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Old 09-25-2023, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Lee Stewart View Post
If I remember the story right - Johnny Bench's dad was also a catcher, during the Ty Cobb era.

In a little bit of trash talk during one at bat the senior Bench asked the famous (and vicious) Detroit Tiger: "...you know what we use cobs for where I come from, right?".

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