's All Century Team. Voted Athlete of the Century by the Associated Press. ESPN Sports Century - #2 Athlete of the 20th Century. Named the Greatest baseball player of all time by The Sporting News. Named the Greatest baseball player of the 20th Century by Sports Illustrated. Ruth has been named the greatest baseball player of all time in various surveys and rankings. In 1998, The Sporting News ranked him number one on the list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players". In 1999, baseball fans named Ruth to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 1969, he was named baseball's Greatest Player Ever in a ballot commemorating the 100th anniversary of professional baseball. In 1993, the Associated Press reported that Muhammad Ali was tied with Babe Ruth as the most recognized athletes in America. In a 1999 ESPN poll, he was ranked as the third-greatest U.S. athlete of the century, behind Michael Jordan and Ali. Ruth made many forays into various popular media. He was heard often on radio in the 1930s and 1940s, both as a guest and on his own programs with various titles. Babe Ruth was the greatest. Not only was the Babe the regovenator of baseball after 1919 but He still to this day is remembered throughout the world. Many baseball leagues are named after him. Despite passing over 60 years ago, Babe still remains the greatest figure in major league baseball, and one of the true icons in American history. The Babe helped save baseball from the ugly Black Sox scandal, and gave hope to millions during The Great Depression. He impacted the game in a way never seen before, or since. He continues to be the benchmark by which all other players are measured. Despite last playing nearly 75 years ago, Babe is still widely considered the greatest player in Major League Baseball history. So to conclude, I want to thank you for the debate and thanks for reading, Please vote, PRO. Thanks! http://www.baberuth.com... http://www.baseball-reference.com... http://www.biography.com...