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atll_do_pig: Y'know, I been thinking. |
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atll_do_pig: I made home runs a powerful stat in baseball. Sure players hit them before I did, but nobody had ever seen a baseball player like me. I revolutionized the game. |
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atll_do_pig: "Babe Ruth" isn't even just a name anymore. It's undoubtedly the most recognizable name in the history of baseball. |
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atll_do_pig: I was beloved. I never paid for a meal wherever I went. People felt their life was more significant after shaking my hand. In some ways I was considered more than human. |
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atll_do_pig: That's only because of how I hit the ball, too. Not too many people remember that I have a career 2.28 ERA. In 1916 I struck out 170 batters and posted a 1.75 ERA with a 1.075 WHIP. Combine that with my 23 wins and I aint nothing to sneeze at. |
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atll_do_pig: I was clearly in complete control of the game for an entire era. |
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atll_do_pig: I have an immense amount of respect for Henry Aaron. He's one of the bravest people I've ever met. I don't know how he dealt with all the negativity around him. |
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LicenseToPills: what about me? if you think hank had it bad you must think i'm the man for dealing with all this bullshit. |
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atll_do_pig: What'dya mean? |
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LicenseToPills: what are you deaf old man? maybe you've heard of this little thing called espn i have my own show detailing how unfairly i'm treated. |
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attl_do_pig: You mean how people boo you and call you names because you did steroids? |
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LicenseToPills: exactly. yet hank aaron is widely considered to be a pioneer of the sport. |
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attl_do_pig: Well yeah, sure. His life was threatened numerous times solely because he was black and the best homerun hitter of all time. |
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LicenseToPills: yeah well i'm like a pioneer squared. not only am i black and the best homerun hitter of all time but i'm also a steroid pioneer. |
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atll_do_pig: You gotta be kidding me, kid. |
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LicenseToPills: white people hate three things: black people, homeruns, and drugs that aren't pot. so i come strolling in breaking every homerun record in existence with my black swagger and steroid utility belt and the man is trying to rodney king my ass. |
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atll_do_pig: People don't hate you because you're black and hit homeruns. People hate you because you cheat and hit homeruns. |
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LicenseToPills: honky says what |
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atll_do_pig: What? |
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atll_do_pig: D'oh! |
