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Originally Posted by BEAVER
If ****ing Ty cobb is in all these guys should be in:
But the most outrageous incident might be what happened more than a century ago today. While playing against the Highlanders in New York, Cobb was so incensed by remarks from a heckler named Claude Lucker that he charged into the stands and attacked the man. As Cobb began beating and stomping the man with those razor-sharp cleats that had punished so many basemen, a crew of his teammates held people at bay. Some in the crowd protested, since Lucker had lost all of one hand and most of the other in an industrial accident, and couldn't defend himself with his fists. A cry went up: “Cobb, that man has no hands!” Cobb reportedly yelled back in a psychotic rage, “I don’t care if he got no feet!” Protected by his teammates, the beating went on until a cop and an umpire led Cobb away.
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I mean, there are plenty of scumbags in all of sports who belong in the HOF. I don’t want that to ever be a metric. Of course with the exception of serious criminals like OJ and Darren sharper. I don't think that's a particularly hard line to draw. I don't want the media to be injecting emotional opinion into a decision that should predominantly be about merit.
The thing about Pete rose is that he was a criminal asshole on top of breaking the cardinal rule in all of sports. I don't love giving him a second chance. But at the very least can people stop with the hero worship, victimization and celebration? Im not going to be outraged if he gets in but the MLB and HOF shouldn't cut a single corner calling these guys out for exactly who they are. What drives me a little more crazy is the misinformation that will swirl romanticizing both rose and shoeless Joe. They are not victims. They were banned for the right reasons.