My Life in Baseball: The True Record by Ty Cobb, Al Stump
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Book Reviews of My Life in Baseball: The True Record
Book Review: Passionate and excellent.
Summary: 5 Stars
Of all the books that are out there about Ty Cobb, this one rings the truest. Although ghostwritten by Al Stump (author of "Cobb"), it is written from audio recordings, interviews, and time spent with Cobb while he talked about his fellow players and his life. Its content and wording are glossed over by Stump, but the basic Cobb still comes through. If you want to get a feel for the man, read his book and get it straight from the horse's mouth.Book Review: Great book
Summary: 5 Stars
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 would
This book is a must for a Cobb fan and a must if you are a baseball fan
Book Review: a must read for a true baseball fan
Summary: 5 Stars
Cobb is the 1st man into the hall of fameyou need to read this
No one ever loved playing baseball more than the Peach
love him or hate him
this is a must read for any TRUE baseball fan
Book Review: 'Refreshing' To Hear The Other Side Of The Story
Summary: 4 Stars
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.
Book Review: Cobb! The greatest who ever lived.
Summary: 4 Stars
Ty Cobb truly is the greatest baseball player who ever lived. This book talks about his life, and pretty much skips over the childhood parts. I enjoyed that, because I was looking for a great baseball read. This is the second best baseball book I have read, next to Satchel Paige: Maybe I'll Pitch Forever. Cobb shows his sense of humor, like calling Babe Ruth an egg with stilts. This book shows nothing about him being a monster like other biographies have stated. You may say, "Well, he's lying or something." But I don't think he is. For one thing, if he was really a monster and didn't care about other people like other books said, why would he all of a sudden care? Also, why would the other biographies come out once Ty Cobb has already died. It also teaches about baseball, like how to play. I play baseball, and am not very good. I read this book, and my batting average has jumped up to .346. Ty Cobb truly is the greatest to ever where spikes, regardless of wheater or not he used those violently. I don't see how you can argue with a .367 average, and bat .300 or more 23 years in a row. I highly suggest this book to anyone who likes baseball, it is a very good book and enjoyable to read.