who has the nicest signature?

[BrockJacob]

I've always liked Edd Roush's signature. I've seen some ugly ones but when its nice its very nice. Has a real old timey look to it. Early Wynn also has a really nice signature. Enos Slaughter comes to mind as well.

[prewarsports]

I do NOT own this and so if I am posting a signature someone else owns, please forgive me.

Here is Leever. This is not as pretty as one of his vintage ones, but it is still a nice signature.

[rfurnish]

Almost all of the older players signatures are better than the modern players signature. Michael Cuddyer and Torri Hunter are two current players that make an effort to have legible autographs and would fit in with the old style of signatures. When it comes to signatures, along with just about everything else, it is real obvious that the older player had more pride in what they did than the modern player does.

[thekingofclout]

From REA 2008. I was an under-bidder to this really sweet letter.

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[byrone]

Roberto Clemente

[thekingofclout]

Originally Posted by byrone

Roberto Clemente

which does NOT belong to me. It's Ben's AKA foreveryoung as I pinched this scan off his site...

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I very much like my two Clementes but he was rather inconsistent and there is really no comparison...

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[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

I also agree with Comiskey and Speaker for strictly HOF sigs.

Mark,

Actually, I have seen a couple of Duffy Lewis forgeries. They were on team/multi-signed Red Sox championship team pieces. Both were forged by the same crook (no, I'm not saying who). You're entirely correct--they were terrible attempts!

Also, Speaker's signature is very difficult to forge due to the unique intricacy of the "T" in Tris. I often wonder how he ever came up with the idea to construct it like that. Only recently I finally saw one forgery that really did come close. The forger nearly mastered the "T", but lost it in other areas which one would think would be much easier to replicate.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by rfurnish

Almost all of the older players signatures are better than the modern players signature. Michael Cuddyer and Torri Hunter are two current players that make an effort to have legible autographs and would fit in with the old style of signatures. When it comes to signatures, along with just about everything else, it is real obvious that the older player had more pride in what they did than the modern player does.

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It is funny you said this as I said the exact same thing about a week ago when my dad brought back a Cuddyer signed ball from Twin's fest.
I was shocked at the quality...surprised it was even possible to sign so well on a baseball.
FYI-I was told he was a very nice man as well; took a lot of time with his fans.