What kind of pitcher was Babe Ruth?

[AussieDodger]

A fat one like David Wells.

you beat 2 people to it!

If someone beats me to a quip on here I have resolved to just post it anyway.

That person is usually h0rt as apparently we are sharing a brain in 2009 for baseball-think and humour.

[Neato Torpedo]

Yeah, with the lack of hitting, fielding was a much higher priority back then. Most of the IF positions were considered no-hit, all-field players except 1B. That, and the dead ball thing, explains the BABIP.

[Dan Lambskin]

anyone else think we need a list of pitchers who are fat?

i'll start

Babe Ruth
David Wells
Rich Garces
Bartolo Colon

[AussieDodger]

Daimon Easley

[Inukchuk]

Cole Hamels could be if he wanted to.

[StlSluggers]

That person is usually h0rt as apparently we are sharing a brain in 2009 for baseball-think and humour.

Ouch. You gonna take that, Hort?

[SlightlyStoopid]

Joe Blanton ain't no spring chicken.

Bob Wickman also comes to mind.

[Yoda]

What kind of pitcher was Babe Ruth? A fat one like Davis Wells.

[Dan Lambskin]

Joe Blanton ain't no spring chicken.

Bob Wickman also comes to mind.

that means old...not fat

[mac-unit]

anyone else think we need a list of pitchers who are fat?

i'll start

Babe Ruth
David Wells
Rich Garces
Bartolo Colon

CC Sabathia

Carlos Zambrano is up there and Chris Young is listed at 278 on yahoo.