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during the yes network telecast today, they said the cap of the babe owned by david wells sold for over 500k in an auction

May 20, 2012 -- 11:02PM, Walton wrote:

I laugh when I hear about this guy and that guy. Babe Ruth was/is bigger as a baseball player than the next ten best COMBINED. Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez and Roy Halladay don't equal 10% of Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth is the most important American athlete EVER. The only one close is Muhammad Ali. Yes. Babe's original jersey sold for 4.4 million. 4.4 "beans" as Dennis Eckersley would say. If you sold Gehrig's, Dimaggio's, Mantle's, May's, and Aaron's jersey's it wouldn't total 4.4 million. Babe Ruth is baseball. Everyone else plays baseball.

Saw it on the news tonite. Channel 6 NBC.

How much did you pay for a bag of popcorn back then, Walton?

The only reason Babe's stuff is worth so much, is he was the first real icon, and the fact that the stuff wasn't mass market like today. When someone sells a Pujols original jersey, there will be 24000 of them floating around.

I put my bid in, but, $4.40 doesn't go very far in this market I guess. I don't understand people. If you need something to wear you can go to Wal-Mart and get a good pair of NEW jeans and a sweater for under $40. Why they want to pay that much for something already worn is crazy.