Well, it's all about Babe Ruth.  Very few American sports figures have
so towered in their sport.  Hence the American adjective "Ruthian".

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes Indeed.  [The answer to most baseball trivia questions happens to
> be "Babe Ruth."]
>
> I knew that Babe was from Baltimore, and that they are very proud of
> hi,  Nevertheless, as a Yankee fan, I was amused to see the Ruth
> statue and no statue of Cal Ripkin, Jr., or Earl Weaver, or Brooks
> Robinson, or Frank Robinson, or Jim Palmer.  Just Babe Ruth.
>
> In the end, it's all about the Yankees, isn't it?  <G>
>
> Dan
>
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Steven Desjardins <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Babe Ruth?  Just a guess. he was a Baltimore native.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>>> Thanks, David.
>>>
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrotd e:
>>>>> I spent some time wandering around Baltimore last week, while my wife
>>>>> was at a science teachers' convention.  I visited the Orioles' Park at
>>>>> Camden Yards, a beautiful baseball facility.  There were plaques
>>>>> honoring the players in the Orioles Hall of Fame, and a few players
>>>>> were represented by sculptures their uniform numbers
>>>>> outside the main entrance.  There was only one statue of a player,
>>>>> however, and I invite Americans who follow baseball to identify the
>>>>> player given this singular honor:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11949165
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course, comments, criticisms, suggestions and abuse are invited.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
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