DizRotus Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 (edited) A friend and my son simultaneously emailed the link to an article about Ty Cobb. Apparently, Ty Cobb is a victim of character assassination. http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/who-was-ty-cobb-the-history-we-know-thats-wrong/ The 4-hour Jackie Robinson PBS documentary by Ken Burns is excellent. Not to compare the, at best, mercurial, but immensely talented, Ty Cobb to the genuinely heroic and superbly talented social pioneer, Jackie Robinson, but, perhaps Ken Burns will read this article and feel compelled to dig deeper regarding Ty Cobb, Edited April 18, 2016 by DizRotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) Great article. He was one of my historical heroes during my little league days. Edited April 19, 2016 by oldtimer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) The truth about Cobb is probably somewhere between. All this time we thought Cobb was going for Krichell's nether regions and come to find out he was kicking the ball out of his glove in this photo. Edited April 19, 2016 by JL Sargent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Morbius Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 You sure that's the ball he was trying to kick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 C'mon man. The catcher himself described the play. I must have read the only positive book (which was for kids after all) ever written up to that point about him. His attitude for the game should be a model for all players, especially now since most are set for life with one contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 (edited) It's interesting that Jackie Robinson and Cobb had similar playing styles. They were both extremely active on the base paths, agitated pitchers and stole a lot of bases, including home. It's unfortunate their careers didn't overlap. One can only imagine the success Robinson would have enjoyed had he played in the majors earlier than as a 28 year-old rookie. Edited April 20, 2016 by DizRotus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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