MLB.com – Baseball by The Letters https://www.baseballbytheletters.com Hand-written memories from those who lived The Game! Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:36:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 22759191 MLB.com raises eyebrows with quiz: ‘Can you guess which star’s autograph this is? Are those letters or squiggles?’ https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2020/06/03/mlb-com-raises-eyebrows-with-quiz-can-you-guess-which-stars-autograph-this-is-are-those-letters-or-squiggles/ https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/2020/06/03/mlb-com-raises-eyebrows-with-quiz-can-you-guess-which-stars-autograph-this-is-are-those-letters-or-squiggles/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:35:22 +0000 https://www.baseballbytheletters.com/?p=6042 Bryant signing autographs 2
Kris Bryant, in a 2018 minor league rehab stint, signs quickly for a crowd, giving them his abbreviated signature. (Photo by Minda Haas Kuhlmann)

The April 8 quiz of the day on MLB.com is worth pondering. Eric Chesterton brought up a couple of interesting questions about the penmanship of today’s major leaguers.

Chesterton praises MLB stars for penning nearly identical signatures every time. However, he adds, “But the ability to generate identical signatures every time doesn’t mean those signatures are ever legible.”

Check out Chesterton’s 20 autographed baseballs. See what you think.

I think I might be writing thank-you letters to current players who take the time to spell it all out for me. Legible signatures are an endangered species.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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