Newby!!!

[JollyElm]

Jump in, the water is fine!!!

FYI: Are you looking to get your other autographed Spahn cards authenticated? There's a very trustworthy guy on BO who does a huge bulk order (at cheaper prices) every January, so it's going on right now. A fellow member here turned me onto it a while back, and it was great.

[The Detroit Collector]

Welcome Scott, love the Spahn collection.

[Andrew1975]

Welcome, Scott!

[doug.goodman]

Welcome newby

[StraightRaceCards]

Welcome, O Captain of Spahn!

[bravebass]

I appreciate the heads up. The 51 and 59 are already on their way to PSA.

[FrankWakefield]

Scott, welcome!

Warren Spahn. years ago I thought of him as a good, worthy Hall of Famer. I saw him pitch, only once, for the Giants, in St. Louis, in the mid-1960s. It was a game when play was stopped to allow Mike Shannon time to put on catcher's equipment, then make a few practice throws to second, the Cardinals were short a catcher due to injury, and then the catcher starting the game got injured.

Anyway, as time has gone by I have come to think that he's the best southpaw pitcher I've seen. Not Carlton, nor Randy Johnson, nor Glavine, nor Mr. Koufax.

Warren Spahn may not be my choice for a Lefty to win one game; nor even be the left-hander with the best season. But what he did have is the best career, I think. He was a winner, a leader among his team-mates where the clubhouses are packed with players who were stars in high school, college, and even in the minors (but the majors is a taller pinnacle). And, Warren Spahn was a quiet war hero, in the old sense of the word ('hero' has become a word attributed to way too many, I think, it's like youth soccer, everyone plays, everyone gets a trophy...). I applaud your collection of his cards.

I look forward to your posts.