1989 Red Sox Pregame With N.o.b.????

[hblakewolf]

Current offering on Ebay, "1989 Boston Red Sox Home & Road Jersey. Players name is Peterson. This is a batting practice jersey worn by him in Spring Camp. It was issued as a home and road pull over manufacturer is Majestic. Player's name is sewn on the back. Moderate game use. Full Letter from MEARS Memorabilia Evaluation & Research Services"

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Based on the fact that the Red Sox did not incorporate names on back of this style of pre-game, I''m curious to know how it can be offered as a 1989 Red Sox jersey and have a MEARS LOA?

These same style pre-game jerseys were correctly identified and offered many years ago by Hartel Sports as Red Sox spring training/minor league jerseys.

The seller has been asked for a copy of the MEARS LOA and any insight as to it being offered as a 1989 Red Sox gamer.

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@comcast.net

[kingjammy24]

i spoke with troy in 2008 about that particular shirt. his answer:

"I spoke with Dave Miedema and he was confident it was a Red Sox affiliate minor league jersey. Is there some language that is not included in the letter that would better indicate what the item is? Upon review would you agree that by adding Minor League to the title instead of the comment section that it would minimize the confusion of the piece?

Also, this jersey illustrates another topic, why does MEARS authenticate everything. Although on the surface one might think we did it for the money, that has never been our reason. For this jersey I believe we charged $50.00, it might have been $25.00. For the amount of research time, sending it back and forth to Dave Medieme with insurance for his review, photography, data input , etc, it is not a money maker. The reason we do it to gather the information and to record the item for what we feel it is.

We did not have an example similar to this in our database at the time of evaluation. Our evaluators could not refernce a similar item in this case. By archiving this jersey with our best educated opinion, we are creating a database to work from for the future. In instances where collectors like yourself provide us with better descriptions, information, or point out faults in our opinions, we can more easily go back and ammend the original LOO.

That is actually the core principal of the MEARSonline LOO section. By archiving all of our work, it becomes public record and we can continually ammend and improve our final product, while eliminating mistakes as they are brought to our attention. MEARS has never felt we have all of the answers. But, over the next 20 years by archiving as much information as possible, we can create a very strong core set of data to build from."

the letter on the shirt:
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c. 1989 Peterson Red Sox Home & Road Jersey
Final Grade with Respect to Characteristics and Game Use: A4.5
Internal Data
Date of examination: 8/1/2007
Certification number: 306510
Era: Modern Era Common
Jersey Style
Issued as: Home & Road Pull Over
Material: Mesh
Manufacturer: Majestic
Tagging Examination
Properly tagged: Yes
Size indicated: Unknown
Chest measurement: 25"
Torso measurement: 32"
Year issued: 1982
Team Lettering
Team name: Red Sox
Team lettering: Double tackle twill
Team lettering size: 3"
Player Name
Player's Name: Peterson
Player's name applied: Sewn on nameplate
Player's Name Size: 2 15/16"
Numbering
#: 31
Correct # for player: Yes
Number placement: Back
Number styling: Single tackle twill
Number size (front): N/A
Number size (back): 7 13/16"
Number size (sleeves): No
Patch
Left sleeve: No
Right sleeve: No
Other: No
Provenance/Origin
Letter of Authenticity: No provenance
Other
Jersey matches exemplars: Yes
Photo style matched: No photo match avail.
Player alteration: None
Autographed: No
Wear Characteristics
Evident Use: Moderate
Team Repairs: No
Wear consistent with
player and position: Yes
Alterations/Usage Problems
No alterations or fabrication discovered upon evaluation

Comments
BP jersey worn by minor leaguers in spring camp.
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rudy.