Ty Cobb

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Ty Cobb (タイ・カッブ, Tai Kabbu), full name Tyrus Raymond Cobb (タイラス・レイモンド・カッブ, Tairasu Reimondo Kabbu), is the main protagonist of the one-shot History's Greatest Hitting Machine! Ty Cobb from The Lives of Eccentrics.

Ty Cobb is an American Major League Baseball player who played for the Detroit Tigers. Over the course of his career filled with controversies, he earned a place in the history of baseball as one of the greatest. His unmatched skill and fierce personality led many to believe that he is possessed by a vengeful ghost.

Appearance

Ty Cobb is a Caucasian man of average hight and build. He has short hair, sunken cheeks, pronounced cheekbones, and a dorsal hump.

He is usually depicted wearing the uniform of his team.

Personality

During his childhood, Ty Cobb, thanks to his upbringing, was an honest boy. He was also very athletic and prefered hunting and baseball over studying. After the death of his father, Cobb's personality radically changed, as he became more arrogant, aggressive and violent.

Ty Cobb is infamously confrontational. Whenever he is faced with anything he deems insulting or disrespectful, he responds with extreme aggression, often resorting to violence.

Ty Cobb displays extreme confidence in his abilities, be it in baseball or outside of it. Such confidence isn't unfounded, because when he is faced with any kind of adversity, in his career or in his personal life, he often comes out on top.

Abilities

Baseball

Ty Cobb is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He was one of the first people to study the sport from a scientific point. Ty was also adept at recognizing unique habits that pitchers had in their posture.

During his career, Ty Cobb had set multiple world records: 892 stolen bases total (unbroken for 50 years), 92 most stolen bases within a season (highest record for 60 years), .367 batting average. He has also led the American team in batting for 9 years in a row, 12 times in total.

History

Early Life

Tyrus Raymond Cobb was born on December 18th, 1886, in the state of Georgia. He was raised in an affluent and religious home and was an athletic boy who preferred hunting and baseball over studying. His father vehemently opposed Tyrus's interest in baseball, as he considered the sport to be vulgar. Ty's father was killed by his wife in 1905. That event significantly affected Ty Cobb, dramatically changing his demeanor, making it significantly more arrogant and aggressive.

Professional Career

In 1908, during a game against Boston Red Sox, Ty Cobb declared that he will steal second base on the next pitch. As he approached the catcher on second base, the catcher's arm suddenly started to bleed profusely. The catcher accused Ty of cutting him with his cleats, to which Ty Cobb responded by saying that he'll steal third base, too.

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Ty Cobb
Ty Cobb
Hollows
Hollows
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Ty Cobb’s Father
Ty Cobb’s Mother
Ty Cobb’s Mother
Paraplegic Spectator
Paraplegic Spectator
HollowsLink to this section
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Hollows (ホロウズ, Horouzu) is a Major League Baseball player and a member of Philadelphia Athletics who also serves as the narrator of the story. He uses a technique called spitball; he keeps a small file in his glove that leaves scratches on the baseballs, giving them an unusual trajectory when they're thrown.

He played against Ty Cobb in June 1912. During the game, Cobb got frustrated with Hollows's spitballs and called a time out, during which he started taunting Hollows. As a response, Hollows threw the baseball at Ty Cobb's stomach when the time out was over. For that Cobb physically attacked Hollows and threatened him with a gun that he brought to the game. This incident convinced Hollows that the rumors of Ty Cobb being possessed by a vengeful ghost were true.

By the time spitballs were banned a year later, Hollows had stopped using them, and his fame as the best pitcher in the league had already faded away.

Ty Cobb’s FatherLink to this section
Father of Ty Cobb. He is a state senator and a school administrator. He was against Ty’s interest in baseball, because he deemed it vulgar and it had low pay. Because of that, he considered sending his son to military school.

In 1905, Cobb’s father was killed by his wife. According to official records, she mistook him for a thief and accidentally shot him. There also exists a rumor that states that he pretended to leave the house to see if his wife was faithful to him, and upon discovering his wife with her secret lover, he was killed by her.

Ty Cobb’s MotherLink to this section
Mother of Ty Cobb. She is said to be the most beautiful woman in the state.

In 1905, she killed her husband. According to official records, she mistook him for a thief and accidentally shot him. There also exists a rumor that states that her husband pretended to leave the house to see if his wife was faithful to him, and upon discovering his wife with her secret lover, he was killed by her.

Paraplegic SpectatorLink to this section
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A paraplegic spectator who was shouting insults at Ty Cobb during a baseball game. For that he was physically assaulted by him. After that incident, Ty Cobb was suspended from baseball indefinitely. That suspension was shortly called off the next day, due to his teammates going on strike.