That Pujols was initially named.. he threw a fit after it was confirmed he wasnt in it.. He isnt suspicion and to put him in the same sentence as Ruth is assinine… I like Cowherd however he is a Goober from Washington State that fawns over Golf and mentions Tiger Woods as one the best athletes in the world lol.. *Golf isnt a sport " ..

but who’s gonna make this guy eat his words when it comes out that Pujols did some kind of PED or steroid. The Babe was the greatest of all time there is no comparison. He was without peer. He hit more home runs than any other entire team. His lifetime batting average is ridiculous. And he was the best left handed pitcher of his time. He would’ve made the hall of fame if he never touched a bat in the majors.

Albert Pujols is one of the best, if not the best, of his generation.

But Babe Ruth slugged over .700 7 times. He slugged over .800 twice. He posted an OBP over .450 11 times, and over .500 5 times.

Babe Ruth was 206.3 Wins Above Replacement for his career. He absolutely revolutionized the way the game was played. He is the most dominant athlete every to play any sport.

I’m a Yankees fan, but I would tend to agree with Cowherd. Ruth benefited from weak pitching and a shallow talent pool. In the 1920’s, 1 in every 700k men played professional baseball. In the 2000’s, 1 in every 2 million men play professional baseball. The players today are stronger, faster, and more athletic. It’s not just baseball; it’s in every sport across the board.

If you want proof, look at the Men’s 100m free style event. In 1896, the men’s gold medalist won with a time of 1:22.20. In 2008, the gold medal time was 47.21. Is in 112 years, we’ve seen an improvement of about 35 seconds.

These types of debates can never be decided, though. What would Ruth do in today’s league where pitchers regularly throw 95 MPH? How would be benefit from modern medicine (perhaps, he would have been put on anti-depressants instead of having to resort to alcohol)? What would Pujols do in Ruth’s league? He would probably put up numbers BETTER than he’s posting today, but those elbow/knee problems he’s dealing with might have ended his career in the 1920’s.

Bottom line, I just think athletes today are better than they were in those days. I would also add Bonds to the list. Bonds, Pujols, ARod – we lived in a blessed era of power hitters (PEDs or not).

Ruth hit more HRs than a team one yr.. Each era had distinct advantages ..however when someones value is derived primarily from power and the power that is generated is questionable I think the debate is mute.. Ruth did have advantages such as not playing against African Americans and Latinos but he also played in huge ball parks ..pitched at a very high level for many yrs and in most Sabermetric studies stacks up very well against the best players throughout the yrs .. Pujols is a great player however I would be reluctant to place him above Ruth or even in the top 5 or 10 of all time just yet.. and btw with the whole time machine argument why dont we just put the asterisk next to Bonds and put back Aaron and Maris back in the rule books.. Cowherd is entertaining but a self serving ESPN Sux loving Goober who hates NY ..

Do you really think for a minute he believes Pujols is better than Ruth?
I don’t think so. He might be ignorant, but no one is that entirely stupid.

Just wanted to irritate the average stat-smart baseball fans.
But it’s not even barely debatable, and he d@mn well knows it……..