As sports fans, we hear the expression ‘GOAT’ said a lot. In football, its thrown around for legends such as Joe Montana and John Elway, or more recently, future Hall of Famer Tom Brady. In baseball, however, it’s reserved for perhaps only one man. He’s a man of many nicknames: ‘The Sultan of Swat,’ ‘The Colossus of Clout,’ ‘The King of Crash,’ ‘The Great Bambino.’ There’s one nickname, though, that stuck with Yankees legend George Herman Ruth throughout his lifetime: ‘Babe.’
The Rising Star
When we think of Ruth, we often think of the quintessential Yankees legend.