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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...scoring titles is testament enough. If team success is the crucial factor, then Jordan's five championships in seven years--thanks to his 39 points in Game 6 on Friday night--trumps everyone who wasn't a Celtic or a Yankee. Jordan's only competition, really, is Ruth. Bobby Mattick, the 86-year-old scout for the Toronto Blue Jays, says, "Bill Essick, who signed Joe DiMaggio, once told me that nobody was better than Ruth. Frankly, I have an easier time imagining Jordan playing in the majors than I do Ruth running up and down the floor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIKE, AND THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF SPORT | 6/23/1997 | See Source »

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