Ty Cobb

[CMIZ5290]

Originally Posted by Zone91

Ty Cobb: ''My twenty years in baseball'' Edited by William R. Cobb

Great book!!

I now am a Ty Cobb fan for sure. Before this book I had a bad image of him from what other people had said...but now I do not!! Love the way his father ends up been a huge baseball fan...any kid would love to have a dad like that that encourages him no matter what as long as he shows passion for the game.

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You are certainly right on some aspects of Cobb. But from a fan's perspective, he was not in Ruth or Mantle's league as far as being loved. He would fight with anyone in a heartbeat, and he would take on all comers. He also was a flagrant racist and did not mind expressing his thoughts anywhere. On the field, he was second to none. Also in his later years, he financially supported many of his former teammates (1 was a Hall of Famer). He was extremely brilliant on how he invested his money....

[Zone91]

CMIZ5290

Me been sober for over 3 years I can appreciate that aspect of Cobb way more now than I could have ever done so in my party days. He explains why he became so serious in the book and I respect him for been like that.

I love Babe Ruth's story as well and Mantle's (my favorite player of all time) also...just not so much how much they drank all the time.

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Originally Posted by CMIZ5290

You are certainly right on some aspects of Cobb. But from a fan's perspective, he was not in Ruth or Mantle's league as far as being loved. He would fight with anyone in a heartbeat, and he would take on all comers. He also was a flagrant racist and did not mind expressing his thoughts anywhere. On the field, he was second to none. Also in his later years, he financially supported many of his former teammates (1 was a Hall of Famer). He was extremely brilliant on how he invested his money....

flagrant racist?