Stan The Man Inc autos

[mcgwirecom]

Yeah sometimes you can get Stan at a show or private signing for less than his family price. Tom Orr is actually doing a private signing tomoprrow (3/2) with Stan. I sent in the 8x10 giveaway photo that was handed out to the fans on his last game. Was pretty neat and still had the original dated envelope.

[Hot Springs Bathers]

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of having lunch with former major leaguer Jack McMahon (Pirates & Athletics.) He told the story of the first time he ever faced Stan. Figuring that Stan had never seen him he would take a pitch or two--Jack threw a slider and then said Musial hit it out of the state of Missouri.

I have seen Stan several times at shows and he was so very gracious to everyone. The only others I would put in that group are Brooks Robinson, Ernie Banks, Bobby Richardson and of course Bob Feller. All of them usually try to shake hands with every customer.

On the other side, Willie Mays is the worst I have ever seen.

Speaking of Musial and Berra's mail order companies, are there other HOFers doing the same thing? I sure wish Koufax and Aaron would offer this service!

[scmavl]

Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of having lunch with former major leaguer Jack McMahon (Pirates & Athletics.) He told the story of the first time he ever faced Stan. Figuring that Stan had never seen him he would take a pitch or two--Jack threw a slider and then said Musial hit it out of the state of Missouri.

I have seen Stan several times at shows and he was so very gracious to everyone. The only others I would put in that group are Brooks Robinson, Ernie Banks, Bobby Richardson and of course Bob Feller. All of them usually try to shake hands with every customer.

On the other side, Willie Mays is the worst I have ever seen.

Speaking of Musial and Berra's mail order companies, are there other HOFers doing the same thing? I sure wish Koufax and Aaron would offer this service!

Brooks Robinson offers this, although he only opens his list every six months or so. Harmon Killebrew does it through his Foundation, although due to his illness he has suspended that until he is doing better.

[murphusa]

Nolan Ryan also does it through his foundation

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Many HOFers (especially the more recently-inducted) have websites for this purpose. Just search a little on the internet. They're not hard to find.

[Collectorsince62]

I have visited their office several times and the entire staff is absolutely first class all the way. Very professional, and very cognizant of collectors' needs and whims. And best of all, Stan is sometimes in the office. I have had the honor of meeting him several times during these visits and I can't even describe how cool it is to sit down and chat for a few minutes while he signs or personalizes an item. The signature, however, is not as strong as it used to be. A few months ago, I watched as he signed the two scorecards from his 5-homer doubleheader. He happily obliged to add "my five home runs" to the autograph. His grandson, who is terrific, watched very closely to make sure Stan understood what I wanted - he seemed a little worried something might happen. But everything was fine. Stan took his time and very carefully signed both items. Not his boldest signatures, but still very nice. Then he told me "I should have had six that day. I tried to hit one my last time up and popped up to first." We looked at the scoring and sure enough, he was right. The Man.

[chaddurbin]

judging from topps' latest issue, stan's health may be worsening. his sigs look pretty bad compared to the beauty of just 1-2 years ago.

(also comical how topps had stan signed 62 in red ink and numbered it...like it's supposed to be rarer and carry a bigger premium than his "regular" auto)