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Old 03-12-2015, 03:58 PM
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but can he field pop-ups?
That was Cobb's criticism of him, as expressed to Ted Williams, if I recall the story. And when Williams made a smart ass retort referring I think to Hornsby's .424 season, Cobb threw him out.
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