Today...

[houbb]

Ed Herrmann 5/5 5 days (1970, '72, '76, '78, & '79 Topps)
c/o home

Alex Johnson 1/1 5 years 1 month 23 days 7 hours and 54 minutes (1977 Topps)
c/o home

So, how is that for time frame?

 

[rangersfan1982]

Great pickups!

Couldn't get the seconds too!?!?

 

[dadandsoncards]

wow, that's great!!!!!!!!!

 

[houbb]

Great pickups!

Couldn't get the seconds too!?!?

Naaaaaaah! That would be overkill.

 

[NYMets6986]

Awesome successes!!

 

[walston32]

great successes Jim, congrats !!!

 

[supershriner]

Super cool! I got Johnson last week as well after over 2 years.

 

[plopowitz]

Wow...you had to have thought you were never getting that one!!!

Pete

 

[chieftazmisty]

Congrats
Nice pick ups
Job well done
Chief

 

[CW13]

love the alex johnson success..apparently his time in texas was very interesting and he was quite a character...of few words, especially with the press.

 

[SLNoble13]

Congrats on our pick ups!

 

[houbb]

love the alex johnson success..apparently his time in texas was very interesting and he was quite a character...of few words, especially with the press.

Oh yeah! Very few words. You have to remember when he came to Texas it was shortly after all that stuff happened between him and the Angels. He was going through some serious depression issues at the time, and the Angels and the press in California all thought he was loafing it. With the help of Marvin Miller and the very young MLBPA Johnson fought the Angels and won...and beat his depression. I'd venture to guess that experience soured him on the press.