Roger Clemons jersey tagging

[stlbats]

I saw a highlight of Clemons yesterday of him coming up on the dugout steps to wave to the crowd with his jersey untucked. I saw it fast but I think the majestic authentic tags were gone.

havent been able to find a pic yet

anyone else see this? I know this topic has been discussed before

jason

[stlbats]

i might have been wrong, maybe rudy can analyze this for a closer look

jason

[CollectGU]

Nice find...Also the video on the game at the Houston Astros website confirms the same - the tags have been removed...

[trsent]

It has been widely known that since around 2003 or so, that Roger Clemens has torn the tags out of most if not all the jerseys that he wears. I do not know why, but this is the case. I am sure Chris Boyd can chime in with a better explanation and his practices with his Astros jerseys.

[eGameUsed]

I am not sure why, but I have owned 5 Clemens jerseys since 2004, and all but 2 did not have tags. The 2 that had tags showed light use, one was even a "6200" tagged. Here is a previous thred:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ead.php?t=1238

When I obtained my Clemens jersey after the 2004 season, it drove me nits for a while because it didn not have the tags. I spoke with Keith Vari and he confirmed Clemens traits of tag removal.

Let me know if you have any other questions on Clemens jerseys as I have done a ton of research!

Thanks,

[sportscentury]

It has been widely known that since around 2003 or so, that Roger Clemens has torn the tags out of most if not all the jerseys that he wears. I do not know why, but this is the case. I am sure Chris Boyd can chime in with a better explanation and his practices with his Astros jerseys.

Joel is correct. I have not seen a Clemens jersey in a few years that I felt at all comfortable with that still had the tags on it. I'm not sure if the tags irritate him, if it's superstition (baseball players have had a lot of crazy superstitions - chicken anyone?), or what the reason is. But Clemens does not like the tags. Some players are very sensitive to jersey attributes (Pedro, Clemens, Henderson, etc.). The next time someone talks to Clemens (at a show, at a game, etc.), this would be a great question to ask him.

Reid

[trsent]

Joel is correct. I have not seen a Clemens jersey in a few years that I felt at all comfortable with that still had the tags on it. I'm not sure if the tags irritate him, if it's superstition (baseball players have had a lot of crazy superstitions - chicken anyone?), or what the reason is. But Clemens does not like the tags. Some players are very sensitive to jersey attributes (Pedro, Clemens, Henderson, etc.). The next time someone talks to Clemens (at a show, at a game, etc.), this would be a great question to ask him.

Reid

When Roger calls me, we only talk about poker and pitching.

[skinner16]

Who is Kevin Vari? Mr. Boyd do you still have any of the Clemens jerseys?

[trsent]

Who is Kevin Vari? Mr. Boyd do you still have any of the Clemens jerseys?

Keith Vari is considered to be very knowledgeable of game used jerseys. He has worked for Leland's and Grey Flannel in the past few years.

[JETEFAN]

In speaking to Keith Vari on this subject a while back, he told me that Clemens started removing the tagging after he reached 300 wins and 3000 strike outs. All the good jerseys I have seen seem to follow this time line.

George