Horrible signatures

[MacDice]

Originally Posted by yanksfan09

I enjoy signing my name...

Edited to add: to be fair, I do shorten it and do it more sloppy when signing non-important trivial things at times. However, for anything important, and if I were famous and signing for a fan I'd like to think I'd take my time and give each person a nice sig!

Most players consider autographs to be non important trivial things and also sign shorten and sloppy versions as well.

[egri]

Originally Posted by MacDice

Most players consider autographs to be non important trivial things and also sign shorten and sloppy versions as well.

Not all of them do. Stan Musial and Minnie Minoso both took great pains to give good looking signatures, and Harmon Killebrew was known to reprimand other Twins players who had lousy penmanship. And in one of his books, Johnny Pesky said he was glad his grammar school nuns made him work on his handwriting so much, because it meant his signature was neat and legible.

[doug.goodman]

...and Harmon Killebrew was known to reprimand other Twins players who had lousy penmanship.

I work for a band who's lead singer has an illegible scrawl when I need him to sign paperwork, but has a very ornate readable signature when he signs for a fan.

When a new drummer was added to the mix a few years ago, he wasn't allowed to sign for fans until he came up with a more readable signature.

Doug

[RichardSimon]

Ok, ok stay calm
Models and movie stars are probably worse than ballplayers. And PSA authenticates them,,, I have no idea how.

[dgo71]

That's OK, I looked at that three times before I even noticed it was signed.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by dgo71

That's OK, I looked at that three times before I even noticed it was signed.

Also guilty as charged

[Rookiemonster]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Ok, ok stay calm
Models and movie stars are probably worse than ballplayers. And PSA authenticates them,,, I have no idea how.

I can clearly read it , but who would name her camel toe ?

[yanksfan09]

Originally Posted by MacDice

Most players consider autographs to be non important trivial things and also sign shorten and sloppy versions as well.

Agree. But that is what disgusts fans so much today. Players shouldn't treat the fans as being not important. Overall, years ago I think players were more appreciative, respectful and caring and took the time for fans. They used to take pride in their signatures and that is why fans start threads like this showing disgust in today's players signatures.

[yanksfan09]

Being a yankee fan I look at signatures from guys like ruth, gehrig, mantle, dimaggio, ford etc... and overall it's night and day compared to today's players. There are some examples like Mariano rivera for example but overall most players today take no pride and make no effort in their signatures.

The only times I really do shorter, sloppy signatures is when I'm signing for a package or something like that when no one cares what my signature looks like but it's just a requirement and the mailman is in a rush to get to the next house too.