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He's no Babe. (Voice Of The Fan).(Letter to the Editor)

The Sporting News

| December 03, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I agreed with Michael Knisley's article in the November 19 issue about Mark McGwire until the following: "Nobody--not Aaron, not Babe Ruth ... nor anybody else--hit home runs with the panache, power and glory that McGwire did. His home runs didn't just clear the fence. More often than not, they went above and beyond ..."

Wow. Once he mentioned Babe ...

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