What year is this label from?

[Swoboda4]

What year is this label from? 2000 or 1993? It exhibits a '96-99 style label. If 2000, it's the wrong style according to Rudy's Russell primer. If 2000,what does the 93 stand for? Or simply don't post threads at 4 O'clock in the morning. Is it understood that a jersey can exhibit the previous years style label?



Primer:

[metsbats]

Robert,

It looks like it matches the 96-99 tag in Rudy's primer.

Not sure why it says "93" on the strip tag. (perhaps it's not year??)

[Swoboda4]

David thanks, I'm thinking that also. The reason I asked is that there is a Mlicki Tigers jersey on ebay ,minus the shoulder patch I believe,and this label was not exact(to the primer) but possible it was used. But the patch I'm guessing was removed.

[tigerdale]

The tigers usually put an inventory number on their strip tags .....

[sox83cubs84]

Swoboda:

The '93' on the strip tag is, indeed, an inventory number.

The Russell tag is designed for 1995-99, but this design showing up on 2000 jerseys is not unheard of. I've seen legit 1997 jerseys with 1992 Russell tags, so a one-year carryover is reasonable.

Dave M.
Chicago area

[mlupo]

The strip on that jersey is Year-Player#-Set#-Inventory#, so it is a 2000 and the 93 is an inventory code. As for the label it could be a carry over that just has the patch removed or maybe a spring training jersey???