The $100,000 Ripken Jersey

[Danny899]

Re: The $100,000 Ripken Jersey

Ok, I give up. You're right and I'm wrong.

[cincy13]

Re: The $100,000 Ripken Jersey

no I'm not the seller, don't know the seller. I sell alot in this industry though, at shows and online, and I hear alot of guys discredit items when the item is out of their price range. It's ok to question the authenticity, you have to, but sometimes the level of scrutiny is ridiculous. You see Babe Ruth bats being sold at huge prices, so what if they match the records, who's to say he really used that bat? But the buyers keep buying them. I personally don't think a Ripken jersey is worth $100,000.

[kingjammy24]

Re: The $100,000 Ripken Jersey

breaking news, breaking news. this just in from trisha takanawa.

i was sent some pics of legit team-ordered MLB blanks (not from the Orioles or the 80s) that show customized blanks. this shoots down my idea that customized blanks don't make enough sense to order. so now i know it's actually happened. wacky stuff..customized blanks. who'd have thunk.

that said, the remaining curiosity for me is the idea there are two of these jerseys and ripken played in only 7 road games in 1981. i wonder which of the jerseys he used in those 7. is it possible he used both?

rudy.

[allstarsplus]

Re: The $100,000 Ripken Jersey

Sure its possible, but back in the 80's they were not giving out many jerseys so seems unlikely for 7 road games to wear 2 jerseys.

[mvandor]

Re: The $100,000 Ripken Jersey

Sure its possible, but back in the 80's they were not giving out many jerseys so seems unlikely for 7 road games to wear 2 jerseys.

Is it likely they make up two as SOP in case one is torn or damaged in a game, a backup?

[kingjammy24]

Re: The $100,000 Ripken Jersey

Is it likely they make up two as SOP in case one is torn or damaged in a game, a backup?

ripken arrived on aug 10. played in 23 games. mostly as a pinch hitter or pinch runner. spent most of his time, in his words, "riding the bench and eating sunflower seeds". in the 70s and early 80s, the practice really was to issue 2 road and 2 home to each player for the season. i suppose it's possible that ripken, despite arriving so late in the season, was issued 2 road. whether he actually used 2 road jerseys is questionable. after all, the orioles knew he wouldn't be playing much. he had 39 AB.

i don't know if the orioles ordered customized blanks in '81 but now i do know that at least 1 MLB team did in recent years. both ripken jerseys are set 1 which isn't all that odd if they were both made from blanks. maybe the difference in lengths (2"/3") results from them grabbing whatever customized blanks they had lying around.

rudy.

[sylbry]

Re: The $100,000 Ripken Jersey

This thought may be out in left field but is it possible that teams issued an extra jersey for players when they make their MLB debut, allowing them to keep the jersey they wore that day?