New Babe Ruth Footage Shows Rare Glimpse Of the Bambino On Defense

Posted: 13th October 2009 by Joseph DelGrippo in MLB
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Recently, the home movies of a New Hampshire family contained new, never before seenáfootage of the legendary Babe Ruth. The footage can be seen here: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/10/08/sports/baseball/1247465064285/the-great-bambino-resurfaces.html?th&emc=th Several amazing factors derive from this new footage. One is that it is new on-field video of the greatest sports figure of all time. While the Bambino was one of the most photographed figures in American History, most of these images were still photos. Very little actual on-field video footage is known. While the Babe is seen for aboutá60 seconds, one part reveals the competitive sideáof Ruth. He is shown striking out in the video, and appears to question the call by the home plate umpire. What is funn ...

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