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Ignoring eras is an error - The Boston Globe

One of these sounds much more fun than the others.

I say there are three Home Run Titans. Babe was the champ of the Booze and Broads Era. Hank was the champ of the Transition Era. Barry is the champ of the Steroids Era.

Jim Furtado Posted: August 05, 2007 at 01:24 PM | 3 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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1. Ivan Grushenko of Hong Kong Posted: August 05, 2007 at 04:30 PM (#2471977)

What about Roger Connor, Josh Gibson and Sadaharu Oh?

2. Swedish Chef Posted: August 05, 2007 at 04:36 PM (#2471981)

Hey, Hank should be king of the Speed and Weed era! "Transition" sounds like no fun at all.

3. Roy Hobbs of WIFFLE Ball Posted: August 05, 2007 at 04:36 PM (#2471982)

I thought this was a good column. Era means everything. Comaparing Ruth and Bonds is like comparing Jack Johnson to Lennox Lewis. I'm not sure it does much good. And, hey, does anybody really think Cy Young was better than Roger Clemens? Well, actually, sure they do. But most of us would likely rather have Clemens and career wins has nothing do with it.

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