Ty Cobb - Not a Cheating Bigot or Dirty Player - new biography

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by calvindog

This obviously will come as a shock to you but are you aware that different standards existed in different eras?

Well said, Jeff.

What has to be realized here is that 40 years after the Civil War ended....it really didn't end in many American's minds. Circa 1905 - 1908,
when the careers of guys like Cobb and Joe Jackson started, there were very few BB players from the "deep South". And, it wasn't easy at
the beginning for them to fit in.

Hey guys....after reading all these books on Cobb that have been written by guys who have an "agenda", try reading TY AND THE BABE.
Tom Stanton provides a fair and very interesting take on Cobb (especially Cobb's rivalry with the Babe....when Ruth pitched for Boston).

I'll not reveal anymore, but it's a great story on these two legends of Baseball, during their playing years and after. The Appendix is about
Ty Cobb versus Babe Ruth, Game by Game. It's fascinating to read the details of approx. 200 games that Cobb and Ruth played in from
May 11, 1915 > Sept 11, 1927.







TED Z
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