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Originally Posted by bfisher
Ruth started his career as a pitching star before he became a power hitter.
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I know that, but the team deciding Ruth would be more valuable as an everyday player is vastly different from our fictional Roy being a good enough pitcher to get a tryout, then somehow deciding during his fifteen-year hiatus to come back as a hitter. Malamud doesn't offer even a hint of why this happened.