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    Does anyone else find this autograph pathetic

    Will Myers

    https://mobile.twitter.com/darrenrov...21805279854592

    I find this disrespectful to fans and collectors who may not have any other way to get his autograph then through cards and if I pulled this I think I would feel a little let down

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    Re: Does anyone else find this autograph pathetic

    It's not that much worse than Mike Trout's "M T(line)" signature.

    Also, Myers does sometimes sign "Wil M(line)" on items.

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    Re: Does anyone else find this autograph pathetic

    While I like the old timers way of signing as a work of art, like Ted Williams, I respect that the player owns his signature and he can sign as he pleases.

    If I had to sign as many auto's as these guys I would probably make it easier too. I have to sign a lot of papers sometimes and my hand will actually cramp after a while.

    Bottom line for me, don't care. It is his and he can with it as he pleases. I don't have to buy it or ask for it.

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    Cool Re: Does anyone else find this autograph pathetic

    While I'm not particularly in love with chicken scratch autographs, if that's what the guy's normal signature is, it's fine with me. Heck, something TOO neat may cause some collectors to believe it to be bogus.

    Dave Miedema

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    Re: Does anyone else find this autograph pathetic

    Quote Originally Posted by Roady View Post
    While I like the old timers way of signing as a work of art, like Ted Williams, I respect that the player owns his signature and he can sign as he pleases.
    I love neat signatures myself. But, from what I've heard, penmanship isn't emphasized in schools anymore, so does it surprise anyone that in this internet age how bad athletes' signatures are? Especially if they are signing hundreds of cards?

    I agree that a bunch of scribbles is insulting to fans, but how many cards do these guys autograph? Try signing your name 500 times; I can guarantee you that your John Hancock would be much more sloppy.

    While Myers's signature may be pathetic, it's better than having an athlete's girlfriend write them all out. Assuming he signed them himself. And I have heard of cases where it's not even the player autographing the cards.
    Les Zukor
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    Re: Does anyone else find this autograph pathetic

    How about the Babe Ruth secretarial autographed baseballs?
    http://keymancollectibles.com/balls/...ontestball.htm

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    Darren Rovell I think tweets out 1/day of bad athlete sigs. The one today was Giovani Bernard from the Bengals, haha it was like a little circle and a squiggle

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    Re: Does anyone else find this autograph pathetic

    Quote Originally Posted by sox83cubs84 View Post
    While I'm not particularly in love with chicken scratch autographs, if that's what the guy's normal signature is, it's fine with me. Heck, something TOO neat may cause some collectors to believe it to be bogus.

    Dave Miedema
    I'd put a Shelby Miller or Carlos Beltran up against anyone!

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    Re: Does anyone else find this autograph pathetic

    All Star Fan Fest in 2012 Wil Myers was asked for his "good" autograph. His response was, "This is my good autograph".

 

 

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