To follow up on my last post with a Reggie Jackson game-used bat barrel card, the quad is complete - 1) bat barrel card. 2) game used patch auto 3) 1969 Topps rookie auto and 4) sweet spot baseball auto.

My love of sweet spot/sweet shot signatures is well documented in my Mantel posts. I wish this was in his Seattle or even his Reds uniform as Griffey is not known (and looks weird) in a White Sox uniform - but it’s the signature with the inscription that I really like. These are still readily available and aren’t super expensive. I might pick up a few others that have different inscriptions on them.

Can’t go wrong with a signed card of “The Captain”. I love sweet shots cards. It’s like having a single signed baseball but easier to store and hold in your hand. Outside of the 2007 fading ink debacle, these are some of my favorite autographed cards.

Yes, Griffey signs a lot. Yes, he’s also the most popular player in a generation. So these will never not be super cool!

For those young ‘uns, look at Stan Musial’s stats and career highlights. I’ll wait….yes, he was THAT good. One of the all-time baseball greats. Possibly in the top 10 of all time. But he’s largely ignored as compared to some of the bigger stars of the day. Love these sweet spot autographs. Like having a signed baseball collection but more easily consumed in card form. And still relatively cheap!