A Walter Johnson question...

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by GKreindler

Thanks a lot for the help, guys. I think I'm sticking with the blue...unless of course I hear a VERY convincing argument otherwise.

Graig

Hey Graig,

With all the talk about eye color, I failed to let you know that I love the Walter painting.

As usual, he looks so real you get the feeling that he could step right out of the painting and casually buzz his # 1 past you before you could dig into the batters box. It's funny, but every time I look at a photo of WaJo I sense his calm, cool external demeaner with undeniable inner strength... Your portrait of Walter strikes me in exactly the same way.

BTW, the greatest quote that I ever read on Walter Johnson's incredible fastball came from Ty Cobb's book with Al Stump entitled "My Life in Baseball- The True Record".

"The first time I faced him, I watched him take that easy windup- and then something went past me that made me flinch. I hardly saw the pitch, but I heard it. The thing just hissed with danger. Every one of us knew we'd met the most powerful arm ever turned loose in a ballpark." -Ty Cobb