The Ruth-v-Bonds discussion is similar to my point in the "Is Auto-racing a Sport" thread -- the records of auto racing, baseball, etc can't be measured from one era to another. You can put todays top milers in old-style shoes and clothes to see if they can beat Roger Bannister, but you can't put Michael Schumacher in a 1932 Alfa for the Mille Miglia. You similarly can't compare Bonds and Ruth - you can only say that Ruth was more dominant in his era than Bonds is in his.
And don't curse the Babe and say that such habits can't make an elite athlete: David Wells pitched a no-hitter so hung-over he couldn't see straight.
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