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  1. #11
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    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    I prefer jerseys - they’ve always felt “closer” to the player than say a bat, glove, or a ball. That being said, I would love if teams stuck to a couple sets for the whole year instead of wearing (what I believe) could be up to 50 jerseys a year.

    For all those bat collectors out there, how many bats do you suppose a player goes through in a year?

    GB

  2. #12
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    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    Jerseys all the way for me. I have several jerseys cases in my basement and rotate them by season. However, the recent mass production of special event. jerseys takes some of the fun out of it.

    I could do without the run of those jerseys with the exception of the Players Weekend Jerseys and really cool TBTC jerseys. I did buy a handful of the nickname jerseys as well as the Indians TBTC red jerseys.

  3. #13

    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    bats, specifically home run bats that i have matched myself. i love the hunt of finding bats and then subsequently matching them to home runs. they make for a great personal collection. plus, storage space and display considerations lead me to favor bats as well.

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    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    Quote Originally Posted by flota89 View Post
    Five years ago I'd say jerseys. Now, with the mass production and special event jerseys, finding a nice bat has often become tougher than a jersey.

    It's hard to beat the majority-season used jerseys thought and I believe those will hold their value.
    +1

    I prefer jerseys going back about 5 years down. I haven't bought one in about 2 seasons and feel the mass production and greed from MLB has negatively affected interest from the hobby.

    But, there are a ton of terrific players who didn't have mass produced jerseys! To define this for me, I look at teams where they used 3-5 per style per season, usually on stars. For example, I don't think 9 David Ortiz jerseys per season is mass produced (you won't find a season where he only used 2) . . The 1 jersey per game (or more) that happened with him in 2016 was!

    Bats are great too, but even there you see the manufacturedifference examples. I would consider all the Gwynn hit numbered bats this category . . .

  5. #15

    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    I prefer jerseys much more. I have a few bats, although I only display a couple, whereas the I have several jerseys on display.

  6. #16

    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    I use to be bat only guy... then I got my first jersey. I love it and the few to follow. To me there are many ways to look at this. Jersey do take up more room to display (display the way I do). However, jerseys show the team and the player. Yes some bats have the team name under the players name but a lot of those are minor leagues and have not been a trend in major league past last several years. Bats are easier to display and can show awesome use and player characteristics. I love bats and jerseys and I don't deem myself a collector of one over the other but I have to be a true fan of the player to buy a jersey where as a bat I'm alittle more willing to buy.

  7. #17

    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    I own a few bats but I definitely prefer jerseys. I think jerseys are the quintessential representation of game worn/used memorabilia since they transcend to all sports. I especially love vintage jerseys. Vintage jerseys were used over and over again until a team had no use for it anymore. Baseball jerseys were used year after year and then passed down through the minor league system until they were shriveled up rags. Sometimes finding an all original specimen is virtually impossible. Vintage football jerseys were used year after year and then used in practice until they fell apart. It amazes me that some franchises like the Steelers or Patriots held onto their vintage jerseys until now. I don't have too many jerseys from the past 10 years because of how over produced they are but I might buy some if the price is right or if something significant happened with that jersey (rookie year, milestone, hit home run, etc).

  8. #18
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    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    Bats only. Jerseys don't do much for me as far as appeal nor are they cost effective to display. Bats have more player characteristics than jerseys do and are easier to display and more fun to collect in general.

  9. #19

    Re: game used Bats vs game used jerseys

    I've never been into jerseys in any sport. I'd much rather have a bat or helmet.

 

 

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