[rightofrush]

Wasn't Lou Gehrig the one who would sharpen his spikes with a file while in the dugout to freak out the other team's second baseman? Some hero - he made Babe Ruth look like a gentleman by comparison.

[Fred Mertz]

I believe you're thinking of Tyrus (Ty) Cobb.

[Mr. Mulliner]

You may be thinking of Ty Cobb. That doesn't sound like Lou Gehrig who I believe was a real gentleman, quiet, and in many ways the opposite of the Babe.