Back in the 50s, maybe early 60s, a manager named Casey Stengel was on the show “You Bet Your Life” with Groucho Marx. They naturally began to talk baseball. Groucho asked him who he thought was the best player of all time. Stengel replied, “Ty Cobb, no one else was even close”.
Groucho agreed with him then asked how he thought Cobb would do against modern pitching. Casey replied, “oh around 270” to which Marx said, “that is not all that great.
Casey then delivered the punch line. “Well you have to remember that Cobb is in his 70s.”
Great story. For once Groucho played the straight man.
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You're giving away your age. Stengel is one of the most famous managers in baseball history and had one of the most recognizable faces in the country. Virtually every male in the country knew who he was. He was also know for his entertaining style of giving interviews using what became know as "Stengalese."