Editorial: Aaron great on field, even better in hard game of life Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail Atlanta Braves' great Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's record for career home runs in 1974. For many fans, the anticipation was delicious. But Aaron also received hate mail and death threats. Aaron was one of the greatest baseball players — and an even better human being./Associated Press When he wielded a bat, the first things you noticed were the wrists, flicking with the speed and power of a cobra. They were amazing, those wrists. Rocket launchers. Able to send a ball into the cheap seats, an airborne souvenir for any fan with a glove.