Shout out to a Net54 member

[ALR-bishop]

That may be going too far. I know him

[seattlerainiers]

I've been remiss in this thread for not also thanking Rhys Yeakley, who generously donated a large, beautiful 1950s vintage Fred Hutchinson-signed GPC for this auction/event. I combined this with a terrific Detroit Tigers portrait image of Hutch, with classy archival framing of the pair.

My semi-flimsy excuse for not thanking Rhys along with Doug originally is that Rhys donated the Hutch sig for the auction months ago, and it slipped my mind as I posted to thank Doug.

So.....a belated thanks to Rhys for his generosity too! It is very much appreciated.

Here's an 18 year old Hutch pithing for the hometown Rainiers in 1938:

[h2oya311]

It's sad that this thread is currently losing 37,136 to 1,447 (dark side vs. good side). Let's bump it to the top...which will last about "two shakes of a lamb's tail."

Kudos to Rhys as well! I bet Rhys has an even bigger "vault" than Doug...

[Shoebox]

I echo Derek's comments. It is good to acknowledge those that do right by others as well.

Well done Rhys!

[prewarsports]

If anyone should get credit for this thread it should be Dave himself, my item was something small and not a big deal at all in the big scheme of things. He put this all together, got the consignments and is a major force behind the charity and its fundraising events. Another one of the REALLY good guys in the hobby, he is on my short list as one of the best out there and this charity he spearheads absolutely proves that!

Plus his collection kicks a lot of butt!

Rhys