Derek Jeter asked Barry Bonds how he would do against legendary pitcher Satchel Paige. Bonds' response was priceless.
Barry Bonds has a strong statistical case as the greatest hitter in baseball history. He holds all-time records for career home runs and home runs in a season , and his seven MVP awards are unparalleled. Satchel Paige is, effectively, somewhere between Paul Bunyan and Cy Young.
'Gone! You done lost your mind, Jeter! Gone! Simple: gone!' Paige began pitching in the late 1920s, and his official NLB tally is incredible: a 2.36 career ERA over 22 documented seasons. Negro Leagues statistics are incomplete, but Paige kept his own unofficial tallies. Among them: More than 2,000 wins, 250 shutouts and 50 no-hitters. The Hall of Fame hurler pitched in the majors through his age-46 season, and even came out of retirement to make an appearance at 58 years old.
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