Help, please, with these 3 unknowns

[David Atkatz]

I hope I'm not being insulting, but I never will understand how people can care about scribbles like these.

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

I hope I'm not being insulting, but I never will understand how people can care about scribbles like these.

David, since you post something about scribbles and "who cares" just about every time I ask a question like this, I'm pretty sure you DO mean to be insulting.

[David Atkatz]

Well, Ken, you're wrong.

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Well, Ken, you're wrong.

Good, I hope you don't want to be insulting. So why post this so many times? What does it add to anything?

[David Atkatz]

Nothing, I suppose. I didn't realize I was posting many times.

[tazdmb]

I think the second one is Jose Mesa.

[roarfrom34]

The last one is Miguel Tejada

[khkco4bls]

I hate to tell you with autographs like that there garbage I don't know why anyone would collect them.

[vthobby]

How does the Jose Mesa look like a scribble? Seriously? That is one of his better examples and is downright smooth.

I've seen folks say Jeter's auto is a mess and all I see is a flowing piece of art every time I see a real Jeter. Cmon. Cool autos.

Peace, Mike

[egri]

The first one looks like the certified Curt Schilling I have at home.

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

I hope I'm not being insulting, but I never will understand how people can care about scribbles like these.

+1 with David here....Hard to see why anyone would collect scribbles for autographs. There is something nice about an athelete who takes pride in giving a fan a nice autograph he or she can show off to future generations aka Ruth, Mantle, Gehrig, Cobb. If I have to ask a forum to help me identify an auto then what is the use of collecting it...Just my opinion for what its worth...sorry if that offends.

[Klrdds]

While I do not like or admire the signatures or lack of penmanship of today's athletes it is a fact that we must accept , even grudgingly so. If you want autographs of the majority of , if not all of today's top athletes you have to put up with the sloppy signatures and for the most part a bad attitude as well.
We will never see the clear legible autographs like we did until the last 15-20 years or on the vintage pieces out there that we so love to see and collect.

[Mr. Zipper]

I don't buy the "they don't teach penmanship" argument. I work with plenty of 20-something interns, many of whom have excellent penmanship and sign their names legibly. Plus, even if you struggle with script, one could still write their name stylishly and legibly in print style letters.

In my opinion, it has more to do with the attitude that a messy signature is a status symbol ("I'm too busy and important to care") and the notion that a clean, legible signature is old-fashioned and uncool.