seawolf17 wrote: What was the deal with the sign man? We were there for Fan Appreciation Day in 1985 (the Floyd Youmans game), and I distinctly remember a sign man in left field with us. Was that the same sign man from the old days, or did he have another guy carry the mantle in the 80s? Karl Erhardt "retired" in 1981 but was invited back in 2002 sporting a "The Sign Man Lives" placard. He was totally kool and awesome.