OT: YouTube Video Of Bryce Harper Signing/Mantle Forgery

[travrosty]

What I don't get is even if the Mantle was legit, why have Harper sign it? They don't have anything in common at all. it would cut down the value. like adding a hank aaron or barry bonds to a ruth ball. no one is doing it anymore once they saw single signed ruth ball going way up with the aaron (or bonds) not adding anything to the value and making it worth less.

I like the way one commenter says it's no big deal because harper is a certain hall of famer barring injury. Oh if I had a nickel! Ken G. on the home shopping network pumping up some of these #1 draft picks rookie cards saying they are the next Nolan Ryan or Reggie Jackson so buy now.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by travrosty

What I don't get is even if the Mantle was legit, why have Harper sign it? They don't have anything in common at all. it would cut down the value. like adding a hank aaron or barry bonds to a ruth ball. no one is doing it anymore once they saw single signed ruth ball going way up with the aaron (or bonds) not adding anything to the value and making it worth less.

I like the way one commenter says it's no big deal because harper is a certain hall of famer barring injury. Oh if I had a nickel! Ken G. on the home shopping network pumping up some of these #1 draft picks rookie cards saying they are the next Nolan Ryan or Reggie Jackson so buy now.

Travis,
As Forest Gump so famously said: "Stupid is as stupid does".

[novakjr]

Originally Posted by travrosty

What I don't get is even if the Mantle was legit, why have Harper sign it? They don't have anything in common at all. it would cut down the value. like adding a hank aaron or barry bonds to a ruth ball. no one is doing it anymore once they saw single signed ruth ball going way up with the aaron (or bonds) not adding anything to the value and making it worth less.

I like the way one commenter says it's no big deal because harper is a certain hall of famer barring injury. Oh if I had a nickel! Ken G. on the home shopping network pumping up some of these #1 draft picks rookie cards saying they are the next Nolan Ryan or Reggie Jackson so buy now.

I could understand the argument that "barring injury", Bryce Harper WAS a certain Hall of Famer. The only problem is, that he's not a catcher anymore. Speculatively speaking, the type of offensive production he should have would've been spectacular for a catcher, however, in the OF it's just not as impressive. I understand the Nationals wanting to protect their investment, but this simple move reduced the value of their investment.

Coincidentally, I view Joe Mauer the same way. If he ends up moving to the OF or DH, he suddenly becomes overpaid/overrated. As a big Victor Martinez fan, I always felt the same about him too, especially since he's rarely behind the plate anymore. These guys are still great, BUT not as great if they're not behind the plate..

[travrosty]

if he really wanted harpers signature on a mantle ball he thought was real, he could simply wait until harpers hof career is over, then get the sig. its not like wouldnt be signing then. he could cut down on his risk that harper doesnt become another todd van poppel or brien taylor, etc. (i realize those guys were pitchers, which is even more risky, and taylor never even pitched in the majors.)

Any Feller/van poppel or Gibson/Taylor signed balls would simply look foolish.