Warren Spahn - Why No Hobby Love?

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Topnotchsy

You are missing my point. I have zero intention of denigrating Spahn, who was an excellent pitcher for a very long time. I was simply expressing why he does not get a ton of hobby attention.

No, I didn't miss your point, I just disagreed with it. Nowhere did I accuse you of denigrating Spahn, you made that up. But your intention in stating that "Spahn's consistency and longevity resulted in some incredible career numbers, but his 119 ERA+ is the same as Red Faber, Ron Guidry, Bobby Shantz and Bob Lemon, some very good pitchers, but not all-time greats" is unmistakable. I just disagree with you, that's all. Trying to turn his "consistency and longevity" into some kind of case against his inclusion with the all-time greats is laughable since those are among the prime criteria. Say what you will, he merits discussion in the same breath as those you name, IMO. As for why he doesn't get the hobby love to go with that, your guess is as good as mine. Small market, no flash, his schnoz, who knows? Maybe the hobby will catch up to his record one of these days. Just to try to wrap up this up, the guy had more wins and shutouts than any other lefty in baseball history. That alone should merit his inclusion with the elite few at the top, shouldn't it?