[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by Aquifer

Minor rant but just disgusted at what stars are willing to pass off as an autograph these days. Trying not to exaggerate but I can't decipher at least half of what I see (and I think it's closer to 75%). Come on, people, have some pride when signing. We're not asking for Charlie Gehringer quality here but at least something readable, not a scrawl of the first letter of your name and then an EKG scribble. Some years back, a company I worked for sponsored a tennis tourney and Maria Sharapova was one of the players. She stood at a reception tent signing posters and just slopped through them. I wanted so badly to say "come on, sign it right" but the company president was standing nearby and I chickened out. Still wish I hadn't

These athletes and everyone in their age group haven't had to physically write anything since kindergarten — so it looks like a kindergartener. They don't know how to sign their name at a bank. The next generation will probably use an actual "X," like in old cartoons.