"Home Run" Baker opinon (post buy)
 

I just picked this piece up and for years I have admired the way he took pride in his autograph. When I saw this one graded a 10 by JSA and amazingly framed up I couldn't resist. I wish all modern athletes would take a lesson from the old players when it comes to pride in their signatures. I personally wont even consider an auto if its something if displayed I have to tell somebody whose autograph it is (with a few exceptions). Hope all of you are off to a great new year! Me and family winding down from a busy few weeks.

Gorgeous!!

Whole heartedly agree. I love autographs from that era. I take pride in signing my name and you can read every letter.

I have a social security card that I signed sometime before graduating from high school. My signature was very readable at that time, somewhat childlike (I was a minor after all). I think it really started to transform when I joined the Navy and all of the sudden I was signing a lot of paperwork. Then I am standing watches and signing logs frequently and it just became easier to scribble. I sold service contracts and wrote letters early in my career and was signing contracts and documents often, further transitioning my signature into the scribble it is today. I can understand how a celebrity signature turns into a scribble based on the hobby and how often they are asked to sign something. It is unfortunate, but I don't see it ever returning to the days of deliberate cursive writing. I just sat down and asked my boys (12 & 14) if they even learned cursive. Both said in 3rd grade, but both admitted to not remembering how certain upper case letters were formed. Although I remember, writing them out felt awkward. That is definitely a lost art form.

Beautiful Signature

Wonderful piece. Thanks for sharing!