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can you compare Ty cobb to Barry Bonds?……I say no?
it is true they both are jerks of the field. But on the Field Ty Cobb played hard, and what he was naturaly played what he thought was the right way. while barry bonds cheated the game by artificialy making himself a great home run hitter.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Cobb
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2727325
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/03/MNGGFA0UDU65.DTL
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/03/06/news.excerpt/index.html?cnn=yes
I agree that both are jerks. Both are very selfish and treat those around them with contempt. The difference is the respect, admiration, and loyalty that Cobb had to the game. He understood that the game was what mattered, not who was playing it. Bonds has no respect for any aspect of the game.
And for the record – the only thing that has changed about the size of ball fields from the beginning of the modern era (1903 to now is how far back the outfield fences are. All other dimensions are the same now as they were then and I believe that in his prime, Cobb would still be hitting .370 against todays pitchers.