Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

[RobSteinmetz]

Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

Paul Lukas, from ESPN’s Uni Watch (www.uniwatchblog.com), is looking for photos of game used jerseys that have been customized by the player, the equipment manager, or both. An example of this would be the John Elway jersey (featured in the last Game Used Universe Auction) that had a custom hand-warmer added to the front (pictured below).

Please post as many pictures as you can of your customized jerseys, showing as much detail as possible. If you have a photo match of the jersey, please include that as well. In addition to posting your photos here, please email them to me at authenticgamers@aol.com. Paul has said that while he cannot promise he will be able to use every picture submitted by GUU members, he will try to use as many as possible.

Thanks in advance for your help with this project!

On behalf of GUU,

Rob Steinmetz
authenticgamers@aol.com

[jwasserman]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

im not sure if this fits the bill but heres a gooden jersey with a few inches of length added for the 6'4 doctor

[RobSteinmetz]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

Thanks for the Gooden post....however, that customization was done by the manufacturer, not the team or player. We're looking for photos of jerseys that have customizations implemented after it left the factory - by the team or player. Thanks for trying...I appreciate the effort!

Best,

Rob

[RobSteinmetz]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

An AWESOME submission emailed to me by Howard Wolf...

From the late 1970's through the early 1980's, Mike Schmidt customized his uniforms in order to maintain a "finished" look, and prevent the shirt from becoming untucked from the pants. This was achieved by the local seamstress adding an extra button and a satin "loop" in the front bottom tail of the shirt. This button and loop attached to a similar button/loop inside the pants. As a result, the shirt did not become untucked during play. - Howard Wolf

Here are the photos:



Do you have jerseys with similiar customizations? Post them here and email them directly to me at authenticgamers@aol.com!

Thanks for the assistance.

Best,

Rob

[sylbry]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

Matt Lawton Twins turn back the clock.

The sleeves should have been past his elbows.

[GoTigers]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

Does this count??

[toddhead]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

This is Kevin Greene's jersey from the Roger Gibson Collection:

http://www.49ersgamers.com/PDFs/KevinGreene1997red.pdf

It's a PDF file, so I can post the pics....

[karamaxjoe]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

Rob,
The first thing I thought about after seeing this thread was the way Earl Weaver cutomized his jerseys with a pocket for his smokes. American Memorabilia had an example recently, but I've seen a few more over the years.

http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/Auction_Item.asp?Auction_ID=31069

Mike

[Birdbats]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

As you know, Rob, Albert Pujols doesn't like tails in his jerseys. Most of his jerseys are hemmed straight across. When they're not, he takes the scissors to them. Here's Albert's 2007 home spring training jersey... I can provide closeups of the cut if necessary.

[Birdbats]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

Rob,
The first thing I thought about after seeing this thread was the way Earl Weaver cutomized his jerseys with a pocket for his smokes.

Bill Veeck customized his fake leg so he could use it as an ashtray... does that count?

[hblakewolf]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

An AWESOME submission emailed to me by Howard Wolf...

From the late 1970's through the early 1980's, Mike Schmidt customized his uniforms in order to maintain a "finished" look, and prevent the shirt from becoming untucked from the pants. This was achieved by the local seamstress adding an extra button and a satin "loop" in the front bottom tail of the shirt. This button and loop attached to a similar button/loop inside the pants. As a result, the shirt did not become untucked during play. - Howard Wolf

Here are the photos:



Do you have jerseys with similiar customizations? Post them here and email them directly to me at authenticgamers@aol.com!

Thanks for the assistance.

Best,

Rob

Rob-

The photos of my jersey are from 1983, Schmidt's road jersey he wore for the regular season an then into the World Series.

Hunt Auctions currently has Schmidt's 1982 road jersey. Note the customized button in the tail.



Howard Wolf
hblakewolf@patmedia.net

[Jake51]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

BirdBats - This article is ready to be published, can you still provide closeups of the Pujols?

Thanks!

Tom

[Birdbats]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

BirdBats - This article is ready to be published, can you still provide closeups of the Pujols?

Tom,

Here's one close-up where you can see the tagging and the cut edges (front and back). If you need more photos, I can shoot some... but honestly, it all looks the same.

[Jake51]

Re: Help GUU lend a hand to ESPN’s Uni Watch!

Hi Jeff,

Thanks! That should be perfect - I'll let you [and the rest of GUU] know when the article will be published.

Thanks again,

Tom