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Recent biographies have tried to rehabilitate the image of Ty Cobb, suggesting he was not the racist monster of popular imagination. But a string of violent incidents throughout his career indicate otherwise, as Mike and Bill discovered when they delved into Cobb's history to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the time the Tigers got tired enough of his behavior that they tried to trade him, but couldn't find any takers.
By Mike Bates and Bill Parker4.3
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Recent biographies have tried to rehabilitate the image of Ty Cobb, suggesting he was not the racist monster of popular imagination. But a string of violent incidents throughout his career indicate otherwise, as Mike and Bill discovered when they delved into Cobb's history to commemorate the 111th anniversary of the time the Tigers got tired enough of his behavior that they tried to trade him, but couldn't find any takers.

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