Tyrus Raymond Cobb

[EngDawg]

One of Ty Cobb’s most infamous quotes about baseball was that “Its something like a war.” Meaning that he would try anything and everything up to pure violence to gain a competitive advantage. A century later OM has elected to adopt Cobb’s approach to sport and try anything and everything to win. What we saw last night was a deliberate and extralegal attempt to injure and intimidate an opposing team to gain a competitive advantage.

 

[HammerOfTheDogs]

Cobb never fought in a war. Sports is NOT war

Art Donovan, who fought as a Marine in World War II and was later a Hall of Fame lineman for the Baltimore Colts was once asked if football was like war. The normally jovial Donovan raged:

"Dey say football is a WAHR. Dey talk about trenches! But if yuh REALLY in the WAR, and you're REALLY in the trenches, that's when you [bleep] your pants! Gimme a break."

My dad, who played small college ball in the '50's and later fought in Vietnam, also used to laugh at the comparison.

 

[mount lefroy]

Art Donovan, who fought as a Marine in World War II and was later a Hall of Fame lineman for the Baltimore Colts was once asked if football was like war. The normally jovial Donovan raged:

"Dey say football is a WAHR. Dey talk about trenches! But if yuh REALLY in the WAR, and you're REALLY in the trenches, that's when you [bleep] your pants! Gimme a break."

My dad, who played small college ball in the '50's and later fought in Vietnam, also used to laugh at the comparison.

And amen to that. If more people understood what war really is, we’d be far less prone to engage in one.

Sport is competitive exercise.

 

[HumpDawgy]

I hear its like deer hunting except you are the deer.