Jersey with no signs of use is labeled as issued

[metsbats]

If you have the 2002 Mets Yearbook you will see many photos of players like Jeff D'mico, Roberto Alomar, and Mo Vaughn who was not with the team in 2001 donning black alternative road jerseys during spring training. The yearbook team picture was even taken with these uniforms. There are also a couple of photos of Vaughn and D'mico wearing FDNY and NYPD caps during the spring training however they were wearing black home alternatives and from the photos you could not see whether there was a 9/11 patch. The point is since the Mets seem to have used the black road alternatives alot that spring, and did on at least one occassion have the players where the emergency services caps to honor those who perished in 9/11, perhaps the 9/11 black home and road were used during the 2002 spring training season which may explain why one exists for Mo Vaughn.

David

[TNTtoys]

If you have the 2002 Mets Yearbook you will see many photos of players like Jeff D'mico, Roberto Alomar, and Mo Vaughn who was not with the team in 2001 donning black alternative road jerseys during spring training. The yearbook team picture was even taken with these uniforms. There are also a couple of photos of Vaughn and D'mico wearing FDNY and NYPD caps during the spring training however they were wearing black home alternatives and from the photos you could not see whether there was a 9/11 patch. The point is since the Mets seem to have used the black road alternatives alot that spring, and did on at least one occassion have the players where the emergency services caps to honor those who perished in 9/11, perhaps the 9/11 black home and road were used during the 2002 spring training season which may explain why one exists for Mo Vaughn.

David

David,

I know that during those years, the Mets wore a batting practice jersey (possibly during spring training as well) that looked a lot like the black alternate road jersey. Lighter material (which may or may not be obvious by a photo), same lettering and patch. Main difference you can see by looking at it is that the jersey does not have the blue piping.
As I don't have the book, can you verify that the jerseys in the book have the piping? If so, they are the alternate roads... if not, they are the BPs.
If BP, this does not explain at all why there would be a "9-11" road jersey for Vaughn...

Nick

[metsbats]

Hi Nick,

Absolutely no piping on any of the black alternatives in the photos of these players. You are correct these are the BP type jerseys. Great Point! And as you say this makes this Vaughn black alternative more of a mystery.

David

[Swoboda4]

The 9-11-01 embroidery was on all 2002 jerseys. Mo played on the Mets in 2002. The photo below(left) is May 2002. The real problem(confirmed by b+e in a one word e-mail)is why does the jersey that their selling have a 2000 set tag? Why does the jersey look like a post 2001 jersey when play resumed but Mo wasn't on the 2001 Mets. Nobody on the Mets wore number 42 in 2000 let alone size 54. If it showed game use,as B+E asserts,it would then have listed it as game used-SO THAT MEANS 2002 ONLY.IF SO WHERE'S THE ANNIVERSARY PATCH ABOVE THE 9-11-01 AND WHY 2000 SET TAG? Also 2002 Spring training jerseys had no piping or 9/11/01 embroidery.(SEE PHOTO ON RIGHT)