I've always been a Spahn fan- I think not being in New York when that was the center of the Baseball world has a lot to do with it.
Pitchers in general did not get enough love between Dizzy Dean and Sandy Koufax...even Whitey could have gotten more.
I'll repeat my favorite Spahn numbers: He wore #21; was born in 1921; won exactly 21 games an amazing eight different seasons...and yet, Jack McDowell got the nickname, though it was 'Black Jack' and not 'blackjack'.
Ken- that's a great 1964 'art card' work. I have the Sports Illustrated with that cover...wonderful shot.
I enjoyed seeing Paul Byrd use the 'old-fashioned' pump windup while he was with the Braves. That's how I started, but wound up with the abbreviated version that everyone seems to use now.
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