Opinions requested on Stan Musial autograph - 2012 Topps Mini

jrboles

Gents

It seems with every ebay buck promotion I wind up ripping more 2012 Topps minis. This week's 5 boxes resulted in the hits below. To the Musial experts, can I get some thoughts on the signature? I have 3 of these cards and they are wildly inconsistent. How do authenticators treat his latter day signings? My thoughts are that even with the Topps certificaiton this one might not pass. And no offense to great man. Just wanted to check in.

OAKESY25

I think the topps certification will get it slabbed - ugly signature from a guy who has one of the nicer signatures.

was obviously very sickly at the end, sad really, more than cool.

Loyalty32

The crazy thing is that it's still better than some of the sigs you see from current players...

jrboles

<< <i>The crazy thing is that it's still better than some of the sigs you see from current players... >>



I won't argue that. Just interesting that if you put the 3 I have side by side you would have guessed three differet signers. That said, I am happy to have them. Thanks for the response.

BLUEJAYWAY

As my avatar indicates I am a fan of STM since a youngin. My Dad got me hooked on the Cards and Tigers. We followed both teams for years, but Stan was the player for us. Still can remember listening on my little transistor radio in the very early 60's to Stl. games, when could get them on the radio. So seeing this signature, and from a time that was obviously a difficult point in his life,allows me to reflect on his career. I can almost envision him writing out the sig. to the best of his ability, still trying to be the "Man", with his grace/credibility/dignity coming through intact with each stroke of the pen.

jrboles

<< <i>As my avatar indicates I am a fan of STM since a youngin. My Dad got me hooked on the Cards and Tigers. We followed both teams for years, but Stan was the player for us. Still can remember listening on my little transistor radio in the very early 60's to Stl. games, when could get them on the radio. So seeing this signature, and from a time that was obviously a difficult point in his life,allows me to reflect on his career. I can almost envision him writing out the sig. to the best of his ability, still trying to be the "Man", with his grace/credibility/dignity coming through intact with each stroke of the pen. >>



BJW - exquisitely put. Thank you.

tennesseebanker

<< <i>As my avatar indicates I am a fan of STM since a youngin. My Dad got me hooked on the Cards and Tigers. We followed both teams for years, but Stan was the player for us. Still can remember listening on my little transistor radio in the very early 60's to Stl. games, when could get them on the radio. So seeing this signature, and from a time that was obviously a difficult point in his life,allows me to reflect on his career. I can almost envision him writing out the sig. to the best of his ability, still trying to be the "Man", with his grace/credibility/dignity coming through intact with each stroke of the pen. >>



This was very well put. My dad idolized Musial and often told me stories of his glory days. I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Musial outside Bush Stadium one afternoon after an "Old Timers" game. No one else around seemed to know who he was, so I slowly approached him and said "Mr. Musial, would you please sign this for me?" He said absolutely son. While he was signing I asked him how he did in the game that day, and he explained he had a hit, but lost to the Cubs Old Timers. I thanked him for his time and he walked off into the St.Louis downtown area without being stopped by anyone else. Which seemed kind of ironic since he walked right by a statue of himself. He was probably the classiest sports personality I ever had the chance to meet. I couldn't wait to get home and tell my dad about it.

What amazes me still to this day about the whole situation, is here is one of the greatest players to ever walk onto a baseball field and he was going un-noticed among crowds of people. Yet later that night after the official game was over hoards of people were surrounding back-up relief pitchers for either team and asking for an autograph.

magellan

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<< <i>As my avatar indicates I am a fan of STM since a youngin. My Dad got me hooked on the Cards and Tigers. We followed both teams for years, but Stan was the player for us. Still can remember listening on my little transistor radio in the very early 60's to Stl. games, when could get them on the radio. So seeing this signature, and from a time that was obviously a difficult point in his life,allows me to reflect on his career. I can almost envision him writing out the sig. to the best of his ability, still trying to be the "Man", with his grace/credibility/dignity coming through intact with each stroke of the pen. >>



This was very well put. My dad idolized Musial and often told me stories of his glory days. I was fortunate enough to meet Mr. Musial outside Bush Stadium one afternoon after an "Old Timers" game. No one else around seemed to know who he was, so I slowly approached him and said "Mr. Musial, would you please sign this for me?" He said absolutely son. While he was signing I asked him how he did in the game that day, and he explained he had a hit, but lost to the Cubs Old Timers. I thanked him for his time and he walked off into the St.Louis downtown area without being stopped by anyone else. Which seemed kind of ironic since he walked right by a statue of himself. He was probably the classiest sports personality I ever had the chance to meet. I couldn't wait to get home and tell my dad about it.

What amazes me still to this day about the whole situation, is here is one of the greatest players to ever walk onto a baseball field and he was going un-noticed among crowds of people. Yet later that night after the official game was over hoards of people were surrounding back-up relief pitchers for either team and asking for an autograph. >>



A truly classy Man. Would that more of our moderns couldn't emulate him or guys like Banks & Brooksy.