Re: More Bonds
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So why don't we toss out both those brother's records (Bonds and Aaron), then give the record back to the true (white) owner: Babe Ruth.
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Many of Ruth's peers viewed his accomplishments negatively (probably more so out of envy) because his salary afforded him the luxury of personal trainers and off-season conditioning, while many of his peers headed back home to tend the family farms to make ends meet.
As much as folklore tells you hot dogs and beer, the Bambino did put in the work in the offseason, at least during some of them, at a time when it just wasn't done, and peers even suggested it "unsportsmanlike" to employ specielized weight and conditioning training.
Other peers even suggested he not be allowed to play because he was "part-negro"....snipes of "his wide negro nose" were yesteryear's version of "Bond's big head".
Back then, being black was cheating...and in turn benefited Babe since he never had to face colored pitching.
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