Ohtani vs. Ruth – Comparing Their Greatness Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - September 4, 2022September 4, 20220 Both men were tall. Shohei Ohtani is two inches taller than Babe Ruth, and both weighed about the same, for a while, until Ruth “filled” out. Both are lefties. It’s always hard to match up statistics in different eras, but when people called Ohtani the next Ruth, I figured I
The MLB Strikeout Epidemic Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - June 8, 2018July 11, 20180 Have the 2018 pitchers gotten so much better than their predecessors? Is this why they’re striking out batters at a record pace? Or is it the “launch angle” that is destroying the fabric of the game? Back in the day, a player like Dave Kingman would get destroyed for a season
