It's all about the era in which players played in. It's too difficult in any sport to say who is the best ever because of the different talent levels they played with. Ruth was by-far the best player in his era, but I think as time goes by players get better as a whole and that he may have not had the same success in today's game as he had when he played. It goes for all sports. This is a Dolphins site so i'll bring up football and the NFL has incredibly big guys playing; I don't know how good some of the players from the past would be playing in today's game. It's all opinion anyways. Ted Williams was right-handed and batted left-handed which makes his power numbers even more remarkable. Still he'll get the Dan Marino treatment because he never won a championship. It's great to discuss who is the best ever but it's all subjective and I think it's more about "being in the conversation," because their will probably never be an unanimous decision for who is the best ever in any sport.