the Babe Ruth Theory is the single dumbest theory more than one member of this board has ever rallied around, ever. it's retarded beyond mere human comprehension.

i mean, when i was playing home run derby with a wiffle ball as a kid, when i wasn't pretending to be mike schmidt, i was pretending to be hank aaron. i bet i'm not the only white person who says this. people my age love hank aaron, because he's the man and he's the record holder. babe ruth was just some weird grainy picture who was in second place, and i didn't want to be like second place. i wanted to be like first place. which means that before i even knew what a dignified exemplary man hank aaron was, i thought he was the fucking mack.