Retired Players who don’t sign anymore.

Rndm1 · 07-05-2018, 10:39 PM

Maybe this has been done before but I’m trying to figure out which, if any, retired athletes have stopped signing or who have very little output these days. My curiously was peaked when I realized that Tom Seaver has had very few on cards autographs from 2008 to now, with a majority of his autos being on a sticker which doesn’t really mean he signed them recently. Bart Starr is another. I realize that age, and health are usually the primary culprits but am still interested if there are others who have also began waning in their hobby presence?

speedyjg13 · 07-06-2018, 07:11 AM

Jered Weaver

mattglet · 07-06-2018, 07:16 AM

Gary Carter

tkraft24 · 07-06-2018, 07:24 AM

Manny Ramirez and I’m cool with it. I don’t want Topps to start flooding the market with his autos in every product and flavor.

MiamiFinFan13 · 07-06-2018, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mattglet

Gary Carter

66_Fiat · 07-06-2018, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mattglet

Gary Carter

Sad, but I did chuckle.

patchgenie · 07-06-2018, 07:42 AM

aramis ramirez

scottagibson · 07-06-2018, 08:57 AM

Jeff Blauser hasn't touched a pen in years.

smapdi · 07-06-2018, 09:05 AM

Joe Morgan stopped signing with Topps at the end of 2010, I believe. I had a redemption for his 2011 Museum Collection gold frame auto that was eventually replaced, but it indicated Topps would put out redemptions for cards they didn't have lined up to make. I think he only signed a couple 2011 cards, like the Topps 60th insert. Panini, Leaf, and ITG have put out Morgan autos since then, but mostly stickers so they might have been signed any time.

Topps, at least, will go in cycles, it seems. They probably sign old dudes to 1-3-year contracts, then renew some and not others, then bring some back.

dhendrix1303 · 07-06-2018, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by scottagibson

Jeff Blauser hasn't touched a pen in years.

Yeah, you ain’t kidding!

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=941930

jataman2612 · 07-06-2018, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by tkraft24

Manny Ramirez and I’m cool with it. I don’t want Topps to start flooding the market with his autos in every product and flavor.

Very true but he was in so much stuff in the 90's that he kinda flooded the market then. I wouldn't want it now because his auto has changed so much. I prefer his auto with the Indians over the crap he was producing at a show a few years ago (I think it was a Fanatics show).

tkraft24 · 07-06-2018, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jataman2612

Very true but he was in so much stuff in the 90's that he kinda flooded the market then. I wouldn't want it now because his auto has changed so much. I prefer his auto with the Indians over the crap he was producing at a show a few years ago (I think it was a Fanatics show).

Definitely, I don’t understand how some of his recent signatures can even be authenticated? Pure garbage.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F362346419108
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F362250480665

mattglet · 07-06-2018, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MiamiFinFan13

What, too soon?

EricTownsend88 · 07-06-2018, 10:18 AM

Albert retired after the 2000 season; only had a brief emergence back into the hobby in 2012 and then nothing since.

tkraft24 · 07-06-2018, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by EricTownsend88

Albert retired after the 2000 season; only had a brief emergence back into the hobby in 2012 and then nothing since.

He signed enough between 2011 and 2014 to last a couple decades.

88horsepower · 07-06-2018, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by mattglet

Gary Carter

I shouldn’t laugh, but I did, and I absolutely love Gary Carter. But, I’ll fully admit, I laughed.

daveyc1 · 07-06-2018, 11:04 AM

Mays signs very infrequently now because of his eyes. Seaver had Lyme disease i believe which led to him not signing much. I also think Whitney Ford no longer signs

kmnorton · 07-06-2018, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by scottagibson

Jeff Blauser hasn't touched a pen in years.

Huh, I play cards with Blauser's cousin. Have to ask him about this next week.

mfw13 · 07-06-2018, 11:36 AM

Mays doesn't sign due to his poor eyesight.
McCovey hasn't signed since 2012 due to declining health/desire.
Tom Seaver hasn't signed because he doesn't need the money with his vineyard being successful.
Mike Schmidt and Bob Gibson haven't signed for Topps since 2014.

Quite a few other HOFers sign for Panini, but not Topps (George Brett, for example)...

Rndm1 · 07-06-2018, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by dhendrix1303

Yeah, you ain’t kidding!

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=941930

Wow. Had no idea about Blauser. Crazy.

tkraft24 · 07-06-2018, 12:16 PM

Seems like forever since Brad Brink has signed anything

Bcwcardz · 07-06-2018, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

Mays doesn't sign due to his poor eyesight.
McCovey hasn't signed since 2012 due to declining health/desire.
Tom Seaver hasn't signed because he doesn't need the money with his vineyard being successful.
Mike Schmidt and Bob Gibson haven't signed for Topps since 2014.

Quite a few other HOFers sign for Panini, but not Topps (George Brett, for example)...

I drove down to Costa Mesa from LA just to get a McCovey twenty years back. When I got there it said he wasn’t signing due to knee surgery. That was a really bummer day. Tony Dorsett was there but not the same. Konan from WCW was there too

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mfw13 · 07-06-2018, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bcwcardz

I drove down to Costa Mesa from LA just to get a McCovey twenty years back. When I got there it said he wasn’t signing due to knee surgery. That was a really bummer day. Tony Dorsett was there but not the same. Konan from WCW was there too

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McCovey was my favorite player growing up.

Not sure how Topps managed to never make a Mays/McCovey dual auto.....

JHH · 07-08-2018, 09:33 PM

Manny Ramirez pops out my mind

KC35 · 07-08-2018, 09:58 PM

I need Alex Rios and Luke Hochevar to come out of hiding.

07-05-2018, 10:39 PM	#1
Rndm1 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 1,035	Retired Players who don’t sign anymore. Maybe this has been done before but I’m trying to figure out which, if any, retired athletes have stopped signing or who have very little output these days. My curiously was peaked when I realized that Tom Seaver has had very few on cards autographs from 2008 to now, with a majority of his autos being on a sticker which doesn’t really mean he signed them recently. Bart Starr is another. I realize that age, and health are usually the primary culprits but am still interested if there are others who have also began waning in their hobby presence?

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tkraft24 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 7,029 tkinctown tkraft24	Manny Ramirez and I’m cool with it. I don’t want Topps to start flooding the market with his autos in every product and flavor. __________________ PC: Cleveland Indians AU, GU, and Refractors Refractor Wants: https://shinycardboard.weebly.com/

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tkraft24 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 7,029 tkinctown tkraft24	Seems like forever since Brad Brink has signed anything __________________ PC: Cleveland Indians AU, GU, and Refractors Refractor Wants: https://shinycardboard.weebly.com/

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speedyjg13 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 17,224	Jered Weaver

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patchgenie Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6,840 americansportscards	aramis ramirez

07-06-2018, 09:05 AM	#9
smapdi Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,764 piledriver1	Joe Morgan stopped signing with Topps at the end of 2010, I believe. I had a redemption for his 2011 Museum Collection gold frame auto that was eventually replaced, but it indicated Topps would put out redemptions for cards they didn't have lined up to make. I think he only signed a couple 2011 cards, like the Topps 60th insert. Panini, Leaf, and ITG have put out Morgan autos since then, but mostly stickers so they might have been signed any time. Topps, at least, will go in cycles, it seems. They probably sign old dudes to 1-3-year contracts, then renew some and not others, then bring some back.

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EricTownsend88 Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 201	Albert retired after the 2000 season; only had a brief emergence back into the hobby in 2012 and then nothing since.

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daveyc1 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: maine Posts: 1,963	Mays signs very infrequently now because of his eyes. Seaver had Lyme disease i believe which led to him not signing much. I also think Whitney Ford no longer signs

07-06-2018, 11:36 AM	#19
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,390	Mays doesn't sign due to his poor eyesight. McCovey hasn't signed since 2012 due to declining health/desire. Tom Seaver hasn't signed because he doesn't need the money with his vineyard being successful. Mike Schmidt and Bob Gibson haven't signed for Topps since 2014. Quite a few other HOFers sign for Panini, but not Topps (George Brett, for example)...

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