Autographs

i know it's quite common in the minors, send a sase and most will sign and send them back.

i think it's worth a try.

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"If so, do you mail them to the club or to someone like an agent or publicist for the player?"

Well papi, if you want it done quickly and you want it to get noticed...






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When Younggunson was in middle school he sat down and hand wrote some letters to a few select players asking for autographs.

Amazingly, maybe 3 or 6 months later one would show back up randomly, i.e. ARod, Chipper Jones, etc. Most never did but at least it worked.

I think ARod sent back a baseball card and photo of himself signed.

Send it to the clubs main facility, they will make sure that the player gets it, even forwarding it to their home address in off season.
Can't guarantee, if it's the only card you have, you might try looking on ebay for an authentic autograph.

When you send stuff to be signed enclose a return envelop with postage included. Ask them to sign with a personal response, not just their autograph. Then they won't think you're just trying to make money off their signature. Personal responses lower the value of the autograph.

My son's high school baseball coach is retired MLB. One day when we were @ his house he was signing stuff as we chatted. I asked him what he was doing and he told me he was signing cards and mailing them back to fans. He frequently gets these requests and is always happy to comply. He is the father of 5 kids so he's always multi-tasking. He was signing these after finishing the dinner dishes!

If you are creative, you can make up your own cards. You might get lucky and the player will sign them. I don't think this collector is looking to sell these.

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I sent a SASE to a player asking them not for their autograph, but to give words of encouragement to son. He never replied.

I sent an autograph request, with a SASE, and also with very clearly worded instructions on how and where to sign to my very favorite player.

His college student loan office is STILL waiting for it.

When I was a kid - I used to send requests to the baseball and football teams alot - and about 75% would send stuff back. I dont know how it works now - except for this.

About 3 months ago - I sent a request to our favorite poster - Gotwood. I asked for an autograph.

About a week later - I got a UPS delivery.

It was a 2x4 - signed by the Woodman.

Needless to say - I was both appreciative and impressed.

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"It was a 2x4 - signed by the Woodman."

Yeah...a real stud!


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I figured Woody would send you a picture of a 2x4

what a guy!

One year around Christmas time, I also received a package from the Woodman's house. Fortunately Woody's very lovely wife, play baseball was the sender. No 2x4's enclosed... just a batch of delicious brownies!

Julie

P.S. That was not a hint. I'm dieting and cannot eat brownies this year!

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Ok then...instead of brownies you get a big bag of excelsior!



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