Cal Ripken Jr **ROOKIE** Game Used Jersey - Memory Lane Auctions

[baltos]

I forgot to post the Mastro listing.

[hblakewolf]

Forum readers-
after sleeping on this, I realized a few things........

Ripken was on the 40 man roster for the 1981 season. As such, the team would have included him on their 1981 order for jerseys. when he was called up from Rochester in 1981, a fresh jersey would have been waiting for him.

I could understand them stripping Dave Skaggs jersey in a quite attempt to have a shirt for him, if he was called up from the low minors or it was not expected for him to join the Orioles and a shirt was not ordered from the manufacturer. Again, Ripken was on the 40 man roster and as such, a shirt would have been waiting.

I'm not sure the team wore Wilson shirts in 1981. Descente supplied the jerseys, however, I can't remember if it was 1982 or 1981. If it was in 1981, then this even stinks more.

Regardless, based on the above, I have a difficult time believing this is Ripkens real 1981 jersey.

Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net