Interesting take on the modern autograph

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Originally Posted by murphusa

Waited one night at 1210 WCAU radio in Philly for Mike to get done his radio show to have an item signed. There were about 8 people waiting. Schmidt crawled out a window on the side of the building to avoid giving autographs.

My mom asked him to sign a team ball during spring training 1987 as he was heading to the clubhouse. He told her he would sign after he showered and dressed. She waited and waited. Then she saw a red headed guy jogging across an adjacent field toward some cars. My mom RAN HIM DOWN (after giving him a 150 yd headstart) and yelled at him. "Mr. Bigshot has to go out a back door and run away? Why didn't you just say no? And you should be ashamed, not only that you made a 45yo woman chase you, but she CAUGHT YOU!"

He apologized profusely, and meekly signed a perfect autograph.