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Babe Ruth remains the legendary here in the U.S.—a great pitcher who transitioned into a legendary batter, and a larger-than-life character every step of the way
Apparently, he was acquainted with his cricket counterpart—Don Bradman—and had a go at cricket once, enjoying it immensely but disappointed at the relatively low pay (bear in mind Ruth was earning more than the U.S. President at one point, waggishly quipping “I had a better year than he did”). Check out the article.
“Who cares?” you may ask
Well, I think the imminent Major League Cricket here would do well to sign a known baseball player or two for PR value. This is not to suggest they would instantly boss the game as Ruth evidently did, but hopefully they could at least hang in there and contribute
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Apparently, he was acquainted with his cricket counterpart—Don Bradman—and had a go at cricket once, enjoying it immensely but disappointed at the relatively low pay (bear in mind Ruth was earning more than the U.S. President at one point, waggishly quipping “I had a better year than he did”). Check out the article.
“Who cares?” you may ask
Well, I think the imminent Major League Cricket here would do well to sign a known baseball player or two for PR value. This is not to suggest they would instantly boss the game as Ruth evidently did, but hopefully they could at least hang in there and contribute
When Babe Ruth tried his hand at cricket
Ruth argued that a baseball pitcher is faster than a cricket bowler against the prevailing sentiment among the British onlookers.
