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Originally Posted by 100backstroke
Babe Ruth was no perfect dude - married but had mistresses. And probably even a child or two from mistresses- I think he adopted one. Late night partying with games the next day. How responsible is that? Ahh, can't be, we all love Ruth, right! Sometimes easy to sweep aside certain things with certain people, and hammer other dudes.
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He also played in New York and was jovial. Being successful in New York makes up for a plethora of sins. That's not intended as a slight to the Big Apple just a testament to how much they love their baseball. Let's not even start on The Mick and his foibles. Point being Cobb is misunderstood