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davidcyclebackI was offering my opinion that Rose was a better player than Jackson. I wasn't suggesting that it wasn't debatable, or that it was wrong to disagree with me.
Though, I still think Rose's career was better. And it's a testement to how great Ty Cobb was. Cobb had a significantly higher lifteime batting average than 'perfect swing' Joe Jackson, and Jackson retired at his peak at 31, while Cobb retired at 41. Cobbs' astonishingly high lifetime batting average includes all those sore joint old man years. In his last year, the umpire had to wipe the dribble from Cobb's chin and turn him so he was facing the pitcher, and Cobb still hit .328. His average would have been even higher, except his cane kept getting caught in his adult diaper when he ran to first base.