The Cut4 Road Trip, Day 9: The Ty Cobb Museum is in an office park
The guys behind Cespedes Family BBQ have embarked on a cross-country road trip to see as many Top-100 MLB prospects as possible.You can find an introduction to the trip and their full schedule by clicking here.
Located on the ground floor of a health care center in Royston, Ga., the Ty Cobb Museum is in many ways the opposite of the Hall of Fame. While the Hall in Cooperstown is dedicated to baseball's vast and diverse history, the Ty Cobb Museum revolves around Ty Cobb and Ty Cobb only. Here are our three favorite things about the museum:
1) Ty Cobb's fez. Why does Ty Cobb have a fez? How did he get a fez? Did he even know what a fez is? Did he understand the importance of Ataturk banning the fez in 1925 in order to culturally westernize Turkey after World War I? History Major Fist Pump
2) In 1921, this trophy was given to Ty Cobb by Tigers fans for being "the world's greatest ball player." The logistical aspects of a fan base putting something like this together without a group text or an email chain is pretty impressive. Also, could you imagine this happening today? "Hey
3) It's literally located on the ground floor of an office complex. After the lady at the desk sold us our tickets, her next task was to assist a woman in the lobby who was confused about where her doctor's appointment was located. Here's a full list of what you can find in the Joe A. Adams Professional Building.
Looking for the public defender's office? Look no further. It's right over there -- no, not that -- that's the Ty Cobb museum.
But for real, you should go to this place if you ever find yourself in the general vicinity of Atlanta. It's super cool, and the people there are very nice and if you get into any legal trouble, there's actually a great public defender there.
SunTrust Park
The first home run at SunTrust Park, the new Braves stadium set to open next season, will be hit by a professional baseball player. It'll most likely be
First ever bat flip at the new Braves stadium? 'Twas me. https://t.co/4VtxOG1mFc
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After receiving a cavalcade of perplexed looks from some construction workers, we departed the ATL with nothing but a flipped bat or two in our wake.
Montgomery Biscuits
Yes, there's a professional baseball team called the Biscuits. It's funny, it's goofy, it's amazing, etc.
We here at the CFBBQ are big video game fans, baseball video games in particular. Professional baseball players are, in many cases, also baseball fans and dudes who enjoy playing video games. Minor Leaguers especially use gaming as a way to pass the time on long road trips. We talked to Rays prospects
We also sat down with No. 3 Rays shortstop prospect
A Baseball Game Appeared: Mobile BayBears at Montgomery Biscuits
Hu pitched, Bauers had two opposite-field knocks, and Stanek threw a ball 100.3 miles per hour, which is significantly faster than we've driven all trip.
Where We Woke Up: Commerce, GA
Where We Slept: Montgomery, AL
Miles Driven: 296
Miles Driven To-Date: 2,824
Time in Car: 4:58
Time in Car To-Date: 47:51
Tomorrow's Plan: Golf. You'll see.