Word: jenkinson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...University's English department deconstructed Ruth and "the politics of greatness." "Is baseball's canon-making procedure subjective?" Cassuto wondered. "Or does the statistically measurable quality of baseball make it possible to prove or measure Ruth's greatness?" Not surprisingly, there were many adherents to the latter proposition. William Jenkinson, a self-described investigative historian, attempted to quantify Ruth's home-run prowess, dropping such impressive phrases as "drag coefficient" and "fast-twitch muscle fiber." A more direct analysis was offered by Ray Hayworth, a Detroit Tigers catcher during Ruth's era who had the advantage of watching the superstar...