As a followup to that post, I wanted to share a picture that Bill sent me of the card where Mike displayed a great sense of humor by signing the card using Jim Palmer's nickname "Cakes":
Its great to see Mike taking this mistake in stride and having fun autographing a card where he is identified as Jim Palmer with a playful nod to the mistake.
As for the origin of the nickname, it is a result of Palmer's routine of eating pancakes on the day he was scheduled to pitch:
The fantastic "When Topps Had (Base)Balls!" site created an awesome Nicknames of the 70's card for Jim "Cakes" Palmer:
I'd like to thank Bill for sending along the picture of the card showing Mike having some fun with Topps' mistake.
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Now that's a pretty cool autographed card to own.
I remember seeing something about Brooks Robinson signing a Frank Robinson picture or vice versa.
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