Walter Alston or Vin Scully?

[MacDice]

I am currently working on a signed 1957 set, I have around 77% of the set autographed. While I am trying to add new cards, I am also looking to upgrade others. One of the cards that I am wanting to upgrade is my Dodgers team card. I am debating if I want to get one that is signed by Walter Alston (deceased 1984) or get Vin Scully to sign one.

Both have their positives and negatives.

Alston is a Hall of Famer in the true sense and was the manager of the team but overall not a signature that is in high demand.

Scully's signature is more in demand but he wasn't an on-field person. I know that people don't treat Ford Frick winners in the same category as regular Hall of Famers but then again Scully is held in a different category than most other broaadcasters.

Opinions on what direction I should go with.

[39special]

Get one signed by Alston,and have Scully sign it.If that idea doesn't work,I would get an Alston signed card.

[thenavarro]

Just get one of each, or like mentioned above, get an Alston and then try to have Scully sign it. There's a guy on sportscollectors.net under the id of jeserone that should be able to get you Scully. Tell him I sent ya.

Mike

[MacDice]

Is that the guy who facked. Private signing with Vin?

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by MacDice

Is that the guy who facked. Private signing with Vin?

I don't know what "facked" means. No, it's not a private signing. He's a friend that graphs around LA all the time and he gets Scully a couple times a year.

[MacDice]

Typo, meant to say faked. Someone said they were doing a private signing with Vin a while ago and ended up forging all the autos. Took a lot of money from people and ruined a lot of pieces.

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by MacDice

Typo, meant to say faked. Someone said they were doing a private signing with Vin a while ago and ended up forging all the autos. Took a lot of money from people and ruined a lot of pieces.

LOL, I thought "facked" was some new slang I didn't know. I go to school with a lot of people 20 years younger than me and I don't understand but a portion of what they say.

No, jeserone would not do that.