Why autographs are becoming obsolete by Susan Pierce Blaine Savage, 11, has been collecting autographed sports memorabilia for several years. Photo by Angela Lewis Foster . Autograph collection becomes business For 28 years, baseball fans Barbara and Mickey Brinkley of Ellijay, Ga., traveled to spring training camps around the country collecting autographs from players. "He'd watch the games, and I chased the players," Barbara says, laughing. "We got to know a lot of them because we went every year. We