I get the crappy autographs

by Jgamble - 103 cards (Last updated on Nov 15, 2022)



71. 2019 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes - USA BB Silhouettes Signatures Bats #USA-AK Spencer Torkelson


Number one pick in the number one round by the number one all-time losingest team ever. This cat doesn't even have a big-league at bat. No one knows if he will ever be worth this pick.

Auto looks like 8rZ. "Hey Spencer, what's your favorite car by Nissan?"


72. 2019 Stadium Club - Autographs #SCA-WA Willians Astudillo


La Tortuga! Popular guy, but not because he's the next Trout or Ohtani. He's fast though.

Auto looks like he's testing the pen first.


73. 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter - Baseball Framed Mini Autographs #MA-MT Mike Trout


Talk about another no-name. He hasn't even won double-digit triple crowns yet.

Auto looks like MuD


74. 2019 Topps Archives - 50th Anniversary of the Montréal Expos Autographs #MTLA-JVI Jose Vidro


6th round (155) pick by the Expos in the 1992 draft. I'd have been psyched out of my mind for this card about 20 years ago when Jose seemed like he was tracking toward relevance. Meh. I guess since I always forgot the Expos existed year after year, I'm less enthused about this 50 year idea.

Auto looks like "P.U. Jr." Seems fitting.


75. 2019 Topps Archives - Fan Favorite Autographs #FFA-MM Mario Mendoza


OK. It's rare to pull ink from retail. It's even rarer to get mocked by Topps for pulling an autograph from the guy who's name literally came to be synonymous with utter incompetence in baseball history. Are you serious, Topps? Why?

Auto looks like ... it looks fine. I'm still just seething that THIS was the auto I pulled. It's like getting a useless celebrity from A&G.


76. 2019 Topps Gallery - Autographs Orange #24 Pete Alonso


2nd round (64) pick by the Mets in the 2016 draft. If you think scrub, I hope Pete Alonso immediately comes to mind. You know who else won Rookie of the Year? Joe Charboneau. Angel Berroa. Bob Hamelin.

Auto looks like "PiCu"


77. 2019 Topps Gypsy Queen - Gypsy Queen Autographs #GQA-BW Bryse Wilson


Another Bryse. Can life get any worse? Seriously.

Auto looks like "By Whit."


78. 2019 Topps Gypsy Queen - Gypsy Queen Autographs #GQA-ER Eddie Rosario


4th round (135) pick by the Twins in the 2010 draft. The Twins are pretty much irrelevant as the rest of the league goes, so it doesn't seem like he would have much caché among card collectors. He looks like he could be a strong operatic singer though.

Auto looks like Ell Zest


79. 2019 Topps Gypsy Queen - Gypsy Queen Autographs #GQA-WA Willy Adames


Undrafted amateur Free agent signed by the Tigers in 2012. I remember as a Tiger fan watching Willy set fire to the basepaths in West Michigan thinking we finally have a baserunner. Then he was sent to TB for David Price and the Tigers won title after title after that, right? To be fair, it was a good guess, Detroit's epic 2014 ALDS flameout notwithstanding.

Auto looks like WiyAL


80. 2020 Bowman - Prospect Autographs Gold #PA-PC Pedro Castellanos


Signed by the Red Sox as a Free Agent in 2015. It's on a Bowman card, just one step above the Perfect Game cards in terms of speculation, so he is probably going to be no one. But hey, let me try to sell it to you for $50.

Auto looks like "Carl."

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Apr 7, 2019 - 2:33PM
C2Cigars
Apr 7, 2019 - 3:51PM
switzr1

Steve Hammond must have been listening to a Conway Twitty record when he signed his name.  Best list I've read in a while.  I almost want to buy some cheap scrub autos and mail them to you, just to read your evaluations .

Apr 7, 2019 - 5:13PM
Jgamble

@switzr1 I'd take them. That would be fun. 

@C2Cigars That's cool for him! Glad he's teaching.

Apr 7, 2019 - 7:03PM
Brimose

‘Auto looks like a Ross Perot self portriat’ I did literally laugh out loud, and my wife looked at me and rolled her eyes 😆

May 11, 2019 - 9:56AM
switzr1

Dude, I think Eddie Rosario read your preseason comments and decided to play himself off your list.  Currently leading the American League in home runs, as of May 10. And it's all because of you!!

May 21, 2019 - 4:57AM
Splinter_9

This list made me laugh more than a few times.  :D

May 23, 2019 - 7:38PM
Alomar_Collector

Hahaha .. I like this list... The part I like most is the last portion of each comment where it says "Auto looks like .... "  ... Some of those are funny.

Jul 31, 2019 - 11:57PM
marcbrubaker

Fun list. In all seriousness, I'd be interested in any of the Houston ones, if you've still got them. I can send you some more flameouts for the list if you like.

Jan 10, 2020 - 3:06PM
crashdavis28

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Jan 16, 2020 - 7:33AM
DarkSide830

hey, dont throw shade at the Vanimal!

Jan 25, 2020 - 5:26PM
vrooomed

Yes, that vrooomed's autograph is absolutely terrible. Even a drunk chicken with a pen in it's claw could do a better job! Even the military wouldn't draft that asthmatic candy-[ahem]. So, no, he was never drafted. Drafty, many times.

Jan 31, 2020 - 1:16AM
Alomar_Collector

#49 in your list reminded me of an AUTO I once pulled from one of those $5 dollar Walgreens 100-card packs of random cards that guarantees a "hit" (an AUTO) in 1 out of every 4 packs. I pulled a bumb who was a former prospect of the Angels named Chevy Clarke. His Auto looks sort of like an inverted bow and arrow. The Auto I pulled was this one from 2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition, what a bumb: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-Donruss-Elite-2-Card-Chevez-Chevy-Clarke-Auto-Autograph-Lot/143231950253?hash=item21594a1dad:g:l84AAOSwN3lcxeiB:sc:USPSFirstClass!72205!US!-1

 

 

Feb 26, 2021 - 6:43PM
CollectingAfterDeath

Your style of humor in this list makes me laugh.  You got jokes, Gambler!

Feb 26, 2021 - 9:07PM
DarkSide830

" Not an autograph, but I am too stupid to figure out how to remove cards from lists " lmao

Apr 4, 2021 - 9:39PM
Alomar_Collector


Edited on: Apr 4, 2021 - 9:43PM

Oct 26, 2021 - 9:57PM
jdogg1228

I bet buying those crappy 100 card cheap boxes from BigLots or Walgreens really helped with adding to this list!

Oct 28, 2021 - 9:11PM
jdogg1228

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Edited on: Nov 16, 2022 - 5:58PM

Nov 19, 2021 - 9:51AM
mkb

This is a good list

The commentary absolutely makes it great

Jan 9, 2022 - 9:35AM
Burefreak

Gotta get back to some trading today, but reading through the first 10 was a riot.  Will have to come back and read through the rest...too much fun!

Nov 16, 2022 - 3:15AM
Mike67

Some of these got a chuckle out of me.. 

Orlando Cabrera was an Undrafted Free Agent in 1993.. 

I would have loved to get that Vidro.. 

Instead I get some random guy who never made it anywhere in Seattle or Laz Diaz... lol 



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