2005 Red Sox Jerseys Tagging ALL REAL ONE ARE STRIP TAGGED

[bosoxfan4life]

The jerseys that were sold without strip tags have the wrong internal code on the wash tag.

For a call up the sox assign high numbers or unused numbers. As previously stated the sox produce all #'s that are not retired from 1-60 at the start of the seasson an number above 60 is a special order. They produce all jerseys starting at size 46 or above so there is little chance that most normal size guys would not fit the shirt. Case in point wells wears a 58 Edgar would never fit in a 58 thats why they got the number 3 shirt from the team store when the trade was made.

Finally i have spoken to numerous Sox workers who have confirmed that all shirts in 2005 were strip tagged from day 1.

[seven4five20]

Perhaps the jerseys were ment to be tagged, but not all of them were.
Wells and Renteria switched numbers on May 29 at Yankees stadium, yet I have seen pictures of Renteria's home jersey without strip tagging. Also, I again point to the jersey handed to me by Trot Nixon that shows excellent use, that he himself said was used during games......that jersey had no strip tagging.

Is it possible that the Sox did not initially order enough jerseys with the strip tagging, hence, there being minor inconsistencies?

Most Red Sox 05 jerseys should have strip tagging, but I do not believe that all of them do, I do not belive that gamers absolutely have to have the strip tagging to be authentic. We have seen stranger things with gamers.

[bosoxfan4life]

I guess anything is possible i should not have made the statement so set in stone. I should have been told from what i have been told and seen. Thats cool that you got the Trot from him sounds like a cool story care to share?

[kingjammy24]

BoSox:
All 35 (60 jerseys minus 25 for the typical 25-man roster) spares are size 46? So where do they get the spares for mid-season players who want a size 42, 44, 48, 50, 52? The team store?

So if Trot takes a size 48, it would come from the team store and therefore not have a striptag?

If the only spares they have are all in a size 46 and all other sizes come from the team store, then doesn't it seem even more likely to find Sox spares void of strip-tagging?

A couple of other thoughts and questions:

"..the sox produce all #'s that are not retired from 1-60 at the start of the seasson"

So for a typical 25-man roster, they produce 35 extra unassigned jerseys?
Whether any of these will be used or not is anyone's guess. At the end of the season, what happens to 35 extra unused jerseys?

So if I'm understanding this correctly, Majestic manufactures jerseys with strip tags and no numbers. They then send these jerseys to a shop in MA who adds the numbers. Since the strip tags already have the uniform numbers indicated on them, there's little choice as to what number can be sewn onto the jersey. This local shop then sews on numbers for all of the "assigned" jerseys. All unassigned jerseys are made in a size 46 and have their numbers sewn on by the local shop as well. If Olerud shows up one summer night, they grab a size 46, pre-numbered, strip-tagged jersey and toss it to him. If David Wells shows up, they run to the team store and pray for a 54. If the store is out of 54's, Boomer's going to be on the mound literally popping out of a 46.

(Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to have about 15 unnumbered jerseys varying in sizes from a 42 to a 54?
I completely fail to see the logic in pre-numbering 35 spares, all in a size 46. If the numbering is done at a local shop and can therefore be done within hours, then why pre-number them?)

Howard, after reading BoSox's posts, I believe the answer to your question re: Burrell would be that apparently the Sox would have a #5, size 46 jersey that was made at the start of the season. This jersey would already be strip-tagged with the year, size, and uniform number. If he doesn't want a size 46, then apparently they run to the team store.

I suppose anything's possible in this game, but a part of me has a hard time swallowing the idea that each season a team produces 35 year-tagged spares, all in a size 46. Especially after seeing proof that teams are so cheap that they re-use and recycle jerseys. The overwhelming majority of these jerseys will of course go un-used. Has anyone ever seen a huge, annual glut of un-used, unassigned, strip-tagged jerseys come from the Sox or any team?

Rudy.

[bosoxfan4life]

Rudy if you read my post all jerseys start at size 46 they range to size 54.

[hblakewolf]

The jerseys that were sold without strip tags have the wrong internal code on the wash tag.

For a call up the sox assign high numbers or unused numbers. As previously stated the sox produce all #'s that are not retired from 1-60 at the start of the seasson an number above 60 is a special order. They produce all jerseys starting at size 46 or above so there is little chance that most normal size guys would not fit the shirt. Case in point wells wears a 58 Edgar would never fit in a 58 thats why they got the number 3 shirt from the team store when the trade was made.

Finally i have spoken to numerous Sox workers who have confirmed that all shirts in 2005 were strip tagged from day 1.

Why then have we seen several 2005 photos from Getty that clearly show a Red Sox jersey untucked and no strip tag is present?

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

[bosoxfan4life]

RUDY:

Tagged in advance means tagged by the local shop who does all the stiching.

You fail to mention the coaching staff 8 individuals so there is 33 right there.

During the course of the season about 50 players play in a game for the Sox meaning that there are only about 5 unused shirts or less.

Also the jersey size start at and go up to 54 above that is a special order for the extras.

[bosoxfan4life]

Howard show me a getty image without strip tags on 2005 Red Sox shirt. Have not seen on example as of yet.

[bigtime59]

I have to say that I find this implausible. I would find it far more believable that the jerseys that come pre-numbered from Majestic have strip tags, and that the spares, if not generically tagged, are untagged. Based on what I know from the Orioles, here is what I believe happens:
The team orders jerseys for the 25-man (perhaps even the 40-man) roster pre-lettered and numbered by Majestic. They also get a bunch of 0062 coded blanks. Call-ups have their jerseys personalized by a local shop, when necessary. (I know this because I helped put together Ray Miller's road jersey when he returned to the Orioles in 2004.) Steve in the Rockies Warehouse has said that--IN A PINCH--they have gotten jerseys from the team store to outfit a callup.

[beantown]

If the jersey had the strip tagging on the outer left tail, MUST it also have an interior tag with the Majestic Code 0062 or 0065 to be game issued? According to the seller, this jersey on EBAY has no interior Majestic tag...

http://cgi.ebay.com/DAVID-ORTIZ-BOST...QQcmdZViewItem

If this jersey didn't have the strip tag, how would you tell the difference from a game cut/issued jersey vs. a retail jersey? Anyone???