Who are the tougher living Baseball HOFers?

[egri]

Originally Posted by Klrdds

Irvin , Schoendienst, and Doerr are not highly valued or tough to find in the market but due to age they are not signing much now .

Mentioning Doerr was my lousy attempt at sarcasm . In all seriousness, he's one of the best signers, and certainly the best HoF'er that I've ever seen in terms of accommodating us autograph hounds. And SCF has a few returns from him this month, including one from a few days ago.

[sycks22]

Feller and Killebrew were nearly impossible when they were alive

[Laxcat]

Originally Posted by sycks22

Feller and Killebrew were nearly impossible when they were alive

I have heard that there is a safe somewhere that contains all the unsigned Bob Feller items in the world. There were only a few left when they sealed the door shut.

[hawaiian bam bam]

You guys funny!

[almostdone]

Just wondering as I know he isn't in the hall yet but how tough is Ken Griffey Jr to get? I don't get autographs at shows but I don't recall seeing him on any list of signers. Just curious.
Drew

[MacDice]

almostdone - Griffey did a few shows when he first was called up then he became an exclusive with Upper Deck. A few years ago he signed a bunch of pieces for Mill Creek Sports Cards (I don't think they allowed fans to send items in for the signing but I could be wrong).

Personally I don't see him ever doing a public signing. Like so many modern players, he made so much money playing it doesn't make a lot of financial sense for him to go on the autograph circuit. I would imagine that after he gets elected into the Hall of Fame another private signing will take place with prices being at Steiner Jeter level.

I got him in person for free this summer at a charity event. It was one per person and even then you could tell he was pissed to sign. You got what you got. You didn't dare ask for a specific location or an inscription.

[packs]

From making many rounds at spring trainings I've heard a lot of stories from people that Griffey is very approachable and will interact with fans on a personal level. but he gets very testy when they ask for an autograph.

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by MacDice

almostdone - Griffey did a few shows when he first was called up then he became an exclusive with Upper Deck. A few years ago he signed a bunch of pieces for Mill Creek Sports Cards (I don't think they allowed fans to send items in for the signing but I could be wrong).

Personally I don't see him ever doing a public signing. Like so many modern players, he made so much money playing it doesn't make a lot of financial sense for him to go on the autograph circuit. I would imagine that after he gets elected into the Hall of Fame another private signing will take place with prices being at Steiner Jeter level.

I got him in person for free this summer at a charity event. It was one per person and even then you could tell he was pissed to sign. You got what you got. You didn't dare ask for a specific location or an inscription.

I was lucky enough to get Griffey in '90 at a show in Boston. I happened to have ticket #31 and I was RIGHT at the door to Griffey when they called ticket #'s 1-50! I was the first in line and got an awesome auto...still have it!