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(More customer reviews)This 10 x 8 sepia toned double matted photograph might show Ty Cobb batting during spring training, but it does show his peculiar way of holding a bat, his hands spaced several inches apart. From that starting point the Georgia Peach could adjust accordingly to bunt, slap the ball, or go for a fun swing. Cobb was the dominant player in baseball before the coming of Babe Ruth (the only other serious nominee is Honus Wagner), representing the time when the game was played as "something like a war." However, the more we know about Tyrus Raymond Cobb, the less there is to like about him. His obsession with being first was pathological and when he got into big time trouble it was invariably because of his racist views. But when you are talking about being a fierce competitor playing baseball the only other name that comes to mind, ironically enough, would be Jackie Robinson.
Cobb was part of the inaugural class of the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936, receiving 222 votes out of 226 ballots cast (98.23%). You have to wonder what four members of the BBWAA did not vote for "The Georgia Peach." His Hall of Fame plaque is remarkably sparse given what it says: "Led American League in Batting twelve times and created or equaled more major league records than any other player. Retired with 4191 major league hits." The numbers the plaque only alludes to are quite impressive. Cobb had a lifetime batting average of .367, 297 triples, nine batting titles in a row, 23 straight seasons hitting over .300 (three seasons over .400), 2,245 runs and 892 stolen bases.
My favorite story about Ty Cobb reflects the fact he was from another era when baseball tells how at at the start of the 1960s, when baseball had been transformed by integration, night baseball, and expansion the question was raised as to what Ty Cobb would bat if he were playing baseball at that time instead of at the start of the century. The considered reply from the player (it changes depending on who tells the story) is that Cobb would only bat .260, maybe .270 tops. The person asking the question is astonished, but is then reminded that, after all, Cobb was then 80 years old.
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Enjoy this photograph featuring MLB player Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers. A great collector's piece for all Detroit Tigers fans!About this photo: OFFICIALLY LICENSED Photo Custom printed and cropped on high-gloss photographic paper Mounted in an acid-free mat with precision cut beveled edges Made in a custom photographic lab, not on a printing press Each game-action or portrait photograph was taken by a professional photographer Photo File is an authorized licensee for this photo Outside matte is eggshell white with a black interior matte. Note: This is an unautographed photograph.
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