By B - 1-29-06
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**Online Host**
A_Man walks into a bar.
Bartender:   You can't bring that dog in here.
A_Man:    You don't understand.  This is no regular dog.  He can talk!
Bartender:   Listen pal, if that dog can talk I'll give you a hundred bucks.
A_Man:    /puts dog on stool
A_Man:    Okay doggie, what's on top of a house?
TheDog:    ROOF!
A_Man:    Right.  And what's on the outside of a tree?
TheDog:    BARK!
A_Man:    Right.  And who's the greatest baseball player of all time?
TheDog:    RUTH!
A_Man:    I guess you've heard enough.  I'll take that hundred in twenties.
Bartender:   Though the historical and cultural significance of Babe Ruth can't be downplayed, you have to realize that Ruth arrived without precedent.
Bartender:   He played in an era where pitchers had no idea what to do with him, so he hit homeruns all the time.  He was also a media spectacle, calling into question how many of those homers were legit.
Bartender:   Taking into consideration that they are, you have to assume that pitchers today who are used to 50 and 60 and 70 homerun seasons would smartly pitch around him...
Bartender:   Unless they could just overpower him, which they could, because today's pitchers throw a higher variety of pitches at a much higher velocity.  Babe had little technical expertise, and would just swing away.
Bartender:   Babe is a legend and a folk hero, but to suggest that he is an athlete or talent on par with Willie Mays or Ted Williams is shortsighted at best.
Bartender:   Clearly your dog is a moron and you should get the hell out of here before I belt you.
**Online Host**
A_Man and TheDog have left the chatroom.
A_Man:    Do you think we should've said "Dimaggio?"
TheDog:   bark bark bark