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CS BolayI could go on all day about the autograph show biz...trying desperately to restrain myself. I'll just stick to my 'best/worst experiences' list.
Best- Brooks Robinson back in the 80s...he was nice even when he was getting $3 per.
Tony Gwynn, Hank Stram, Billy Sims, Lou Boudreau, Ron Santo and even Mark McGwire as a rookie, many more. Have a little album of snapshots with a lot of the good guys I've met.
Worst- only two I can think of, really- Luis Aparicio (meh) and Bob Feller's autograph lackey (Feller himself is okay). Not going to get into the Feller story, but we had a nice shouting match and I was sorely tempted to deck the jerk right there. Nobody pockets my cash and treats me like crap.
Rarely attend signings anymore, been mostly priced out of that part of the hobby.