Walter Johnson Vs. Christy Mathewson

[G1911]

Originally Posted by jingram058

I have to respond. Think what you will of me, I don't care. It would seem that I am the only one in this thread who played real no-shit baseball at a competitive level. I don't know if you folks, who I very highly respect when it comes to all the nuances of baseball cards, realize what you're saying, but you don't know jack about the game itself. Yes, players at the MLB level are bigger, stronger, faster today. And they break down with incredible regularity, protecting their $$$. But. I've played the game. I know all about 85 to 90 mph fastballs. I could hit them pretty well, if I guessed right. I know that there is a WORLD of difference between 85 to 90 to 95 and 95 to 100. Above 95, you will hear the baseball, whizzing. You won't catch up to it, unless you're something special, even if you know it's coming. If you think Walter Johnson topped out at 95 mph, you're delusional. If that was the case, and if I could somehow go back in time, you'd be collecting MY t205 an t206 cards today! I don't give a flying f what idiotic facts you're reading. They're wrong. They called him "The Big Train" because his fastball, when he put on the gas, made noise. I'm done with listening to this goofy, armchair nonsense.

Appeals to authority and insulting everyone as idiots does not make a case, evidence does

[ksfarmboy]

Greatest player from Kansas.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Greatest player from Kansas.

Is that one of the ones sold by Doug Allen's wife on eBay?

[ksfarmboy]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Is that one of the ones sold by Doug Allen's wife on eBay?

Yes it was Hank.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ksfarmboy

Yes it was Hank.

I got one, too. Pure serendipity except for the fact that I was looking during the few days they were up. There were five of them made, not sure how many sold, but they are really gorgeous.

[FrankWakefield]

Hank, how tall are they?

The remind me of the Walter's likenesses at Nationals Park.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by FrankWakefield

Hank, how tall are they? The remind me of the Walter's likenesses at Nationals Park.

They are about a foot and a half tall, made of bronze. Doug Allen, former president of Legendary Auctions (the old Mastro outfit after he got busted), had a mold made from one of the 50 plaster versions created after Walter's great victory in the '24 Series and had five of the bronzes made. When Doug went to jail, his wife put at least two of these up on eBay with a starting bid of $1,000. I was the only bidder on the one I got, and to this day I can't understand why, given the striking quality of this beautiful statuette. The statue at Nats Park, by the way, is kind of grotesque, in my opinion.