Alex's Autographs

Welcome to Alex's Autographs!

Thank you for visiting. This site is based on the great hobby of autograph collecting. I personally enjoy collecting autographed rookie cards of players current and retired. On this site, you will find my updates, some hints and tips, pictures of my autographs, awesome links and so much more. My goal for this site is to help those in the autograph collecting community.

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7/22/10:

Don Wakamatsu-signed 2/2 in 63 days c/o his home address.

Successful home addresses:
Wakamatsu, Don-8740 Ramblewood Court, North Richland Hills, TX 76180

-NEW! Some of you have probably e-mailed me and wondered why you haven't gotten a response. I always plan on getting back to you guys in a timely fashion, but I normally end up getting distracted and put it off for a few hours days weeks. My apologies for making you wait, it's a bad habit I have developed.

-I have a new contest up. Congratulations to last month's winner, Elizabeth from New York.

-I have a new poll up. According to last month's poll, 62% of you practice your signature, while 38% of you do not.

-I have a new Autograph of the Month up. Last month, none of you agreed with me that Tony Boselli was the right choice for AOTM. 67% thought it should have been Ron Washington, while 33% thought it should have been Sam Taylor.

Kyle Snyder

Just answer these questions correctly to have the chance to win:

1) Did Kyle Snyder play in the major leagues in 2004?

2) How many games finished did Kyle Snyder have in 2007?

3) Who was the only big league batter Kyle Snyder struck out in 2008?

Submit your answers and address to alexsautographs@yahoo.com.

Month: June

Mike Timlin

Good ol' Mike Timlin - he who spent 18 years in the big leagues - is June's Autograph of the Month. Timlin appeared in 1,058 games in his career, turning 141 of those appearances into saves. Closing, of course, wasn't his niche - rather, being the conduit to the closer was his specialty. In four of the seasons he pitched, he posted ERAs under 3.00, and in eight of his seasons he posted ERAs under 3.50. Always reliable, he appeared in 50 or more games 12 years in a row from 1996 to 2007.

While a lot of relievers fizzle out after a few years, few remain as consistently solid as Timlin did. As a testament to his consistency, teams relied on him so much so that he appeared in more than 1,000 career games - he's only one of fourteen pitchers to do that. Many players start winding down their careers by the age of 36, but Timlin was doing the opposite - he was really kicking it into high gear, appearing in more than 70 games for the first time in his career at that ripe old age. Thus began a streak of four seasons with 70 or more appearances, with a league-leading 81 in the final year of that stretch.

Because Mike Timlin was such a solid and reliable relief pitcher for such a long time, I name him the Autograph of the Month.

Other Autographs of the Month 

Poll: Who should have won the Autograph of the Month?