GU Jeter jersey armband question

[jtorrez]

I was looking at this auction on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DEREK-JETER-GAME-USED-COLLECTION-JERSEY-BAT-WRISTBAND-/250845919432?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a6794f8c8

The question I have is does anyone have any information or insight about this armband?

http://i1135.photobucket.com/albums/m637/jtorrez1/KGrHqVi0E3Sb9G9dBOCMNWCKhg_3.jpg

It looks way off from the others that I have seen, usually they are a polyester stretch like material with ribs, this one looks like it is a flat ribbon like material.

This is what the armbands that I have seen look like:
http://www.paragonauctionsite.com/LotImages/3/92c_lg.jpeg

Did the Yankees ever wear armbands like the one on the jersey in the auction?

[legaleagle92481]

they use all different kinds from what ive seen.

[jtorrez]

This is a picture of a 2000 Rivera jersey the armband looks different, so they Yankees were using different armbands in the same year?

http://www.vintagesportsauthentics.com/LotImages/166/13129b_lg.jpeg

[CollectGU]

In the auction, I noticed the Sam bat. I am not aware of Jeter ever using a sam bat in BP or in a game? Wasn't someone convicted years ago of forging Jeter Sam bats as game used and selling them? or was it Arod? Anyone have a copy of the story please post a link.

Dave

[yankees506]

Yeap, Jeter plus many many others:

http://www.justice.gov/criminal/cybercrime/derungsSent.htm

[CollectGU]

The bat in auction might be one of those bats...

[mbenga28]

correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Yankees game jerseys from that season not have a year flag designation?

[BULBUS]

correct me if I am wrong, but didn't Yankees game jerseys from that season not have a year flag designation?

Some jersey had the "2000" tag and some had the "Y0" tag. However, that armband sure looks funky. I had a 2000 jersey and the armband was like the others pictured in this thread. Also, besides Jeter never using anything buts a LS P72 throughout his career, the possibility that he used that SAM bat even in BP is slim. He has never put a 2 on his bats either.

[sox83cubs84]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but my recollection was that the 2000 Russell label had the registered trademark logo by the last L in RUSSELL, instead of the C in ATHLETIC. The logo didn't relocate to that spot until during 2001.

Dave Miedema

[DonFan23]

All 3 items in the lot appear "iffy" to me.

> The armband on the jersey is totally incorrect - width, material, and placement are all off. Maybe it's a legit blank with both the number and armband added to "create" a Jeter.

> The bat is suspect as already mentioned a couple of times in this thread.

> And the wristband doesn't look exactly right to me either (although that's the piece I'm least familiar with). The number placement seems off from legit examples I've seen before.

[pags13]

here are some pics of my 2000 game used Vizcaino World Series jersey, tagging and armband. Hope these help someone out

[sox83cubs84]

The Viz jersey is a nice one. The Russell tag is a carryover from the 1995-99 period...not terribly unusual but not an example of the 2000 tag that I mentioned earlier.

Dave Miedema

[kesseldawg]

Some jersey had the "2000" tag and some had the "Y0" tag. However, that armband sure looks funky. I had a 2000 jersey and the armband was like the others pictured in this thread. Also, besides Jeter never using anything buts a LS P72 throughout his career, the possibility that he used that SAM bat even in BP is slim. He has never put a 2 on his bats either.

At the January 1997 Yankee Fan Fest, I actually did see a Jeter game used rookie bat (black P72) with a 2 on the knob, but you are correct in that since then, he doesn't do it.

[BULBUS]

At the January 1997 Yankee Fan Fest, I actually did see a Jeter game used rookie bat (black P72) with a 2 on the knob, but you are correct in that since then, he doesn't do it.

I was at that fan fest, absolute madness :eek: They were supposed to be selling all kinds of 1995 and 1996 Yankees game used stuff, but it was so crazy they decided not to. This guy/dealer I know got everything to sell. To this day he still has some stuff. He even is listing it on Ebay.

-Chris