Lou Piniella is and will be for the foreseeable future (the Mariners aren't winning a World Series anytime soon under Scott Servais) the best Seattle Mariners manager of all time. He led the Mariners to several playoff victories, achieved a 116 win season, and provided plenty of amusement with his on-the-field fits.
I was browsing eBay for inexpensive 2017 Topps Archives Signature Series cards when I saw this beautiful Piniella auto on a 2009 Topps Archives card. Although it is not him in a Mariners uniform, the card was too nice looking to pass over. Unfortunately there were no cheap cards of him with the Mariners.
Aesthetically I like how the colors are bright and the blue signature matches the design well. His penmanship is pleasing as well. As a bonus the card itself is in good condition. Not that I will be taking it out of its case.
The card set me back $13 which is pretty good considering it came out of a $40 box. This marks my first Lou Piniella autograph.
Very nice! I picked up a similar Archies Signature card of Ozzie Guillen.
ReplyDeleteNice purchase.
ReplyDeleteAwesome card. 1960 Topps are hands down my favorite manager card designs.
ReplyDeleteIt makes me want to pick up an original
DeleteThat is a really nice autograph. Never owned a Lou Pinella autograph, but after seeing this card I might need to track one down. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteI was surprised at how reasonable his autographs were.
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