The Tiger Wore Spikes: The Life and Incredibly Troubled Legacy of Ty Cobb - Part I - The Georgia Peach Cobbler

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"C is for Cobb,
Who grew spikes and not corn,
And made all the basemen
Wish they hadn't been born."
- Ogden Nash, "Lineup For Yesterday"

Ty Cobb was one of the greatest baseball players of all time and king of the so-called Deadball Era. He played in the major leagues from 1905 to 1928, and was the first player ever voted into the Hall of Fame.
His lifetime batting average of .366 is amazing, and has only been surpassed this year due to MLB amending their statistics to (finally) account for the Negro Leagues.
But for all that, most people, let alone fans of America's Past Time believe him to be first and foremost, an awful person—a racist and a low-down cheat who thought nothing of injuring his fellow players just to gain another base or score a run.
While some of that might be well and true, other parts of it have been sensationalized, embellished or straight-up fabricated. The result of not one, but two, biographies that did nothing more than to create the image of a bloodthirsty bigot that many believe to still be true today.
On this episode, the Hungry Historian will guide you through the tale of Ty Cobb as most people know it, before providing you with new information and research that may cast one of baseball's most famous villains in a new light.
Well, maybe.
In addition, Chef Money has created a feature recipe that will perfectly "TY" into this series and be one that you will be wanting to show off at your next summer shindig - The Georgia Peach Cobbler.
Cheers!
The Georgia Peach Cobbler
Ingredients:

• 5 peaches, peeled, cored, and sliced (about 4 cups)
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 oz bourbon
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp kosher salt
• ½ cup melted, unsalted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

**Directions will be available on Part II of this series**