Posted By: Mr, Teal (18/06/2009 12:26:21 AM)
Comment: Hall of Famer Warren Spahn had 363 wins and 382 complete games in his career. These two punks pitching for the Giants will never even come close to those numbers - even if combine their career totals - and I don't care how long they play. I know you were kidding when you called Spahn a journeyman, but his old school numbers are iconic - nobody has passed these markers since he posted his final win in 1965 - as a Giant - 44 years ago! Only 5 pitchers have more wins - only one modern day hurler Walter Johnson has more with 417. Spahn is the starting lefty on any all-time team.

Response: Wow. I really touched a nerve ... I not only admire your passion for Spahn, I share it, believe it or not. Yes, I was kidding when I said that perhaps Lincecum and Cain make Spahn and Sain look like journeymen. Whenever a discussion about all-time great pitchers comes up, believe me, I'm the first to push Spahn. His remarkable success is even more astonishing when you realize his career got somewhat of a late start because of his service in WWII -- which, as you probably know -- involved actual combat. It is a bit ironic, though, that his 1948 season, when the Spahn and Sain rhyme first emerged, was so-so compared to the seasons he posted throughout the 1950s and early 60s.