Fred Lynn Autograph Interview Response

[baseball123]

Q: Baseball Nation – What is your view on autographs? How do you feel when people stop you on the street or try to acquire your autograph TTM?

A: Fred Lynn – Well I am almost 60 and people on the street in my neighborhood, they know who I am, I live just north of San Diego, and I am not a big guy so I can go pretty much unnoticed. That’s pretty cool. On the left coast it’s more about movie stars and those type of people. They get all the media attention, TMZ and that thing, you know, that’s not me. I am very happy to autograph things in the mail as long as they are not baseball memorabilia. That’s a whole different deal. I always sign something and send it back to people, if someone wants an autograph they’ll get one. It may not be a baseball or a bat or any of those types of things, that has become a business and I treat that like that. That’s just they way it morphed, we didn’t think that was going to happen, certainly I didn’t when I was younger, but that’s how its morphed, that’s a separate entity but I will always sign an autograph for somebody.


Just thought I would share it with you guys!

[Payton85]

Thus the blue index card!!

Interesting, thanks for sharing.

[Riggs]

yes, thanks for sharing.

[gysot]

Q: Baseball Nation – What is your view on autographs? How do you feel when people stop you on the street or try to acquire your autograph TTM?

A: Fred Lynn – Well I am almost 60 and people on the street in my neighborhood, they know who I am, I live just north of San Diego, and I am not a big guy so I can go pretty much unnoticed. That’s pretty cool. On the left coast it’s more about movie stars and those type of people. They get all the media attention, TMZ and that thing, you know, that’s not me. I am very happy to autograph things in the mail as long as they are not baseball memorabilia. That’s a whole different deal. I always sign something and send it back to people, if someone wants an autograph they’ll get one. It may not be a baseball or a bat or any of those types of things, that has become a business and I treat that like that. That’s just they way it morphed, we didn’t think that was going to happen, certainly I didn’t when I was younger, but that’s how its morphed, that’s a separate entity but I will always sign an autograph for somebody.


Just thought I would share it with you guys!

Cool response. I wonder what he considers baseball memorabilia. Does a card or photo apply?

[baseball123]

Cool response. I wonder what he considers baseball memorabilia. Does a card or photo apply?

I think so

[RockiesFan33]

I wonder if a custom card with him pictured in street clothes would get signed? No Red Sox logo, etc on the card. Hmmm.

[lizard-jd]

I wonder if a custom card with him pictured in street clothes would get signed? No Red Sox logo, etc on the card. Hmmm.

Brian, I think it would be very cool to send him something like that and see what he does... I found a perfect pic to send him:

[Riggs]

Brian, I think it would be very cool to send him something like that and see what he does... I found a perfect pic to send him:

lol.. thats awesome.. someone send that & see if he signs it. I almost bet he WONT because i bet he has a stack of the index cards already signed but that would be kinda cool.

[LakersMC]

Interesting read! Thanks for posting!

[lizard-jd]

I can't believe it but he signed it!!!

Fred Lynn