Gerhig Sig - Good?

[Shoeless Moe]

Doesn't look like most Lou Gehrig's I've seen, any opinions?

[scmavl]

The "L" looks totally off. And why do some sigs look like they were signed last week and the rest were signed 70 years ago?

[David Atkatz]

Not even close.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Wow, that is ugly. Looks like a "Coach's Corner" Gehrig.

[vintagerookies51]

The "L" looks totally off. And why do some sigs look like they were signed last week and the rest were signed 70 years ago?

+1. The gehrig and Dusty Rhodes sigs are way off, but the Al Simmons (which looks like it was added way before the other two) looks good to me.

[canjond]

The "Johnson" in the Henry Johnson signature sure looks like an attempt to emulate Walter Johnson's signature...

[GrayGhost]

Horrid Lou. and How does Dusty Rhodes, or his alter ego, get in Lou's neighborhood?

[RichardSimon]

Wow, that is ugly. Looks like a "Coach's Corner" Gehrig.

Some of the CC boys take more pride in their work than the one who did this Gehrig. :mad::mad:
While we all have seen our share of bad Gehrig's on CC, there are at times better ones than this piece of junk.

[travrosty]

I don't think that is lou gehrig's signature.

[Scott Garner]

Give me a break. No way! Sorry...

[brooklynbaseball]

Curious as to why the OP hasn't let on about the location of the ball in question. Or as to the existence of a (somewhat dated) Loa from two of the "top" TPA's.

[Shoeless Moe]

So the ball sold in Paragon Auctions over the weekend for $3384.00

and it was PSA and JSA, so what do you all think about that?

http://www.paragonauctionsite.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=453

[GrayGhost]

and 11 year old COA? How long has Spence been doing this stuff? To me, it looks HORRIBLE, that GEhrig, but Im not a pro authenticator.

[Rickyy]

I'm not even qualified to be an beginning autograph expert, but I could also look at this Gehrig and say that it doesn't resemble any of his typical signatures...wow very suprised it's JSA / PSA certified...

Ricky Yoneda

[ss]

So the ball sold in Paragon Auctions over the weekend for $3384.00

and it was PSA and JSA, so what do you all think about that?

http://www.paragonauctionsite.com/LotDetail.aspx?lotid=453

Very interesting twist, but the auto is still no good.

[mr2686]

Gotta believe Jimmy was having a bad day because that Gehrig is at best a club house signature. With this grouping of players, it had to be a ball that was signed on multiple occasions...probably at a Boston, Det and Yankee games with a couple of others odds and ends (what the heck is Dusty Rhodes doing on there presumably almost 20 years later)?. Anyway, I've never seen any balls that gehrig signed that were even close to this. This one is slow and calculated so why not write closer to his normal sig?

[sayhey24]

Gotta believe Jimmy was having a bad day because that Gehrig is at best a club house signature. With this grouping of players, it had to be a ball that was signed on multiple occasions...probably at a Boston, Det and Yankee games with a couple of others odds and ends (what the heck is Dusty Rhodes doing on there presumably almost 20 years later)?. Anyway, I've never seen any balls that gehrig signed that were even close to this. This one is slow and calculated so why not write closer to his normal sig?

There was a Dusty Rhodes who played with the Yankees in the 20s and 30s, long before the other Dusty Rhodes made a name for himself in the '54 World Series.

Greghttp://www.baseballbasement.com

[thecatspajamas]

Could this be the same ball sold by Christie's in 1998?

http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/1936-american-league-all-star-baseball/1333278/lot/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=1333278&sid=3bf9e329-1fc3-46d5-bdd7-44e13edc50d4

Also, I'm wondering about the LOA which specifically mentions an embossed seal that should appear over Spence's signature which my eyes can't see in the scan. The wrinkle in the paper to the right shows up, but I don't see any embossing on that page. Maybe nothing, but strikes me as odd.

[mr2686]

Thanks for the info. I was not aware there was another Dusty Rhodes, and since he played for both NY and BOS, it still fits with my theory of multi signings during those and a Detroit game (I don't believe it was an All Star game based on the combo of players...Goslin 1936 only and Ruth 33 and 34, etc). Still believe the Gehrig is a clubhouse.

[canjond]

and 11 year old COA? How long has Spence been doing this stuff? To me, it looks HORRIBLE, that GEhrig, but Im not a pro authenticator.

It sounds from the auction write-up that JSA recently re-certed the ball, too? No?

[mschwade]

Could this be the same ball sold by Christie's in 1998?

http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/1936-american-league-all-star-baseball/1333278/lot/lot_details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=1333278&sid=3bf9e329-1fc3-46d5-bdd7-44e13edc50d4

Doubt it since it didn't highlight Babe Ruth's name as one of the signees.