Derek Jeter little league ball

[marvymelvin]

I wonder if JSA has a comparable in their database. Then we would know for sure. I actually like this version way better than the messy scribble he is signing today.

[D. Bergin]

Just a thought here, no cynicism involved.

But is it common for all 8 year-olds to have the same block handwriting style?

I mean, I can't be the ONLY one thinking this..............right?

[packs]

I buy the ink story. If you look at the name above Derek's you can see that kid had to retrace a few of the letters in their name.

[khw]

thats pretty cool , i think alot of people miss out on a important part of authenticating something, the provenance, people compare signatures look at examples and it is very important , buta few years ago i think it was rich albersheim was talking with me and he was knocking tpa that what was the main factor missing ,i never forgot that, lets say i have a team sheet or album cut it up , there goes around 30-40% or more of the authentication, sure can be ghost signed or added later but you can tell if the ink matches the others on page and whole albums imo are rare to be ghost signed , you see 10 signatures on a 34 cubs program i just dont believe one is ghost signed . this ball with a letter from a player on jeters team then from his town imo trumps a tpa , oh they will add the stamp later , but this is a true gem

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Just a thought here, no cynicism involved.

But is it common for all 8 year-olds to have the same block handwriting style?

I mean, I can't be the ONLY one thinking this..............right?

No comment on the authenticity, but I would not find it unusual for 8 year olds at that time to have similar block handwriting style, as there is a reasonable probability that many of them would have attended the same handwriting class with the same teacher.

Mike

[Duluth Eskimo]

My son is 8 years old and this is exactly what I would expect from his baseball team if they signed a baseball. This is a really neat item

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by thenavarro

No comment on the authenticity, but I would not find it unusual for 8 year olds at that time to have similar block handwriting style, as there is a reasonable probability that many of them would have attended the same handwriting class with the same teacher.

Mike

Good point, Mike. The ball I referenced above was signed by 14-yr olds, and most of the 'signatures' are printed names, some looking similar.

[djson1]

There really is only one person who can authenticate and verify this ball and that would be Derek Jeter. It would be really cool if they got Jeter to examine the ball and confirm it (or not).

UPDATE: I just saw this article: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.1951962

I guess they did ask him but he doesn't remember signing the ball because it was too long ago.