[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by irv

Speaking of scanners, what do you guys use to clean the glass?
I would assume Windex/invisible glass is all you need or are they not recommended?

I just scanned these cards last night, and although I don't think they are too bad, I am going to try some of the tips suggested in this post.

Thanks, BTW. Great thread

Thank you, Irv. I rarely use any kind of cleaner on my scanner. The biggest bugaboo that comes with scanning is typically fingerprints on the glass when picking cards/scanned items up, and I've gotten pretty good about not touching the glass. Before I scan something, I hold a light to the glass, look at about a 45% angle to the scanner surface, and if I spot a fingerprint in the area I'm about to use, I just pull out a eye glass cleaning cloth, and wipe it off. I don't want to use anything that could scratch the surface, interfering with the picture quality.

On the rare occasion when the glass is actually dirty, I use the same stuff I use on my HD TV, Bryson Screen Cleaner, which I purchase from Amazon, and a micro fiber cloth. I've used it about three years, and love it.

Originally Posted by Danny Smith

Off topic but giolito is gonna be nasty when he gets the call.

Agreed, Danny. I picked up that card not long after the set came out for about $20. That should be a real good buy. I wish I'd picked up a couple more.

There's a crop of pitchers that have just hit the Majors, or are just about to, that I have big hopes for. I really like Giolito, Taijuan Walker in Seattle, and the Pirates have two kids named Tyler Glasnow and Jameson Taillon that will team with Gerrit Cole to give them one hell of a 1-2-3 punch atop the rotation. The Reds have a kid named Robert Stephenson that has fantastic stuff. Like Walker, he needs to work a bit more on his control. His walk rate needs to come down a bit, and Walker needs to cut back on the long ball. They could be top of the rotation studs for a long time.