Back in 1988 a young pitcher called up from the minors to help out a weak pitching staff for a last place team. This pitcher was traded as a prospect the year before at the trade deadline for a veteran of a pitcher who was undefeated going a 9-0 (14-10 Overall) to help that team reach the post season. This same pitcher later came back home to a card show that was hosted by a rival during his High School years. The first card you see is how he signed back in 1988 the weirdness I can & maybe Bo would agree that the picture might have been taken on his Major League Debut game. That's right I am calling ya out Bo see if I am right or not please comment if I have a steak dinner riding on my thoughts. The second autograph as you can see is on his 1989 Upper Deck card I got it signed at this again in his Hometown at a different venue back in 1991 a year after going to his 1st trip to the World Series. More like where he honed his craft of a pitcher when he was attending a Catholic school which also in back to back years he brought his teammates to join him for this venue the first was a former #1 Draft Pick 3rd overall from 1988 then a year later a teammate who was identified as this pitcher I wasn't able to obtain those 2 times to get his teammates autographs cause I was busy helping a fellow dealer by running his table for him while he needed an extra set of hands to watch over his 2 cases of `80/`81 Topps Basketball & `86/`97 Fleer Basketball that he acquired in 1988. Now most people say that the autograph from 1988 is fake well sorry to burst your bubble its real & if you ask him he will clearly say yes that's how I used to sign now its more like the 1989 Upper Deck card. So I like to hear what you think have ya gotten an autograph from a player more than 1 time on different occasions & it looked different from the previous one or not & speaking of autographs I am reminded of the great Rogers Hornsby once saying "Any Ballplayer who doesn't sign for little kids ain't an American, He's a Communist."
