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by bravesguy311 on Apr 17, 2009 9:53 AM EDT
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PrintI was cruising down the information superhighway and found this gem. Thought you guys might want to take a look, Its a signed Braves jersey from the start of Spring Training, complete with about 3 or 4 future Hall of Famers signatures. I questioned the authenticity, as there are no pictures or certificates, but it looks pretty legit. Some lucky bastard walked away with this for a song and a dance. Take a looksee....
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While its a great price, I just dislike the premise of the dude getting his kid to go up there and getting autographs just to hork it up on ebay.
by soup du jour on Apr 17, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I’m shocked, SHOCKED I say, that any parent would do something like that.
But what are you going to do. Just place your bid please.
I don’t have a lot of autographs, I can count them on just one hand, but I wouldn’t try selling any of them. Especially my autographed Dave Justice ball. My most prized possession.
I have a ton of autographs and I can’t imagine selling any of them. Nothing makes me more upset than people who sell signed stuff; they’re ruining it for everyone.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
Even dealers sell signed bats, jerseys, stuff?
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
Can’t stand it. The problem is, you get the players thinking that everybody is out to make a buck on them, so they stop wanting to sign anything for anyone. Or, worse yet, they realize they can make a buck on themselves, and they don’t sign so they can go off and do private signings and make money off of it. Selling stuff just messes up the whole deal.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
I can see your point. I guess the way I look at is that I have seen the Braves play about 10 times in my life (all away games), the only people I have ever seen sign anything at any of those games was Frenchy, Salty, and Oscar Villarreal, which are hardly my favorite players. I would like the autographs of Smoltz, Chipper, McCann, etc, how am I supposed to get those? I wish they were free, but I have to buy them.
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
And I get where you’re coming from. I don’t have a good answer for you either. If it wasn’t so out of control, I really wouldn’t have a problem with it.
And frankly, if people didn’t sell so much stuff, you’d be able to go to a game and get pretty much anybody. It’s this circular problem, people sell stuff cause it’s hard to get in person, but it’s hard to get in person because people sell stuff. There’s no easy solution for your issue.
Really, I’m just very happy and grateful that I’ve had the opportunity to see so many guys play in the minors and get their autographs there. Like today, I went to the bookstore to pic up the new Baseball America and when I saw that Heyward is on the cover, my first though was, “Sweet! I can get that signed tomorrow.”
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
I can see how it is a circular issue, people are always trying to make a buck. I don’t really have a lot of signed stuff, a Chipper photo, Kirk Gibson photo after his playoff hr, McCann bat, a Hank Aaron 755 montage, and a 1994 All-Star Game ball signed by Griffey Jr (I think my mom bought it for me on the home shopping network years ago), I would never sell any of it, but I would always like more just because I love the game. Jackie Robinson and Roberto Clemente would be the two that I most want, but there isn’t much around so people charge a fortune.
A little bit off topic, but did you ever get the Kris Medlen card from when he was with the Alaska Goldpanners?
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
No I didn’t! I actually sort of forgot about it. I’m gonna go get that right now so I’ll have it when they come to Norfolk in a few weeks. Thanks.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
www.dropoutproductions.com
Back when the Nats first came to DC I always used to go to the games early to catch batting practice. Francoeur was always there signing away and Renteria was typically there, but I was surprised one time when McCann and Andruw were both there too. I tried to be a nice older brother so I let my brother go in front of me to get some pics/autographs, and sure enough I didn’t get any myself. Just Salty and FYF.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 17, 2009 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Simple solution
Ask them to personalize it.
I met Pete Rose in Vegas, and I paid $96 to get an autograph. His eyes were glazed, and he was clearly bored; I found out later that he’s in this card shop no less than every month in the year doing this, and you can tell how bored he is. I sat down next to him, and he was like “where do you want the signature?”
I told him on the sweet spot, and to make it out to me. He actually stopped and looked at me, and asked “so what’s your name, kid?”
He smiled, we shot the shit for a few minutes, he signed the ball, personalized, and he insisted that I get my picture taken with him.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I thought the sweet spot was this:
One of my Dad’s friends got Pete Rose’s auto back in the 80s when we lived in Cincy…It is still a prized auto, regardless of its value.
"Here comes Bream! Here's the throw to the plate! He is...safe! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win! Braves win!...Braves win!"
I think it changed when he realized how much extra crap he had to write, aside from his sig and the requisite hits#. I’m not going to argue it, it’s fucking Pete Rose.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I got Pete Rose to sign a menu at his restaurant in FL when I was a kid … I’m fairly sure he wasn’t intoxicated at the time, and I didn’t have to pay him.
Reporter: How will you address all of the dropped passes?
Mike Smith: I don’t think that we were as sharp as we have been catching the football. It’s something that is very fixable. It’s VERY fixable.
It’s a shame that people can do this!! For real baseball fans that get autographs would actually cherish it like it’s gold than pawn it on Ebay….
I have one of John Smoltz when he won his 150 game as a SP with his already 150 saves. I wouldn’t sell it but rather I have a trophy type case that I put all my Autographs in to display in the office.
I have one of smoltzie and andruw…but my neighbor gave me one signed by barry bonds and DJeter…….i would never sell either of these though
Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.
James Patrick Murray
I have a game ball that Dale Murphy signed for me on Dale Murphy night (his first night back in Atl after being traded) and I would sell a testicle before I sold that ball.
DON'T DO IT!
Because then you would have no testicles left!!!!
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
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