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FLASHPOINT for Feb 06, 2007

Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 | 7:10 a.m.

Ty Cobb was mainly known for two things during his Hall of Fame career: Lots of hits and lots of dirty plays. He had the highest batting average of all time, .367. But he was also known for sliding into opponents with his spikes up. This comes to mind after Monday's opening ceremony in Carson City, during which the Legislature's Ty Cobb performed the equivalent of a spikes-up slide on the new speaker, Barbara Buckley. Cobb already is being lauded in some partisan circles. But on this bipartisan day - OK, maybe the only bipartisan day - he was the lone assemblyman to vote against the new speaker - traditionally, a ceremonial vote. Problem for Cobb is that the woman he spiked also could help him get some hits. Maybe not now, though.

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