Baseball Today: Tuesday, July 17
Projo Sox Blog —
... WHY JUST JACKIE? Linda Ruth Tosetti would like to see MLB retire No. 3 in honor of her grandfather, Babe Ruth, the way it retired No. 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson. (Hartford Courant) ...
The Politics of Retiring a Number
Knuckle Curve —
... Well, I suppose it was only a matter of time. Seems Babe Ruth’s granddaughter wants MLB to bestow upon Ruth the same honor it has given Jackie Robinson. She wants the Babe’s number retired throughout baseball. ...
Recounting Ruth's Career
SportsFilter —
Jenkinson, 60, says Ruth would have hit about 1,150 homers had he not played in an era when ballparks were so cavernous, rules were different and the season was shorter. Time To Retire No. 3? ...
Ruth’s Relative Demands #3 Retired By All Of MLB
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
Babe Ruth’s granddaughter, Linda Ruth Tosetti , has taken the opportunity of the (aborted) final Opening Day of the Heavily Modified House That Ruth Built and Then Pounded Repeatedly with Baseballs to reiterate her desire to see Granpappy’s #3 retired throughout the major leagues just like Jackie Robinson in 1997. Babe Ruth, 1945 Unless Tosetti, a lifelong Red Sox fan , believes she has African-American blood , she seems to be missing the point. Jackie Robinson posthumously received the honor because Bud Selig legitimately worships Robinson, likes to keep reminding us that baseball’s totally not racist anymore , ...
