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After the game, we headed just a few blocks away to the Babe Ruth birthplace and museum.  We got a little insight into the greatest player to ever play the game.

To those of you A-Rod and Bonds fans, I have to say that there is no comparison . . . let’s see Alex or Barry hit 29 home runs in a season as a starting pitcher . . . Ruth was one of the premiere pitchers in the game, recording 96 victories as a pitcher before becoming an everyday right fielder, and it was his choice to move to right field so that he could play every day and hit more home runs.  babe-ruth-museum.jpgHow many home runs would Bonds have if he had to play in Yankee Stadium in 1923 where straightaway centerfield was 490 feet?  In truth, how many home runs could Ruth have hit if he had been an everyday player during his years with Baltimore and Boston?

It was our intent to have dinner at G&M Seafood on the recommendation of our friend Roc McNaughton, but unfortunately the light rail system shut down at 7:00 PM on Sundays, and we would have had no way back to the Inner Harbor other than a long and costly cab ride.  Instead, we made our way to Phillip’s Seafood Buffet and effectively stuffed ourselves.

When we finished dinner just before 9 PM, there were still many people milling around the harbor on a balmy Sunday night, so we decided to head on over to Federal Hill before calling it a night.

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