who's better Aaron or mays?

Hank the Tank 9413 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 1:13 pm on Jan 22, 2021

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who's better Aaron or mays?NT Hank the Tank 1:13pm · 1/22/21
- Ted WilliamsNT AlbanyIRISH 10:24pm · 1/22/21
  - Now there was a huge ego.NT whatsamataU 8:48am · 1/23/21
- Roy Hobbs, better than both.NT whatsamataU 4:48pm · 1/22/21
  - Re: BSNT Hank the Tank 9:47pm · 1/22/21
    - Never heard of him!NT whatsamataU 11:59am · 1/23/21
      - He damn near got Jodi Ariased....NT ripperduck 2:55pm · 1/23/21
  - Book Roy Hobbs or movie Roy Hobbs?NT Napoleon 5:51pm · 1/22/21
    - Movie. Book he strikes out....NT ripperduck 3:14pm · 1/23/21
      - Hence, my question.NT Napoleon 8:22am · 1/24/21
  - Naturally...NT TakethetrainKnute 4:53pm · 1/22/21
    - I always wanted to be a farmer. Ironically not now with Biden taking over. Wasn't Biden an All THEISMANCARR 8:49pm · 1/22/21
      - Be the tax man!NT whatsamataU 8:47am · 1/23/21
- Ruth the best of all time IMO. Aaron great in home run parks. Mays great in non home run park, also THEISMANCARR 3:07pm · 1/22/21
- Anyone claiming Aaron was better, either had him as an idol, or is being a prisoner of the moment. Irish_Demon 2:18pm · 1/22/21
  - The glamour era of baseball was the early to mid-late 50's. Only eight teams in each league, the THEISMANCARR 3:26pm · 1/22/21
    - It goes hand in hand with what you're saying, it was a common phrase to refer to a team as a , cubsfanin16 3:39pm · 1/22/21
      - Actually the era after World War II was pretty darn glamorous with guys like Ted Williams, Bob THEISMANCARR 3:49pm · 1/22/21
        
        Don't stain the service records of true HEROES Ted Williams and Bob Feller.... Nigel Tufnel 8:54am · 1/23/21
        
        You're right I should not have done that, DiMaggio was a true ass and I debated with myself as to THEISMANCARR 2:08pm · 1/23/21
        
        Let's not confuse the sacrifices between William's and DiMaggio. AlbanyIRISH 7:45am · 1/23/21
        
        Hank Greenberg belongs in that company too, Ive read books on both cubsfanin16 7:28pm · 1/22/21
        
        I agree, they were more glamorous. And to take that it a step further Irish_Demon 5:13pm · 1/22/21
  - Yeah parks make a huge difference. Deron Johnson in an interview said if Mantle would have played in THEISMANCARR 3:10pm · 1/22/21
- Both are all-time greats Mark 2:02pm · 1/22/21
  - Based on what, exactly? jakers 10:25pm · 1/22/21
- I think Willie arguably is best all around ballplayer ever, BUT cubsfanin16 1:50pm · 1/22/21
  - he was in NY, of couse he gained much of the national press. Hank the Tank 2:11pm · 1/22/21
    - As i said, I'd go with Willie, it was delineated well by other posterNT cubsfanin16 3:02pm · 1/22/21
      - and I would go with Hank AaronNT Hank the Tank 1:34pm · 1/23/21
        
        Understandable since you grew up with him as an idolNT Irish_Demon 6:09pm · 1/23/21
        
        Of course!NT Hank the Tank 8:13pm · 1/23/21

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