Ty Cobb Returns to Georgia!

August 25, 2010 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment

Tyrus Raymond (The Georgia Peach) Cobb returned to his old stomping grounds of Atlanta, Augusta, Georgia and Aiken, South Carolina in the guise of Cobb impersonator and re-inactor, Norm Coleman of Half Moon Bay, California. Coleman was invited by SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research, to perform his one-man show, “Ty Cobb: The Greatest […]

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SABR 40 Convention Report

August 14, 2010 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment

By all accounts, SABR 40 in Atlanta was a big success although registration was below the total in recent years.Â I know I sure had a good time. SABR is clearly in a time of transition.Â Executive Director John Zajc is resigning to pursue other interests.Â His replacement is Marc Appleman who has had an […]

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