#but he hit a lot of batters too! ranked 6th of all time for pitchers hitting batsmen (188)

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The First Class: Babe Ruth

I mean, the guy was a cartoon character. I don’t know what else to say. The story of Babe Ruth is the stuff of legend in American culture, beginning with his rags-to-riches origin story in an orphanage in Baltimore. And from those humble beginnings, he’d go on to completely alter the way baseball was played and even without all the myth making, the numbers speak loudly and clearly for themselves. Babe Ruth is the greatest baseball player to ever play the game.

The storied professional career of Ruth began in Boston, where Ruth was a big left-handed pitcher who got a reputation for also hitting long home runs. I also would have told you that he was the second-best pitcher in the American League after Walter Johnson in 1916. And 6th-best in 1917. In 1916, he pitched 9 shoutouts, which was a left-handed record that wasn’t touched until Ron Guidry tied it in 1978. In Game 2 of the 1916 World Series, Ruth pitched a 14-inning complete game (97 GameScore), where the only run he allowed was in the first inning. It’s the longest complete game in World Series history. And his 29.2 scoreless innings in the postseason (1916-1918) was a record that lasted until Whitey Ford broke it in 1961, which turns out to be a good year for breaking Ruth’s records. Oh, and he also pitched that 1918 World Series with an injured hand from a bar fight or something. So there’s that too.  

My favorite Ruth pitching story comes from 1917, where Ruth opened a game with a 4-pitch walk to Ray Morgan of the Senators. And Ruth got so mad at the umpire’s strike zone that he threw a fucking punch at him and was ejected from the game. Ruth was relieved by Ernie Shore. And after Morgan was caught stealing second, Shore proceeded to retire the next 26 Washington batters in a row. For decades Shore’s performance was listed as a perfect game, but in reality, it’s probably just the weirdest combined no-hitter in history. 

Due to American’s entry into World War I, some new openings in the lineup and everyone starting to notice that more fans showed up on days when Ruth played, he got some opportunities to do more than just pitch. In 1918, he managed to tie for the lead in A.L. home runs with 11. And that home run title was something Ruth would accomplish 11 more times, except with exponentially higher totals.

In the war-shortened 1919 season, Ruth hit 29 home runs, breaking the single-season record. The previous record holder was Ned Williamson of the 1884 Chicago White Stockings, whose right field fence that season was 215 feet away and for one season only, balls hit over that fence were not considered ground rule doubles. Ruth should have won his first A.L. MVP that year. Instead, Red Sox owner, Harry Frazee, made his infamous deal with the Yankees, shipping off Ruth to finance his Broadway production of No, No, Nannette and causing the Curse of the Bambino, which led to no Sox pennants until 1946, no World Series titles until 2004 and every painful Bucky Dent/Billy Buckner memory in between. Or so the legend goes.        

Babe Ruth headed to New York City in 1920, just in time for improvements in the manufacturing of baseballs, the death of Ray Chapman via beaning and the abolition of the spitball. Baseballs were whiter and tighter and Ruth had a short porch in right field at the Polo Grounds. That year he hit 54 home runs, shattering his own record. Only two teams - like, entire teams - hit as many that year. But Ruth should have won his second A.L. MVP and the live-ball era had begun. It was also just in time for everyone to forget about the 1919 Black Sox Scandal. How convenient.     

Ruth would break his own mark with 59 home runs in 1921, also surpassing Roger Connor for the all-time record. It’s a record that he would break continuously almost 600 times the rest of his storied career. This was also the Roaring Twenties and Ruth epitomized the debaucherous aspects of the decade. He was larger than life. He drank heavily. He womanized. In 1922, he threw dirt in an umpire’s face and then climbed into the stands to confront a heckling fan. In the ‘22 World Series, John McGraw had his pitchers throw Ruth nothing but curveballs, making him look mortal for the first time.

When the Yankees’ lease at the Polo Grounds was not renewed after the ‘22 season, they built Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and it was coined, the House that Ruth Built. And it was designed especially with him in mind. Ruth’s dominance continued until 1925, where his fast living and horrible diet ballooned his weight to 260 and sidelined him with a mysterious ailment in what would become known as  the bellyache heard ‘round the world. Once he recovered, it was off to the goddamn races. 

 The 1927 Yankees became the standard bearer for the greatest team of all time. They were Murderer’s Row. Babe Ruth. Lou Gehrig. Tony Lazzeri. Earle Combs. Plus pitchers Herb Pennock and Waite Hoyt. Ruth and Gehrig both chased after the home run record that summer and Ruth ended up with 60, which became one of the most famous records in all of sports. 

Yeah, a lot of the Babe Ruth story is colored by myth and legend. I don't necessarily care if he didn’t call his own shot in the 1932 World Series. Or if the pinstripes pre-date Ruth’s arrival and/or need to look thin. Or if he didn’t save a boy’s life by promising to hit him a home run. The actual facts are good enough for me. 

While Ruth played, he set the all-time marks for home runs, RBI, walks, slugging percentage and an OPS record that still stands. He was the best player on the Yankees from 1920-1924 and again from 1926-1932. He was essentially the best outfielder in baseball over that same period. Which makes sense, since he’s the greatest right fielder of all time. If I were a voter with advanced metrics, I would have given him the A.L. MVP in 1919, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931. That’s 11 times. And I would have given him top 3 finishes in 1922, 1932 and 1933. Baseball Reference Hall of Fame Standards ranks Ruth as the greatest position player of all time. So does JAWS. He won three World Series titles in Boston and four more in New York. It’s bananas. 

Ruth played until booze had broken his body down. And his bad reputation black balled him from managing in the big leagues after his retirement. His swan song came at Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium in 1947. And the photo of a frail Ruth using a bat as a cane as he faces that short porch in right field won the Pulitzer. Before Michael Jordan, before Muhammad Ali, there was Babe Ruth - the Bambino, the Sultan of Swat. His legacy endured throughout the 20th Century and will probably continue to do so throughout the 21st as a symbol of excellence in American sports. To be the best at something is to be the ‘Babe Ruth’ of whatever that is. And he’ll also endure as a symbol of American possibility. The kid from the orphanage who went on to conquer the world. And he also came to be the symbol of America, itself. Baseball is one of America’s greatest inventions. And it was reinvented by Ruth. He is the GOAT. 

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Major League Baseball 2k11 cheats & more for Xbox 360 (X360)

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Genre: Sports, Baseball

Developer: Visual Concepts

Publisher: 2K SPORTS

ESRB Rating: Everyone

Release Date: March 8, 2011

Hints

Score A Lot Of Runs On Mlb 2k11

While you bat, go to pause menu, and go to mini menu, and then go on options and click CHOOSE SIDE and switch to the opposing team. Go back to playing and you’re their pitcher, just pitch fastball right down the middle every time, and then switch back to you’re team with a huge lead!

Game Play Tip

Get the best players in the league and play a season for 52 games and and play for 3 innings and do classic mode on batting and pitching and at the start you will put the difficulty at rookie and the computer will go real easy.

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Funny Catcher Glitch

If you bring in a new catcher that is not a player that plays that position, they catch with their bare hand and throw with their glove.

Catcher Glitch

Play a game and make a defensive switch with the catcher. Sub a bench player in for the catcher and the he will catch with his hand, not his glove.

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Achievements

Achievement List

2-peat (25) – Win Back to Back World Series® in My Player Mode.

A Day in the Life (10) – Play a game of MLB Today.

A Job Well Done (25) – Win 100+ games in a season in My Player Mode.

A Pitcher’s Best Friend (10) – Turn a double play in a non-simulated game.

A Virtue (20) – Face 10 pitches as the batter in a non-simulated game.

Back To The Cage (10) – Get a Golden Sombrero (strikeout 4 times in 1 game) in My Player Mode.

Count it (10) – Complete and win a ranked match.

Domination (20) – Strikeout 200 batters with your user profile.

Don’t Call it a Comeback (10) – Win after being down by 4 after the 6th inning in a non-simulated game.

Down But Not Out (5) – Get a hit with 2 strikes in a non-simulated game.

Dual Threat (20) – Steal base with pitcher in a non-simulated game.

EpidemiK (20) – Complete an online game against a 2K developer or a player who already has this achievement.

Grab Some Pine (5) – Get a strikeout to end the inning in a non-simulated game.

Hawkeye (10) – Draw a walk on a full count in a non-simulated game.

He Taketh Away (20) – Rob a Home Run in a non-simulated game.

I Came, I Saw. (20) – Hit a Walk-off Home Run in a non-simulated game.

I Like To Be Thorough (20) – Hit for the Cycle in a non-simulated game.

King of the Hill (20) – Get to the top of the Best of the Best ladder in Home Run Derby® Mode.

Learning the Ropes (10) – Achieve gold in all the drills.

Mid-Summer Classic (40) – Play the All-Star game in MLB Today.

Mr. Consistency (20) – Get a hit in all 9 innings in a non-simulated game.

My Fellow Man (10) – Complete and win an online league game.

My Main Squeeze (15) – Bunt the man home in a non-simulated game.

No Hole Too Deep (10) – Battle Back – Down 0-2, get walked in a non-simulated game.

One Man Show (80) – Throw a Perfect Game or a No-Hitter on Pro or higher in a 9 inning game, in a non-simulated game.

Payback (15) – Hit a HR off a former team in My Player Mode.

Power Grab (10) – Hit 50 HR with your user profile.

Production (20) – Drive in 250 RBI with your user profile.

Remember Me (20) – Break a record in Franchise Mode. (play at least 20 games)

State Farm™- The Road to Victory (20) – Get 3 consecutive batters on base in a non-simulated game.

Stooges (10) – Strikeout all three hitters in the inning in a non-simulated game.

Take That (15) – Get an RBI after being brushed back off the plate in a non-simulated game.

The Call (20) – Get called up to the Majors in My Player Mode.

The Champs (20) – Win a World Series® in Franchise Mode. (play at least 20 games)

The Goal (10) – Accomplish a Team Season Goal in My Player Mode.

The Hall (75) – Make the Hall of Fame in My Player Mode.

The Road to Greatness (20) – Complete and win 3 ranked matches in a row.

The Spice of Life (10) – Play 10 ranked matches using 10 different teams.

The Star (40) – Make the All-Star team in My Player Mode.

The Start of Something Special (10) – Lead off an inning by hitting a triple in a non-simulated game.

The Team to Beat (15) – Beat the San Francisco Giants in a completed online match.

The Top (30) – Become the #1 ranked player in your My Player organization.

This is Why I’m Here (15) – Be successful in a major league clutch moment in My Player Mode.

Throw First and Aim Later (10) – Miss your throw to first base with 2 outs in a non-simulated game.

To the Rescue (10) – Get a save with the tying run on base in a non-simulated game.

Upset Alert (10) – Use the Pittsburgh Pirates in a completed ranked match.

What’s Your Ring Size? (80) – Win a World Series® in My Player Mode.

You Did What? (15) – Hit a HR with a pitcher in a non-simulated game.

You’re Special (20) – Win a season award in Franchise Mode. (play at least 20 games)

Your Day (15) – Win player of the game in an MLB game in My Player Mode.