Who WON'T you collect?

[FUBAR]

rumour has it Ty Cobb was a bad racist and an arrogant, ignorant ass....

I too, as a Jays fan, was so disappointed in Robbie Alomar, he used to be my fav Jay at the time.

[Kawika]

The way Ben Chapman treated Jackie Robinson was the embodiment of thoughtless racism as it prevailed in the U.S. in those days. Pinky Higgins was no screaming hell as a human being either. Steve Carlton broke his silence with the press after he retired to share his opinions about Jews vis a vis The Elders of Zion. A regular Hall of Fame Asshole. There have probably been many others whose attitudes were contemptible and unforgivable, even in the context of their times. Would I collect their cards? I have an A&G Anson and some Cobbs and I still sleep OK. Why not a Goudey Chapman or a Play Ball Higgins? They're all part of the story of America and of baseball.

[Jewish-collector]

Originally Posted by Kawika

The way Ben Chapman treated Jackie Robinson was the embodiment of thoughtless racism as it prevailed in the U.S. in those days. Pinky Higgins was no screaming hell as a human being either. Steve Carlton broke his silence with the press after he retired to share his opinions about Jews vis a vis The Elders of Zion. A regular Hall of Fame Asshole. There have probably been many others whose attitudes were contemptible and unforgivable, even in the context of their times. Would I collect their cards? I have an A&G Anson and some Cobbs and I still sleep OK. Why not a Goudey Chapman or a Play Ball Higgins? They're all part of the story of America and of baseball.

Well said David. See you at the Baltimore National !!!

[E93]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

rumour has it Ty Cobb was a bad racist and an arrogant, ignorant ass....

Later in life, Ty Cobb also set up an educational foundation that mostly gave college scholarships to poor African Americans in Georgia. I think he really transformed over the years. I believe that foundation still exists today. Most of the money came from his investments in Coca Cola that made him a very wealthy man.
JimB

[Jay Wolt]

Later in life, Ty Cobb also set up an educational foundation that mostly gave college scholarships to poor African Americans in Georgia. I think he really transformed over the years. I believe that foundation still exists today

Jim, there is also a hospital in Cobb's hometown of Royston GA that treats anyone in need.
Its named after him and by the lobby is a Ty Cobb museum

[drc]

I see nothing wrong with collecting items of bad or ambiguous people-- Benedict Arnold, William Sherman, Jesse James, Al Capone--, though I would draw the line at serial killers.

If you read their bios, a number of the iconic Old West outlaws were borderline serial killers. Same could be said for many of the celebrated Depression Era gangsters.