“The great trouble with baseball today is that most of the players are in the game for the money and that’s it, not for the love of it, the excitement of it, the thrill of it.” - Ty Cobb
76 years ago today, former Detroit Tigers Ty Cobb became one of the first players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, a class that included Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. Cobb spent most of career with the Detroit Tigers (22 seasons), had a batting average of .367 and was known for his surly temperment and aggressive playing style:
“When I began playing the game, baseball was about as gentlemenly as a kick in the crotch.”
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