the greatest hitters in the history of the major leagues
The debate began to rage during the 2003 baseball season, as Barry Bonds began to creep closer to Hank Aaron's career home run leading total of 755 home runs -- is Bonds a better hitter than the legendary Babe Ruth? Of course they played in different eras, under different conditions, and had very dis-similar styles. One thing is clear, however, Ruth and Bonds are two of the greatest, if not the greatest, hitters in the history of the game. Rawlings Sporting Goods also has a long history of success in the game of baseball, with many major leaguers relying on Rawlings bats as their bat of choice, both in eras gone by and today. It makes sense then that one of the leading suppliers of bats to major leaguers would know a little something about hitting. In Rawlings Presents Big Stix, the Top 25 Hitters of All Time, author Rob Rains will take a close look at the greatest hitters in the history of the game, determining -- at least for arguments' sake -- if Bonds is a b! etter hitter than Ruth. Or was somebody else, Ted Williams perhaps, better than either Ruth or Bonds? Rains will take a unique look at all of the great hitters in the game, examining their careers and coming up with a ranking that will be certain to make this book a topic of discussion and debate.
