Is this a match?

[shaunharr]

All,

I have a pair of J.R. Towles 2008 home pinstripe pants with a tear on the back below the right pocket.




Here are a couple pics from 2008 that show use and dirt in the same area.




Would you say this is a match?

Thanks,
Shaun

[shaunharr]

Re: Is this a match?

Over 60 views yet no opinions..
Would u say match?

[Manram]

Re: Is this a match?

Could you point out where you see the tear in the photo? Because i dont see anything

[jobathenut]

Re: Is this a match?

I would say no to the match based on the photos.As he proberly has dirt on that area on all his game used pants.I mean its proberly not unusual for him have dirt on his backside like that saying he is a catcher.Just what i think-

[nycpropain]

Re: Is this a match?

The reason no one said anything is cause they are too nice to say no. And thats what I think, no.

[Dach0sen0ne]

Re: Is this a match?

Negative.

[shaunharr]

Re: Is this a match?

J.R. only played 54 games with Houston in 2008. He started the year in Houston and got sent down to Triple A in June, and was not called back up.

I have only found about 5 pictures of him in the pinstripe pants in 2008, and they are in April and May.

Would a player wear set two as early as April? As I said before, he was sent down in early June.

[mlbforeverhomer]

Re: Is this a match?

NOPE! I don't see it....

[WadeInBmore]

Re: Is this a match?

Would a player wear set two as early as April? As I said before, he was sent down in early June.

Shaun...

I don't think there is any rhyme or reason for a player to use any specific set jersey or pants. A lot of times there are multiples hanging in their lockers and if the items aren't specifically pulled by the equipment mangers, players will just grab the first one. Not to mention, baseball players are very superstitious and those can lead to the uniform choice/selected.

I also think that pants are often cycled in and out for cleaning/washing purposes.

Is it possible that the pants were recycled to the minors?

wade

[platinum1]

Re: Is this a match?

Just because the pants could be the pants in the picture doesn't make it a photomatch.

[russyurk]

Re: Is this a match?

A few shots on the inner and outter seams to see where the pinstripes fall may be more useful.

[shaunharr]

Re: Is this a match?

They were not used in the minors. The Astros' don't have a minor league team that uses pinstripe pants. That I am sure of.

[LastingsMilledge85]

Re: Is this a match?

Shaun...

I don't think there is any rhyme or reason for a player to use any specific set jersey or pants. A lot of times there are multiples hanging in their lockers and if the items aren't specifically pulled by the equipment mangers, players will just grab the first one. Not to mention, baseball players are very superstitious and those can lead to the uniform choice/selected.

I also think that pants are often cycled in and out for cleaning/washing purposes.

Is it possible that the pants were recycled to the minors?

wade

Yeah, that can go either way. I have a jersey that's a set 2 and is very easy to match because the one letter is upside down in the front and I noticed that from I think July (or somewhere around there) until the conclusion of the season, my jersey seemed to be the only one used on the road. Of course, I don't have every picture from every second half game, but it was just a trend I noticed in the available sources.