This sums it up about Jeter and 3000

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Sheesh... couldn't Price at least "play hard to get"?

I wonder if Branca was signing balls "I gave up The Shot" less than a week later?

I wonder if Branca ever appeared at any card shows along with Bobby Thomson?

[ChiefBenderForever]

Richard so funny thanks for a good laugh, I think I did see a homeless guy one time or maybe he was from Vermont.
And Adam, not sure it is so different, if time is money, and the auto is worth something isn't it the same thing as someone asking you for money and not free on their part ? And although I do agree with you, what we think of 'them' is irrelavant and won't effect them one bit and they know it. As good as they seem to have it they also have lost any sort of privacy or freedom to enjoy the most basic of things and it has to get so old so fast I would think it gets to be a very lonely world for many of them. And when people like Mays and Bonds have a stigma of being such jerks in public I bet it keeps a lot of people at a distance as they are very careful to approach them. I guess in the end it's a thin red herring........

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I wonder if Branca ever appeared at any card shows along with Bobby Thomson?

Sure he did, quite a lot of them. And........he answered his mail requests for free for decades after his playing days.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Sure he did, quite a lot of them. And........he answered his mail requests for free for decades after his playing days.

Yeah..I knew he did. My point is that he was making money off of giving up the shot just like Price appears to be making money the same way.

I'm actually surprised at the reaction to this whole deal as if it's surprising to anyone on this forum that ballplayers are making money any way they can. If there is a market for it there will be a product....Derek Jeter is popular and there is a market for anything associated with him and 3000 hits at the moment...nobody should be surprised that all parties to this event are cashing in as fast as they can...no one will care 3 or 4 weeks from now...and none of this stuff that they are selling will retain its value other than perhaps the ticket stubs to the game. The t-shirts and hats will all be able to be had for pennies on the dollar on ebay for years to come.

[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

Sure he did, quite a lot of them. And........he answered his mail requests for free for decades after his playing days.

...until there was a market for them.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by T206Collector

...until there was a market for them.

I sent Thomson and Branca cards over the years and they were always signed for no fee. I believe Branca still signs for free through the mail.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

I wonder if Branca ever appeared at any card shows along with Bobby Thomson?

I'm sure this is a rhetorical question and you know the answer.

In my view, there is a big difference between signing DECADES later and signing less than a week later. Does Price need the money so badly that he must sign NOW? Where is the professional pride?

And by the way, I don't begrudge Ralph Branca one penny. I met him and Bobby many times and had them sign many items. It was always a pleasure.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

I'm sure this is a rhetorical question and you know the answer.

In my view, there is a big difference between signing DECADES later and signing less than a week later. Does Price need the money so badly that he must sign NOW? Where is the professional pride?

And by the way, I don't begrudge Ralph Branca one penny. I met him and Bobby many times and had them sign many items. It was always a pleasure.

When Branca gave up the shot there was no market for his autograph...it wasn't until the baseball card boom of the 80s forward that demand for that kind of stuff lit up. And really this is apples and oranges...the market is shrinking daily (hourly?) for David Price autographs tied to this event. 3000 hits is nice, but this ain't the "Shot heard round the world".