Baseball players who aren't friendly signers

[silvor]

Originally Posted by dgo71

Ted Simmons, Pete Vuckovich, John Denny,
Ron Reed and Jim Rice all make this list for me.

Care to share the Ron Reed experience?

[36GoudeyMan]

If you're not getting a signature for resale purposes, does it matter all that much if the corner of a baseball card being signed is bent? I seem to recall a story about Tug McGraw (?) who would sign cards but would crease the upper corner, to make it "un-resale-able." I'd be happy, as an adult, to bend the corners of my cards if I could get my favorites to sign cards of theirs, since I have no intention of selling, just displaying for my own enjoyment.

[dgo71]

Originally Posted by silvor

Care to share the Ron Reed experience?

There's no real story to share, just that as an in person collector in the 80s, he and the other players I mentioned consistently denied every time I would see them.

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by silvor

Care to share the Ron Reed experience?

As I recall, he was part of that Philadelphia contingent that was very tough. He did mellow in person after he retired. I recall getting him in person in a copy of Basketball's Best (similar to "Who's Who in Baseball") and he was fine.