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  1.                                  Ty Cobb has been called 
  2.                                  the greatest major league 
  3.                                  player in history. He was 
  4.                                  also called selfish and 
  5.                                  mean by his fellow
  6.                                  ballplayers. 
  7.  
  8. Ty was aggressive in everything he did. To 
  9. scare his opponents before games, he 
  10. would sharpen his spikes on the top step of
  11. the dugout. He often fought with managers, 
  12. opposing players, umpires, and fans. He 
  13. had few friends. But even those who disliked
  14. him respected and admired his skills on the
  15. field.
  16.  
  17. "The Georgia Peach" (a nickname he was 
  18. given because he came from Georgia, 
  19. a state famous for peaches) was not