Help identifying the sliding player in this T212

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Originally Posted by Mark17

It's Cobb, and no, I am not joking. I am almost positive. I posted this awhile ago but it didn't get much traction:

https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...=328942&page=3

Post 109 and a few subsequent. I won't be redundant and re-state my reasoning here, but I will add one thing:

In the T202 set, the backs are very descriptive of the action on the center panel, even when a player misses a pitch, is late with a tag or throw, or is out. Yet on this card, the player prominently displayed, who is being called out, is left unnamed. Why?

If you're making baseball cards to put in cigarette packages between 1909 and 1912, who is your most valuable subject? Wagner is off the table and near the end of his career. Clearly, your top draw is Cobb. That's why he has 4 cards in the 1909-1911 T206 set. Also consider, who is the one player especially prickly when it comes to any criticism of his play? Again, Cobb.

So, if you have a great action shot to use in your set, that's fine, but to make sure you can avoid the wrath, and possible objection to using his image in the future, don't publish a card declaring Ty Cobb is out at the plate.

You can say Chase looks awkward, you can have Wheat striking out, and you can strongly imply Bugs Raymond is often too drunk/hung over to pitch, but you don't want to say anything critical of Ty Cobb.

For comparison:

Thank you for the reply. Great information!

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