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NightSide - Does Ty Cobb Get A Bad Rap?

BOSTON (CBS) - Ty Cobb is best known for two things – being one of baseball's first superstars (he was the first player voted into the Hall of Fame), and also being a virulent racist. But has history mistakenly given one of baseball's original greats a bad name? Author Charlie Leerhsen joins Dan to discuss Ty Cobb's legacy and to separate fact from fiction.

Originally broadcast May 24th, 2016.

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