[Highlight] Randy Johnson on why he doesn’t sign jerseys: “It’s the one thing that can raise money for charity”

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  7. I was watching highlights from 2001 ws game 7 earlier in which schilling and clemens both pitched into the 8th and randy johnson came in to relieve after pitching 100+ the night before. absolutely textbook mariner blunder losing the big unit

  9. He seems like a really decent dude. I always loved watching him pitch when I was a kid…I might like post-playing Randy even more.

    Good job unit.

  12. I’m bummed I missed this signing, but its cool to see this video from it. I can appreciate his perspective. He tries to strike the balance between making his autos affordable and accessible to many (not all, of course) collectors but still tries to retain the value for certain items specifically for charitable purposes. I think it’s a worthy effort.

  13. I think people underestimate how much supply of a signature affects its worth.

    I worked sports retail in the early 2000s, and we sold Pete Rose autograph baseballs for $49.95. People would always ask why they were so cheap, and other players like Joey Votto were $100+.

    Rose signed everything he could touch to get paid. His autographs are everywhere.

    Good on Randy for doing this.

  17. I’m sure he’s been asked that a lot. Good social media team getting this post out not only will get this question asked a lot less. But now people know the only way to get a signed Johnson jersey.

  18. Good on Randy

    A lot of the stuff he already signs no doubt finds it’s way onto the resale market already 

    Better to keep some items special

  19. He’s also a huge sneakerhead and has a crazy collection. He’s well aware how the secondary market/resellers operate.

  23. I think it’s Marshawn Lynch’s YouTube channel, but there’s an episode where he hits BP off Randy and they talk sports and photography.

    At the beginning, Marshawn is visibly in starstruck talking to him and a little later Randy says “I pitched 10 seasons in Seattle” and Marshawn gives the biggest ” Yeah, I know, man haha”.

    Pretty cool to see someone as big as Marshawn be “just a fan” for a few moments.

    Edit for video: https://youtu.be/WLAj7ULRMB4?si=02eR-ndvoTB7C1q2

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