It's been a long time since I have sent out a TTM request and when you aren't sending out requests the likelihood of you getting a response greatly diminishes, so I was shocked to see one of my TTM envelopes in the mailbox a month or so ago.
Jim Leyland signed 1/2 cards for me in just under two years. I sent him these cards on June 25, 2018 as part of my 9th blog-o-versary. Writing that, I know realize that I completely missed my 11th blog-o-versay. Darn it! I will have to rectify that soon.
I was looking for a 4th of July themed card for today and the red, white and blue background on the card that Jim Leyland signed seemed appropriate for the occasion.
There are a couple of things that stick out to me about this card. One is the dinged, bottom left corner, which is a calculated risk of sending out cards to be signed through the mail. The second thing is the vertical signature. I know there are a few players that sign vertically verses horiziontally; Steve Garvey and Larry Walker come to mind immediately, but my question is why? Anyone have any thoughts on why players would choose to sign cards vertically instead of horizontally?
Sometimes I wonder if guys just feel more comfortable with the extra inch of space they get by signing the long way.
ReplyDeleteBummer on missing your 11th blog-o-versary, but the TTM is pretty sweet. I have no idea why some sign vertical like that, but I thought it might be the preference of a lefty? Then I looked up Larry Walker, who I know bats left, but found out he threw righty. So, there's go my theory. Garvey is also a righty.
ReplyDeleteThat's six consecutive posts with Groot making an appearance. Loving it! Maybe you can celebrate your missed blog-o-versary on Groot's 11th straight? LOL
I noticed that about Larry Walker a few years ago and thought that maybe he signed vertically for TTM and free IP's... but normally for paid signatures. But then I noticed that he signs sideways even back in the 90's for his Topps and Donruss autographs.
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