My life in baseball,: The true record,

This was a "refreshing" read, and by that I mean an interesting book written from an angle you never hear - from Ty Cobb's point of view. Cobb is such a hated figure in baseball history, I thought it would be fair to hear his side of the story, for once, and then make up my own mind.Almost everyone in the media is so biased these days, I reccomended you get both sides of any story, if you can. If you think I'm exaggerating about the venom directed toward this Hall Of Famer, just read Jeff Silverman's review for Amazon.com on the title page here.In Cobb's book, the Detroit Tiger admits being wrong a few times but not many. He points out where he was wronged, and in many cases it's hard to dispute.Ty Cobb was so controversial that I have come to believe, after reading this book and other anti-Cobb accounts, that he was an extremely complex man. He did a lot of good, a lot of kind deeds, and yet he was cutthroat, bitter and nasty at the same time. I'm sure he was not fun to play with, but he wasn't the Devil as most people portray him today.Those who criticize this book for being too biased are biased themselves. Believe me, it was very interesting to hear Cobb's side of the story and why he acted the way he did. With Cobb, who was a very literate man, you know he'll keep the book entertaining. Highly recommended.

Ty Cobb's masterpiece brought me as an eleven year old boy into the smoky, tobacco-chewing world of baseball's exciting, seamy origins, when fans could hear of a pennant-determining game's progress only by word of mouth, because even radio had not yet become a medium. These decades later, Cobb's crystal-clear portraits of Pie Traynor, Honus Wagner, and Babe Ruth shine in my mind still vividly.

An in depth view of baseball's yesteryear from Ty Cobb's perspective when the game was very different from today's nice guys always finish best. A must read for those who wondered what baseball used to be like.

This book is great Ty Cobb teaches you all of his secrets and relationships between other players in his time he even picks his all time team that he would go against anyone today and he said he would beat anyone with his all time team I think he probably wouldThis book is a must for a Cobb fan and a must if you are a baseball fan

INTERESTING EVEN TODAY

I bought this book through the Sport (Magazine) Book Club inabout 1962 when I was twelve and learned more about how to playbasball from it than from any other source.You don't have to be a driven old man with a lot of ugly qualities to recognize this book for what it is: magnificent lessons in the art and science of baseball.Ty Cobb succeeded at baseball, he succeeded at making money, and he may have been a failure in many ways as a human being, BUT this book is a fitting remembrance of his approach to baseball.

Great Book Excellent service

Good to read Cobb's perspective...