At the plate, he draws comparisons to such luminaries as Ty Cobb and Mickey Mantle.

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James ranks Musial 10th, behind Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, Walter Johnson and Josh Gibson.

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Ty Cobb sat in a corner, his smile a crooked line, and said, I scuffed the ball, my friend.

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His lawyer, Ty Cobb, said Huang maintains he did nothing wrong and is eager to tell his side of the story.

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People can argue Ty Cobb was a hooligan and he got in.

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Gee, here he was, 120, still Ty Cobb was bitter.

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So, you know, I think we just live in that kind of world now where people are starting to pay more attention, that Ty Cobb could have gotten away with it.

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Players before Robinson had been ferocious on the base paths Ty Cobb, in particular and later players, like Maury Wills and Rickey Henderson, ran faster than Robinson, who had a pigeon-toed stride, his arms and shoulders churning the air.

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Even though Larkin only received 51.6% of the vote in his first year of eligibility (2010), many were of the opinion that he would join the ranks of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and the other icons of the sport sooner rather than later.

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Not only should Jeter easily eclipse the 90% threshold, but he could join the likes of Tom Seaver (98.83%), Nolan Ryan (98.79%), Cal Ripken, Jr. (98.53%), Ty Cobb (98.23%), and George Brett (98.19%) as the only players to exceed 98% on a Hall of Fame ballot.

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