Real DiMaggio Autograph ?

[mds308]

Any help would be appreciated. I have little money in the ball so I have nothing to lose and everything to gain. It's on a Bobby Brown AL ball. Let me know what you think. Real or Faux ?

[GrayGhost]

Not really totally confident, but would lean toward "that's good"

[shelly]

It would be nice if you posted your name. Is is also nice to know that you have nothing to lose and everything to gain at no cost to you.

[mds308]

My name is Michael.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by shelly

It would be nice if you posted your name. Is is also nice to know that you have nothing to lose and everything to gain at no cost to you.

Uh oh... The "Advice Nazi" strikes again. "No advice for you!"

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Uh oh... The "Advice Nazi" strikes again. "No advice for you!"

Are you aware of Shelly's family history in Europe?

Your "Advice Nazi" was an inappropriate choice of words.

By the way, Mr. Atkatz, what is your opinion on the Joe DiMaggio?

[mds308]

All I wanted was some advice on the ball and with the exception of one person all I'm getting is useless comments. As for the Nazi comment, I have a very Jewish last name and I DID NOT find the Seinfeld reference comment offensive. Just useless and humorless. What a great first impression for my first post.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Are you aware of Shelly's family history in Europe?

Your "Advice Nazi" was an inappropriate choice of words.

By the way, Mr. Atkatz, what is your opinion on the Joe DiMaggio?

Chris, as the OP said, there was nothing inappropriate about the Seinfeld reference. I'm sure that Seinfeld, and Larry David, and every other Jew associated with that show lost relatives in the Holocaust, too

As did I. The name "Atkatz" is a bastardization of the name of a town in Lithuania. That town no longer exists. Wanna guess where it went? On my other side, my maternal grandfather, Isadore Horowitz, came here from Lodz, Poland. Ever hear of the Lodz Ghetto? I don't think the Horowitzs left behind fared too well.

I've enjoyed getting along with you lately, Chris, and I'd like to keep it that way. So, to reiterate, there was nothing inappropriate about what I said.

My opinion on the DiMaggio is not relevant. I'm no expert on DiMaggio, so my opinion would be worthless.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by shelly

It would be nice if you posted your name. Is is also nice to know that you have nothing to lose and everything to gain at no cost to you.

Shelly,
You have stated several times that you will no longer offer your autograph expertise to anyone that hasn't been a member for one (or two, or five, whatever) years. I would respectively submit that adhering to that decision would be preferable to what you have been doing lately with unsuspecting newcomers.

While anyone may be subject to some scrutiny (and some deservedly so), I think that a few questions with an attitude of 'help first' would serve us all better.

[shelly]

Not a problem. You take it from here. Remember there just babes in the woods. You can help them all you want.