Only the Ball Was White
Turns out Babe Ruth was black.
Well, at least that's the selling point of novelist J. Anderson Cross' latest work, "The Bambino Secret."
In press releases for the book, Cross says the story is "based on the true story of Babe Ruth," and that part of that tale includes going through life passing as a white guy.
Ruth's non-whiteness has been rumored since his playing days, and has always been based mostly on his physical appearance and unknowns surrounding his parentage.
But Cross now claims that he found the "key link" to prove the Ruth race rumors in a "handwritten journal entitled: Colored Marriages from 1853 to 1859" that the author found in Abingdon, Va., while researching for the novel.
Tough to refute that sort of evidence.
Cross' incredible discovery knocks 714 home runs off Caucasians' historical home run total, and forces whitey to read all the way down to No. 8 on the all-time list ( Dead Balls Era™ spokesmodel Mark McGwire) to find one of their own.
Oh, well.
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8:31 pm
Babe Ruth black?! No way. Next thing you'll tell us Troy O'Leary isn't Irish.
I know a Tipperary lad when I see them.
12:37 pm
Should be an easy enough DNA test with all the technology we have now. Let the truth speak for itself. Won't change anything anyway...
1:14 pm
Have you really looked at the Bambino's features? Broad nose, fluted nostrils. Size and strength beyond any other athlete of his time. Probably had mixture of race in him.
He has a living grand-daughter or great grand-daughter, who could have her DNA tested.
This is not a bad thing unless "racial hatred" or "racial purity" is your bag.
My prediction: by 2050 (if the planet survives), the number of Hispanics in the top ten home run hitters in Major League baseball will be around 5.
Change is good in sports and in politics. Have a happy 2008.
1:51 pm
And it matters because...
5:37 pm
I don't know the bloggers race, but the tounge in cheek "Forces whitey" statement ahowa a sign of ignorance. If this author is correct, I am sure his research was not motivated by a need to remove 700 or so home runs from Caucasians or whitey as you put it. If anything, it is another example of race in america. Would Babe Ruth had been as beloved had he not passed as a white man? No. He wouldn't have even been accepted. The interesting story, the one we well never know, is that of his conscience, his inner struggles, his twoness, etc.