Orioles Jersey Questions

[navysportsfan]

As a newbie, I have some basic questions becasue I am looking to purchase a couple new era Orioles jerseys.

Do the current (2004, 2005) Os jerseys have velcro in between the buttons?

Do the current Os jerseys have nameplates on the back?

Any and all information that you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

[allstarsplus]

Stay away from New Era jerseys (lol). New Era makes the caps. Majestic is the jersey maker.

Cal Ripken made the velcro strip between buttons popular but that is a custom alteration that I would suspect few Orioles players on the current roster have.

Interior wash tag is a 0062 code on the bottom.

Since many "common" Orioles jerseys are sold at the pre-season Fanfest in Baltimore, there are many good ones that dealers have and eBay.

Good luck! Andrew
www.AllstarsPlus.com

[navysportsfan]

Sorry for the confusion. By "new era", I ment current and not the manufacturer.

Do Os jerseys have nameplates or are the names just sewn dirrectly onto the jersey?

[trsent]

Do Os jerseys have nameplates or are the names just sewn dirrectly onto the jersey?

To answer your question, it takes some leg-work to answer it yourself, but if you go to:

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/ms_...home.aspx?pg=1

...which is the Getty Images site, do a search first for "2004 Orioles" and you'll find 36 pages of images from 2004. Surf through them and sooner or later you'll find some of player's backs which you can determine if there is a name-plate. Then do the same search for the 2005 Orioles.

Good luck!

[navysportsfan]

To answer your question, it takes some leg-work to answer it yourself, but if you go to:

http://editorial.gettyimages.com/ms_...home.aspx?pg=1

...which is the Getty Images site, do a search first for "2004 Orioles" and you'll find 36 pages of images from 2004. Surf through them and sooner or later you'll find some of player's backs which you can determine if there is a name-plate. Then do the same search for the 2005 Orioles.

Good luck!

After looking at hundreds of little 1 inch square pictures, I cannot tell for sure but it appears that the Os did not wear a nameplate on their jerseys in 2004 and 2005.

Can anyone out there answer this quesiton for sure?
Does anyone own a 2004 or 2005 Os jersey?

[trsent]

After looking at hundreds of little 1 inch square pictures, I cannot tell for sure but it appears that the Os did not wear a nameplate on their jerseys in 2004 and 2005.

Can anyone out there answer this quesiton for sure?
Does anyone own a 2004 or 2005 Os jersey?

If you click on the one inch picture, it will expand to full size. If you are still unsure, save the picture to your hard drive and then open the file and zoom in to see for sure.

[navysportsfan]

In case an other newbie like myself cares, I am 99 percent positive that the Orioles did not use nameplates in 2004 and 2005. It appears they just applied the letters to the back without a nameplate.

[trsent]

In case an other newbie like myself cares, I am 99 percent positive that the Orioles did not use nameplates in 2004 and 2005. It appears they just applied the letters to the back without a nameplate.

I just called a buddy who told me the following:

From his recollection, the last year the Orioles wore a nameplate was 1998. From 1999 to present, no nameplate was used.

I'm sure someone with more knowledge will respond with more complete details tonight or tomorrow as there are some real experts on this forum.

[mr.miracle]

This sounds like a job for Mark "Big Time" Sutton. He is one of the resident Orioles jersey experts after I think 1989. He would be able to give you a definitive answer on all of your Orioles jersey questions. I am sure he will chime in soon. Mark, please come and save the day.

thanks
Brett

[bigtime59]

This sounds like a job for Mark "Big Time" Sutton. He is one of the resident Orioles jersey experts after I think 1989. He would be able to give you a definitive answer on all of your Orioles jersey questions. I am sure he will chime in soon. Mark, please come and save the day.

thanks
Brett

Brett:
Thanks. I feel like I should be riding a horse now...
Although I have seen scattered exceptions to this rule in 1995, the Orioles wore nameplates from 1989-1998. (I believe they wore plates through all of the 1980s, but don't have evidence from every year to prove it.) Nameplates were dropped for the 1999 season, and haven't been used since, except for the first series of the 2000 season, their first using Majestic jerseys. Those jerseys were pulled after the first homestand ended, and haven't been seen since.

Mark Sutton
bigtime39@aol.com