April Pickups

[esamples83]

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Finally picked up a Coyotes Meigrey certified gamer of my favorite player. Probably the last road jersey Tkachuk wore before being traded to St. Louis.

[CampWest]

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Big thanks to Ben/Gorilla777 for offering me the perfect bat for my collection... One of my all time favorites, Jim Thome. I love that its an Indians bat, because I got hooked on Thome when he killed the Royals as a long-time Indian. Back before I was married with children I went to nearly every Indians game in KC. This bat is uncracked and is well used with one of the best ink transfers I've ever seen - nearly the entire front writing of the OMLB.

[AutographAddiction]

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I don't typically post on the pick-ups, but took my chances on a case of Just Memorabilia's Mystery Gamers and came up big . . .

• Reid Brignac auto game used cap
• Jay Bruce auto game used batting gloves
• Jose Iglesias auto game used batting gloves

And THEN a pair of Billy Butler auto/GU spikes and a Jason Heyward auto/GU fielding glove! Both are from 2008, but still extremely cool. Spikes are absolutely filthy and the glove shows great use.

Doug
slamalama78 at yahoo.com

Wow! The Heyward glove... Wow!

[Preston]

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Cortland Finnegan game worn softball jersey (City of Hope charity game) from 2008

[stitzerfse]

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I don't typically post on the pick-ups, but took my chances on a case of Just Memorabilia's Mystery Gamers and came up big . . .

• Reid Brignac auto game used cap
• Jay Bruce auto game used batting gloves
• Jose Iglesias auto game used batting gloves

And THEN a pair of Billy Butler auto/GU spikes and a Jason Heyward auto/GU fielding glove! Both are from 2008, but still extremely cool. Spikes are absolutely filthy and the glove shows great use.

Doug
slamalama78 at yahoo.com

[cincy13]

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Picked up a pair of autographed 1986 pete rose mizuno cleats. Tons of use, came from a very reliable source.

[WadeInBmore]

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Very cool! Look at all of the answers!!! A fascinating wealth of knowledge. Thanks so much for sharing your newest pick-up and for allowing me to semi-hijac the thread. I now return you to your regular scheduled program of April Pickups!!!

wade

[sox83cubs84]

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Very cool...thanks guys. I didn't know that. What's the "g" for? Grey? Gamer?

Wade

Gamer.

Dave M.

[WadeInBmore]

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Very cool...thanks guys. I didn't know that. What's the "g" for? Grey? Gamer?

Wade

[sox83cubs84]

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Correct, the "JS" stands for equipment manager Jim Schmakel whose initials you will frequently see on Tigers' gamers.

The JS initials are a sign that the team approved the release of the jersey into the hobby/fan market. This started in the 1980s when, unlike now, only a small number of Tigers gamers were in the hobby, and many of them were stolen or obtained without going through proper channels. The Tigers would sometimes send team officials to the many small and large Detroit area shows of the day looking for Tigers gamers, and a jersey without the "JS" was deemed by the team officials to have gotten in the marketplace in an unauthorized manner. They would declare them stolen property and confiscate them.

Dave Miedema

[russyurk]

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I believe it is the equipment manager's signature, I guess to serve as an "approval" of the equipment assigned to the player.

Correct, the "JS" stands for equipment manager Jim Schmakel whose initials you will frequently see on Tigers' gamers.

[LastingsMilledge85]

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What is the significance of the cursive initials (?) written on the tag?

wade

I believe it is the equipment manager's signature, I guess to serve as an "approval" of the equipment assigned to the player.

[WadeInBmore]

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I was able to add Vance Wilson’s 2006 World Series road jersey to the collection. Unfortunately he didn’t play in the post season but the price was right and World Series jerseys don’t grow on trees. (It is also MLB authenticated) It shows decent use for a backup catcher, pilling and loose threads on the back where the chest protector strap would have rubbed.

What is the significance of the cursive initials (?) written on the tag?

wade

[russyurk]

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I was able to add Vance Wilson’s 2006 World Series road jersey to the collection. Unfortunately he didn’t play in the post season but the price was right and World Series jerseys don’t grow on trees. (It is also MLB authenticated) It shows decent use for a backup catcher, pilling and loose threads on the back where the chest protector strap would have rubbed.

[Shipp_96]

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More pickups...

A pair of of GU Bani Gbadyu (WE ARE...PENN STATE!) signed cleats. These should be here today or tomorrow.

Also, a Jon Kuhn (Packers) Shippensburg University baseball cap that I got signed last weekend in person.

Last, but not least, former Steelers Chris Hope GU Titans practice jersey.