Six Degrees of Ty Cobb

Have you ever heard of that game, Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon? Ever thought it would be fun to play using athletes instead of actors?

Well, there is a function on the Baseball Reference page called, “Oracle of Baseball” where you can type in any two players in baseball history and it will connect them.  I had fun with some Tigers.  Check out the results or head on over there yourself and waste some time.

Ty Cobb to Rick Porcello:

Ty Cobb played with Charlie Gehringer.

Gehringer played with Birdie Tebbetts.

Tebbetts played with Minnie Minoso.

Minoso played with Brian Downing.

Downing played with Pudge Rodriguez.

Rodriguez played with Justin Verlander.

Verlander plays with Rick Porcello.

Babe Ruth to Brandon Inge:

Babe Ruth played with Don Heffner.

Heffner played with Dick Wakefield.

Wakefield played with Hoyt Wilhelm.

Wilhelm played with Charlie Hough.

Hough played with Gary Sheffield.

Sheffield played with Brandon Inge.

See, good way to kill some time and get some quick kicks.