Question for Autograph Collectors

[MFS62]

I remember that for a few years, Dick Stuart used to sign his autograph "Dick Stuart 66" in honor of the 66 home runs he hit one year in the minors.
Anyone recall if he was still signing that way when he was on the Mets?

Also- does anyone know of any other players who added something to their sig?

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

John Holdzkom.

[Guest cooby]

We have DJ Dozier's autograph, he has a Bible reference after his name.

He went to Penn State and also played for the Mets Williamsport team so he was quite the local hero.
I think he is in the ministry now

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

When I sign my autograph, I add a 69 after my name in honor of the time that...

Oops! Never mind.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: John Holdzkolm.

What does he add?

Later

[Willets Point]

cooby wrote: We have DJ Dozier's autograph, he has a Bible reference after his name. He went to Penn State and also played for the Mets Williamsport team so he was quite the local hero. I think he is in the ministry now

That reminds that of back in the 80's when Christian ballplayers - especially those on the 1986 Astros - boycotted autographing Topps cards as a protest against the series of cards called Garbage Pail Kids that Topps was issuing at the time.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

That sounds familiar.

What was the objection to Garbage Pail Kids? I don't remember anything about them.

[Guest Edgy DC]

What doesn't Holdzkom have?

[seawolf17]

There are definitely more than a handful of guys who put bible verses after their sigs; and there are plenty of guys who add a "HOF '91" designation or something like that. The kookiest new guy is Pat Neshek, the sidewinding Twins reliever, who goes a little overboard:

http://eteamz.active.com/PatNeshek/images/neshekredjnkj.JPG

He does have a neat Web site here: http://eteamz.active.com/PatNeshek

edit: Didn't realize that image was so ginormous.

[Guest cooby]

That almost looks as though he paid a professional autograph designer to design it for him

[Guest Iubitul]

Tug McGraw added a smiley at the end of his autograph. I also have an autograph of Reggie Jackson on a sketch that I drew of him - he added 44 in the bottom loop of the J. I was told later that he only did that on special items.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Scan and post NOW!!!!

[Willets Point]

Then there's the autographed ball that Vernon Wells signed for some hecklers.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I don't see where Vernon Wells actually signed the baseball. He just printed a long message on the ball and identifies himself only as "your favorite centerfielder". Still, I give him points for creativity and I like him busting on the guy a little.

[stevejrogers]

Funny story from the Bad Guys Won book. Tim Teufel is one of those guys who will add a Biblical reference to his sig, well at a card show he signs for a guy and the guy moves along to IIRC Ed Hearn, and the guy sees the inscription and says something to the effect of "That so-and-so is hitting on my WIFE! He's telling her what room number he's in!" To which Hearn sees the item and explains that its a book in the Bible, Romans, or Rom as it can be abbreviated as.

[DocTee]

I remember reading a Sports Illustrated piece that Tony Gwynn added "JD7" (for Jack Daniels Old Number 7) in his early years. Not sure if it's been verified