Talk:Ty Cobb

I found this on the BR_Bullpen_talk:About:

PERHAPS YOU ARE UNINFORMED- THE HOMETOWN OF TYRUS RAYMOND COBB WAS IN ROYSTON, GA---NEAR ATHENS AND
ELBERTON, ROYSTON HAS THE TY COBB MUSEUM THAT HOLD MANY OF HIS COLLECTABLES... THE TOWN WAS GIVEN 
MONEY BY THE BALL PLAYER TO BUILD A HEATH CARE HOSPITAL THAT STILL BEARS HIS NAME. THE ANSCESTORS OF 
AMANDA CHITWOOD ARE STILL THERE. TY COBB IS BURIED IN A MOSELEUM IN THE LOCAL CEMETARY. MOST PEOPLE 
WHO ACTUALLY KNEW COBB GOT A GOOD LAUGH AT THE MOVIE "COBB" STARRING TOMMY LEE JONES , BECAUSE IT 
HARDLY CAPTURED THE CHARECTER OF MR. COBB, WHO IS KNOWN LOCALLY AS A FRIENDLY MAN THAT GAVE MUCH TO 
HIS COMMUNITY. ---BYRON D, SMITH ---jaybird5@simflex.com 

Can anybody verify this? --Exshpos 13:32, 26 Nov 2005 (EST)

There is a difference between "Born" and "Hometown". Carlton Fisk was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont but would never consider himself a Vermonter. His hometown is Charlestown, New Hampshire but the closest hospital was in Bellows Falls. I think the same goes for Cobb.--Scott 14:44, 26 Nov 2005 (EST)

What does "The best player ever to hit for bases." mean? Odd phrasing --Just me 13:04, 23 December 2006 (EST)

A website about North Georgia says this: "Early in his life his parents moved to Royston, Georgia because the town was on a major rail line and enjoying a boom period. Today he is so closely associated with the town that many mistakenly believe it was his birthplace. It is the location of the Ty Cobb Museum." http://www.ngeorgia.com. - Randy 13:16 23 December 2006 (EST)

Response to Just me: Good question. I suppose the intent is to say that Cobb was trying for singles, doubles, and triples instead of home runs. However, Cobb was presumably happy to get home runs, too. But other than inside-the-park ones, they weren't real likely until 1920. And I think the comment begs the question as to whether "hitting for bases" was the right thing to do in the 1920's. From a textual standpoint, there must be a better way to say what is intended there. I added an intro that pointed out some areas in which Cobb ranks # 1. - Randy 13:29 23 December 2006 (EST)

sorry guys, ty cobb was a freemason. note: http://procinwarn.com/freemasons.htm (under Prominent Masons in Public Life), http://www.scottishrite.org/web/SRpublications/facts.htm (at the bottom), and http://www.masonicinfo.com/famous1.htm. i think it is an interesting thing to add to a person's history page.

It had been removed because it was unsourced. If you put it back in with links to the proper sources, it will likely not be removed again. - --Mischa 21:20, 18 June 2007 (EDT)

how do you source? i tried to the first time and i obvisouly did it wrong. -Brandonrush

I removed the following sentence from the text: "Most historians now credit the 1910 title to Nap Lajoie". The reason is that it is not pertinent. The issue here is that the 1910 batting race was controversial (something no one can deny) and an illustration of Cobb's unpopularity among his peers. It is not to discuss who won the batting title that year - clearly, Lajoie won it as he ended with a higher batting average; that is a question of mathematics, not of historians huddling and making an award based on their judgment. The issue of interest for the article is how Cobb got to lose out to Lajoie, and especially what transpired on the last day of the season. --Philippe 02:26, 30 August 2008 (EDT)

I restored one paragraph, about Cobb's 1922 batting average, as it is based on Brian Marshall's article listed under "further reading" and offers some interesting insights on how statistics were kept at the time. I'm fine with the other improvements made by Brc.user100. --Philippe (talk) 04:43, 8 June 2015 (EDT)