April autograph pickups

[Luke]

Are you sure that index card signature is good? I got his autograph a bunch of times between 1990 and 1992 in Seattle and it looks nothing like that. He has definitely changed his signature since that time though, so it could have been markedly different in Montreal.

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

I'm very happy to add this 1988 rookie signed 3 x 5 of future HOF Randy Johnson to my collection of no-hit pitcher signatures.

The Big Unit is a perfect example of a player who's signature changed drastically over the years. Compare the rookie version of his signature to the signature that I got IP about 5 years ago that he applied to a ticket to his perfect game in 2004. Quite a difference!

[esiason14]

I have this early RJ that was signed in '88

[Luke]

Ok. That's pretty conclusive. Glad I was wrong.

[Runscott]

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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by LukeLyon

Are you sure that index card signature is good? I got his autograph a bunch of times between 1990 and 1992 in Seattle and it looks nothing like that. He has definitely changed his signature since that time though, so it could have been markedly different in Montreal.

Hi Luke,

My Randy Johnson index card was signed in 1988 like the other poster's rookie era card, either in Montreal or in AAA. That's one of the reasons that I posted it here. His signature certainly changed dramatically from his rookie era.

Here's one additional example of an amazing signature transformation.
Below is, IMHO, future HOF Pedro Martinez's rookie era signature. Compare it to more modern examples and it's totally different.

[esiason14]

That's a very cool Pedro!

[dgo71]

That's the "other" Pedro Martinez. The guy who had cups of coffee in the bigs over a few seasons, mostly with San Diego. I got Pedro "Future HOFer" Martinez's signature several times and although his "rookie" sigs are much different than the one people know today, it didn't look like that.

I didn't see any IP examples of Pedro A. Martinez, but here's his 1994 UD Collector's Choice Silver Signature variation, which almost exactly resembles the example you posted.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-COLLECT...1b#ht_22wt_902

This was the closest I could find on eBay to the rookie sig of Pedro J. Martinez:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pedro-Martin...ht_2809wt_1230

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by dgo71

That's the "other" Pedro Martinez. The guy who had cups of coffee in the bigs over a few seasons, mostly with San Diego. I got Pedro "Future HOFer" Martinez's signature several times and although his "rookie" sigs are much different than the one people know today, it didn't look like that.

I didn't see any IP examples of Pedro A. Martinez, but here's his 1994 UD Collector's Choice Silver Signature variation, which almost exactly resembles the example you posted.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1994-COLLECT...1b#ht_22wt_902

This was the closest I could find on eBay to the rookie sig of Pedro J. Martinez:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pedro-Martin...ht_2809wt_1230

Hi Derek,
Wow! After seeing your posted example of Pedro A. Martinez, I am 100% sure that you are correct about my 3 x 5 "Pedro" being him.

I really appreciate you pointing this out, as this is (was) part of my core collection. Time to farm Pedro A. out to the minors...

The poor guy can't catch a break- LOL!

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Hi Derek,
Wow! After seeing your posted example of Pedro A. Martinez, I am 100% sure that you are correct about my 3 x 5 "Pedro" being him.

I really appreciate you pointing this out, as this is (was) part of my core collection. Time to farm Pedro A. out to the minors...

The poor guy can't catch a break- LOL!

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. If it's any consolation, Pedro A. isn't an exactly common signature, so it's still a neat 3x5 to own. And he was quite accustomed to being farmed out throughout his career so I'm sure he understands!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by esiason14

That's a very cool Pedro!

Thanks Kyle, but apparently he's the wrong "Pedro"...

[JimStinson]

It happens a lot, everyone probably knows this already but there were two Jackie Robinsons , two Billy Cox , and two Mike Marshall, all are sometimes mistaken for the other
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[mschwade]

Excited that I just got this future first ballot Hall of Famer today!!

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

It happens a lot, everyone probably knows this already but there were two Jackie Robinsons , two Billy Cox , and two Mike Marshall, all are sometimes mistaken for the other
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Two Tom Hughes's, two "Dutch" Leonard's, etc. Live and learn!

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Two Tom Hughes's, two "Dutch" Leonard's, etc. Live and learn!

And two Bill Russell's (basketball and baseball). In basketball it was tough in the 1980's when you had two George Johnson's, two Eddie Johnson's and two Charles Jones. And the signatures of each named were similar!