[QUOTE=cjedmonton;1004972]Thanks for the welcome, everyone! To be perfectly honest, I'm not really that disappointed that the front was the work of "The Brow". Like Mike said, it actually adds to the lore of Dem Bums. Of course, having a genuine Jackie, Campy, and Gil would've been great, but I can't argue with what I have into it.
As for southpaws, what can I say? I've always been interested in those crazy lefties. Very under appreciated in the annals of major league history, so I guess I just root for the underdog. It doesn't hurt that I'm a lefty as well!
I started off by going after just HOF southpaws (there are only 11 attainble ones, but as for Waddell and Plank? Not in this lifetime).
As time went on, I expanded the theme to include major award winners, 100 game winners, notable achievements, etc... I'm now up to about 140 different ones...mostly signed 8x10s, but I also have about two dozen cut autos affixed to an unsigned 8x10.
Other than the HOFers, my tougher ones include Jesse Tannehill, Frank "Noodles" Hahn, and George "Hooks" Wiltse. Still searching for Slim Sallee, Hub Leonard, Lefty Tyler, George Mogridge, etc...
Anyway, thanks again and I'll try to contribute more material in the future.[/QUOTE
Chris,
Welcome to net54! I would love to see your signatures of George "Hooks" Wiltse and Frank "Noodles" Hahn.
I hear you on some of your lefties that are MIA. I just picked up this George Mogridge last year. He definitely is a toughee. This photo was signed in 1924, when Mogridge was a member of the World Champion Washington Senators.
Also, here are a couple of "Noodles" sigs in my personal collection.
Enjoy!
Last edited by Scott Garner; 06-18-2012 at 08:28 PM.
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