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An MLB star known for his bold statements and stellar play got the full Mad Dog treatment on Thursday.
Pete Crow-Armstrong made waves recently when he appeared on Kristin Cavallari's podcast "Let's Be Honest" alongside fellow Cub Carson Kelly was asked for an unpopular opinion.
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"'Babe Ruth never existed' is one that I like," he said.
"I heard some pitcher with the Mariners…I think he did some podcast on Zoom when he was going down the rabbit hole with somebody about how Babe Ruth never existed," Crow-Armstrong said. "I was like, lowkey, that's awesome."
This week, Chris "Mad Dog" Russo took some time on "First Take" to let PCA have it, as reported by Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing.
'This Drove Me Nuts'
“PCA, who might be the MVP, this drove me nuts, mentioned on a podcast things that were derogatory as far his playing ability is concerned of the Bambino,” Russo ranted.
“Hey Pete, you’re talking to me now about Ruth! Nobody hit home runs like Babe Ruth. Say what you want about [Shohie] Ohtani, we understand that he’s a unicorn. Babe Ruth is so good it’s mindboggling. Did you know, Peter Crow-Armstrong, that Babe Ruth hit 27 home runs over 500 feet? Bonds? Never. Not one…Ruth owned baseball, nobody hit home runs like Ruth! He out-homered leagues!"
Russo also addressed PCA's claim that pitchers "might as well have been underhanding the ball to" Ruth.
“To sit there and say they were pitching underhand, well why didn’t anybody else hit the home runs hitting underhand? Outside of Gehrig, nobody hit home runs! It drives me crazy, especially in baseball, it drives me crazy when I hear today’s athletes and media guys who are 30 years old, who disparage the old-time guys.
“It drives me crazy when people think the baseball player in 1927 is not nearly as good as the baseball player today. Are you crazy? He would have been a Hall of Famer as a pitcher, forget as a hitter. There’s only one Babe Ruth. He hit anywhere, any place, any time. He’s that good. And when you start to knock Ruth…pay attention, do your homework. That was a disgrace what he said this week.”
We'll see if PCA doubles down on his Ruth take, but it's clear he won't be able to say such things without prompting some debate.
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