The enormity of his impact is hard for us to conceptualize from our perspective many years later. There had never been a celebrity with the massive appeal of Babe Ruth. And trust me…it was a dramatic transformation indeed. But what she uniquely does in The Big Fella is describe the America into which George Herman Ruth was born on Februand then brilliantly crafts the impact he had on that society, while detailing the transformation that occurred by the time he left it 53 years later, on August 15, 1948. 690 sluggingĪverage, 1.164 OPS (the last two categories, the highest ever), there’s no need to convince us of that. Leavy assumes we all know Babe was a great player, arguably the greatest ever. The overall theme is aptly summarized in the subtitle: “Babe Ruth and the World He Created.”
Leavy has done exhaustive research and has uncovered lots of new information. In case you’re thinking: What else can there be said about Babe Ruth that hasn’t already been said? To which I answer: Plenty! Ms. I’ve just finished reading the wonderful new book on Babe Ruth, The Big Fella. …And after you read the story, who could blame him? “Well, I ain’t eatin’ your damned candy bar anymore!” -Babe Ruth, 1927
Excerpts From My Review of: The Big Fella, by Jane Leavy
You’ll see they’re each eating Ruth’s Home Run candy bar! (not the same as the Baby Ruth candy bar). In today’s parlance, I think we can safely say the Babe got “screwed!”Īlso, thanks to Don Stokes for sending me his great colorization of Babe and Walter Johnson from 1926. Story, so I thought this would be a good time to post excerpts from my review of the book that goes into detail about Babe and the candy bar saga. Another reader asked for details about the I agreed with him and I mentioned that I enjoyed the story from the book about the Baby Ruth candy bar. One of the readers on Facebook commented that he liked the book, The Big Fella, by Jane Leavy. That post has generated 3.8K “likes” on Facebook. Since I never tire of writing about the great Bambino, today I’ve got a follow-up to my “Happy Birthday, Babe” post from a few days ago. The Sad Saga of Babe Ruth and the Baby Ruth Candy Bar Lou Gehrig, Christy Walsh, and Babe Ruth on a barnstorming tour.īabe was extremely popular in the African-American population George Sisler, Babe Ruth, and Ty Cobb at the 1924 World Seriesīabe Ruth Day, June 13, 1948. Phil Cavaretta was the last living player to have played against Babe Ruth, May, 12, 1935.īabe Ruth and Ty Cobb at one of their challenge matchesīabe Ruth helping out at his father’s saloon, 1915 The Babe having some fun with Japanese youngsters.
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