Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

[Mr.3000]

There's yet another Strasburg USA jersey up for auction on MLB.com

[LastingsMilledge85]

And if he's a bust that's the biggest way to waist $3,645.00. Such a risk to bid on a jersey of a guy he has yet to throw a pitch in professional baseball.

[lg_ham]

I noticed that the 2nd TEAM USA JERSEY of Stephen Strasburg sold for $870.00... any idea why the other one Sold for so much? both USA jerseys were Game Worn and both were signed by Stephen.

The first one Sold for $3650.00USD.

[LastingsMilledge85]

The second one is a BP jersey.

[brianborsch]

But I believe they wore those "BP" looking jerseys in their games as well. Like players weari ng BP style jerseys in ST games.

BB

[brianborsch]

like in the pic below...

[LastingsMilledge85]

Most teams and the WBC and International teams wear their BP jerseys in ST. Only a few teams wear actually uniforms in ST (Mets and Cardinals) are the two that I can only think of.

[brianborsch]

Yeah. Someone got a game used Strasverg jersey on the cheap (if you can call an $800 jersey cheap!) compares to the first jersey sold. We'll see if it was worth it!

[lg_ham]

$800.00 is a lot of money but it's significantly less then the other USA Jersey signed by Strasburg and it's MLB Authenticated and so rare to own a piece of Stephen's Game Used Memorabilia.

I wish I would've have bid on this one. I saw it too late.

This person probably could get more for it I'm guessing if they re-sold it.

The Autograph is much clearer and better placed then the first jersey that sold for $3,645.00 USD.

[russyurk]

What I find interesting is that Team USA played Canada four times in pre-Olympic exhibitions and Strasburg pitched in only one of those contests. (August 4) They wore the gray tops in that game so the two previous jerseys were worn by him but not in game action.

(https://secure.nbcolympics.com/baseball/news/newsid=166228.html#u+s+routs+canada+seven; see picture #3 & 5 in the photo gallery.)

This goes back to old discussion whether you consider it game worn by a pitcher if he doesn’t throw in that game. However it still doesn’t explain the price discrepancy between the two auctions.

The Olympic team did wear the blue alternates in Beijing, they were not exclusively for BP.