Although it has been more than 75 years since he last laced up his spikes, Ty Cobb remains arguably the greatest player in the long history of baseball. Certainly the Detroit Tigers outfielder remains the most controversial. He hit .367 over 24 seasons (1905-1928), won a dozen batting titles, and was the first man elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. But it was his blowtorch personality that set the "Georgia Peach" apart from all others.
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Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Cobb's 1905 debut in the major leagues, and featuring 150 rarely seen photographs, Peach provides a balanced analysis of this baseball icon's life inside and outside the game, with particular emphasis on his treatment in pop culture and public memory.
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A cross between tidal wave, cyclone and earthquake--Fire, wind and water all out on a lark; Then out from the reel comes the glitter of steel, Plus ten tons of dynamite hitched to a spark. - Grantland Rice
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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A slice of unforgettable sports history,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Peach: Ty Cobb in His Time and Ours (Hardcover)
Peach: Ty Cobb In His Time And Ours is a coffee table biography of one of baseball's greatest players, who hit .367 over 24 seasons (1905-1928), won a dozen batting titles, and was the first man elected to baseball's Hall of Fame. Ty Cobb was well known for his intense and changeable personality, rivalries, and petty jealousies; but author Richard Bak reveals a side of Ty Cobb less discussed... a man who came to the aid of down-and-out ballplayers, founded a hospital system and educational foundation which remain successful after a half-century, and who came to terms with his own tarnished legend. Published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Ty Cobb's baseball debut, and featuring over 150 rarely seen black-and-white photographs, Peach: Ty Cobb In His Time And Ours is a slice of unforgettable sports history and a "must-have" for fans of great baseball figures throughout history.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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The Best Book on Ty Cobb Ever.,
By Pathfinder (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Peach: Ty Cobb in His Time and Ours (Hardcover)
Richard Bak is one of the best sportwriters working today, and his other books on early 20th-century baseball show his comprehensive knowledge and remarkable insight into the era and its players. (He's even done an illustrated history of Casey Stengel--now, that's deep history.) This book has some wonderful images, and the writing is up to Mr. Bak's standards, which is to say, excellent. Cobb's story is an amazing one, and Mr. Bak tells it well. This book was hard to put down once I started reading it.
It's been rumored that he's been working on a long-awaited book on the Dead Ball era, and I for one can't wait.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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An insightful book about the BEST baseball player ever,
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This review is from: Peach: Ty Cobb in His Time and Ours (Hardcover)
Ty Cobb is, hands-down, the best baseball player ever. It's just too bad that his baseball accomplishments have been obscured by his larger-than-life personality. Richard Bak does an amazing job of presenting a fair and objective overview of Cobb's life in "Peach."
This book is filled with pictures, stats, and quotes. But Bak doesn't obscure the biography by doing so; instead, he uses these tools to really enhance the story of a fascinating personality. Unlike other biopics that only seem to focus on Cobb's faults, "Peach" is well-balanced and fair. Parental caution: Many of the quotes from both Ty Cobb and his contemporaries contain unfiltered, lockeroom-only vocabulary. And many of the sordid details of both Cobb's life and his peers are quite lurid. Parents should use caution. I enjoyed learning more about this complex man, and I would recommend this book to all serious baseball fans.
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