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steveSlacks is 100% right about Ty Cobb who in my opinion is the 2nd greatest player of all time behind Ruth. Much tougher to figure out 3rd best with Williams, DiMaggio, Mays, Schmidt, Bench, Bonds or about 10 others.
Tbob - I understand your point about Cobb and it is a valid point. But to clarify my point on Rose...he damaged the integrity of the game "between the white lines." That is all that should really matter for "not" considering Hall of Fame election. Of course that is how it always has been. Despite Cobb's problems, as well as problems of dozens of other players, it did not affect the integrity of the games played in between the white lines. Joe Jackson is a tougher call for me as to whether or not he should be in the Hall of Fame because of the differing information written about his involvement in the black sox scandal.