Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

[slambam]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

Anyone see the final price? Dying to know!

$3,645.00

[TriplexXxSports]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

Seems reasonable considering all the hype around this kid. Personally I would have a problem spending this much on a guy who hasn't even tossed a professional pitch. Anyone remember Mark Prior?

[PK]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

Wonder why this one worn by SS against Canada has the name plate on the back, while other white ones currently on auction worn against China have no name plates on them? Also, all of them look to be 1 game wonders.

[russyurk]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

Wonder why this one worn by SS against Canada has the name plate on the back, while other white ones currently on auction worn against China have no name plates on them? Also, all of them look to be 1 game wonders.

The China game was early in the summer schedule and was a part of the National Team Trials. Not all members that were on the squad at that point made the final national team at competed overseas. I do have photos from later in the summer that show NOB. My best guess is that they hold off on adding names until the final roster is set.

It is also important to note that the other jerseys listed are from the collegiate level national team. The Strasburg is listed as an Olympic exhibition versus Canada and that was a completely different national team. The Olympic team consisted entirely of professionals with the exception of SS.

[cordovacollector]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

Seems reasonable considering all the hype around this kid. Personally I would have a problem spending this much on a guy who hasn't even tossed a professional pitch. Anyone remember Mark Prior?

Agreed. I'm glad for whoever won it and wish SS well. I can't afford to collect that way -- paying that much for someone that hasn't played an inning yet of MLB. Yet as I collected Cordova, I was always thrilled to find early high school items ... but certainly not at those prices.

As a collector, not a speculator, I could find a pretty sweet bat from a lifelong hero of mine in the HOF for $3500.

[Mr.3000]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

There's yet another Strasburg USA jersey up for auction on MLB.com

[LastingsMilledge85]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

And if he's a bust that's the biggest way to waist $3,645.00. Such a risk to bid on a jersey of a guy he has yet to throw a pitch in professional baseball.

[lg_ham]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

I noticed that the 2nd TEAM USA JERSEY of Stephen Strasburg sold for $870.00... any idea why the other one Sold for so much? both USA jerseys were Game Worn and both were signed by Stephen.

The first one Sold for $3650.00USD.

[LastingsMilledge85]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

The second one is a BP jersey.

[brianborsch]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

But I believe they wore those "BP" looking jerseys in their games as well. Like players weari ng BP style jerseys in ST games.

BB

[brianborsch]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

like in the pic below...

[LastingsMilledge85]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

Most teams and the WBC and International teams wear their BP jerseys in ST. Only a few teams wear actually uniforms in ST (Mets and Cardinals) are the two that I can only think of.

[brianborsch]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

Yeah. Someone got a game used Strasverg jersey on the cheap (if you can call an $800 jersey cheap!) compares to the first jersey sold. We'll see if it was worth it!

[lg_ham]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

$800.00 is a lot of money but it's significantly less then the other USA Jersey signed by Strasburg and it's MLB Authenticated and so rare to own a piece of Stephen's Game Used Memorabilia.

I wish I would've have bid on this one. I saw it too late.

This person probably could get more for it I'm guessing if they re-sold it.

The Autograph is much clearer and better placed then the first jersey that sold for $3,645.00 USD.

[russyurk]

Re: Stephen Strasburg Team USA Game Used Jersey

What I find interesting is that Team USA played Canada four times in pre-Olympic exhibitions and Strasburg pitched in only one of those contests. (August 4) They wore the gray tops in that game so the two previous jerseys were worn by him but not in game action.

(https://secure.nbcolympics.com/baseball/news/newsid=166228.html#u+s+routs+canada+seven; see picture #3 & 5 in the photo gallery.)

This goes back to old discussion whether you consider it game worn by a pitcher if he doesn’t throw in that game. However it still doesn’t explain the price discrepancy between the two auctions.

The Olympic team did wear the blue alternates in Beijing, they were not exclusively for BP.