Ty Cobb beat this kid by a century. he certainly would have beat him a century ago / Was just about to post that about Cobb. He so thoroughly had all the sportswriters in the country convinced of his talent, sight unseen, that even Grantland Rice wrote a big column about him. When the 18 year old Cobb later confessed that he had written the hundreds of letters, postcards, and telegrams praising himself, he said it was because he "was in a hurry." That story about Montaous is a great read. It's kind of surprising he didn't improve his grammar along with his ability. "toronto blue jays"...seriously?