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Cobb was opposed to the emphasis on home runs that began with [[Babe Ruth]] and continues to this day.  Cobb felt that a hitter should swing down on a ball, not upwards as [[Ted Williams]] advocated.  

Cobb was opposed to the emphasis on home runs that began with [[Babe Ruth]] and continues to this day.  Cobb felt that a hitter should swing down on a ball, not upwards as [[Ted Williams]] advocated.  

Later in life, Cobb explained in a handwritten note to a reporter of the ''Christian Science Monitor'':<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0113/13183.html</ref>

Later in life, Cobb explained in a handwritten note to a reporter of the ''Christian Science Monitor'':<ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/1995/0113/13183.html</ref>

{{cquote|One run has no value today with the lively ball.  Baseball was still baseball when we had the bunt, sacrifice bunt, hit and run, and the squeeze play. The outfield was part of the overall defense, meaning that the outfielders didn't play so deep that they had to relay the ball to an infielder to set up a play at the plate.}}

{{cquote|One run has no value today with the lively ball.  Baseball was still baseball when we had the bunt, sacrifice bunt, hit and run, and the squeeze play. The outfield was part of the overall defense, meaning that the outfielders didn't play so deep that they had to relay the ball to an infielder to set up a play at the plate.}}