Thanks GF, but...

GFon0834 has left a new comment on your post "I can not tell you how good this makes me feel...":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Greenberg
Link on Hank

Very nice post. There is some many bloggers reflecting on tiger greats. What about our fans voting Ty Cobb our Local Hero? Is Hank a better choice? Go Tigers! God Bless You Boys!

Ben's response:

Ty Cobb may have been the best baseball plyer, ever.

But he was ( as I understand it) a bitter and cruel man. He was an outspoken foe of de-segregation.

I hestitate to fall into the trap of "presentism" --- viewing the past through the prism of of the present. But I would also hestitate to make a shrine for Ty Cobb.

Ben