[2]"Ty Cobb" begins with a quiet, 22-second intro before acquiring a frenetic pace throughout the rest of the song.

[4] He broke many records and still holds the all-time career batting average record (.366), but acquired a reputation for racism, violence, and alcoholism, largely due to now-discredited books and articles by controversial writer Al Stump.

about writing the song, It was basically coming from the frame of mind of some sort of hardcore pissed-off idiot, and that's why we titled it that.

It also contained a remix of "Rhinosaur" called "The Straw That Broke the Rhino's Back" which was created by Bill Rieflin.

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said, "With its frenetic mandolin, "Ty Cobb" ... is something like metal bluegrass.