Official Chicago White Sox GU

[salukidave]

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Also did you find use on that Sale jersey from mlb auctions? I thought it was a first set and would show plenty of wear on the washtag.

I was at the front of the line so I saw what was available when it opened. A kid got lucky and found an Abreu warmup jacket for $40. The jacket had 79 written on the collar tag. I didn't investigate prices much because there wasn't anything worth buying from my perspective, at least from what I saw. Friends said the same thing. Venturas were going for $300 and a rookie Sanchez for $200 so the very few jerseys that were decent were not cheap.

The Sale jersey I bought in the team's online auction has lots of use.

[helf35]

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Also did you find use on that Sale jersey from mlb auctions? I thought it was a first set and would show plenty of wear on the washtag.

[helf35]

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One of the worst Garage Sales ever. Lots of stuff, but not a lot that was any good. Virtually nothing available from any player of note. I think that's probably going to be the case in the future, too. The team is selling most of its good stuff in auctions at the park and online.

I did pick up a couple of odds bats (Baines fungo and Bevington '96 All-Star Game) along with a piece of foul pole from Comiskey Park.

That's what I was afraid of. I saw a photo they posted before the sale and it looked like a ton of Flowers max bats in the photo. Were you in at the beginning or did you go in at the end. Did you see any prices on Jersey's.

[salukidave]

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Anyone go to the garage sale yesterday? Curious if the had any Avisail items and prices on bats.

One of the worst Garage Sales ever. Lots of stuff, but not a lot that was any good. Virtually nothing available from any player of note. I think that's probably going to be the case in the future, too. The team is selling most of its good stuff in auctions at the park and online.

I did pick up a couple of odds bats (Baines fungo and Bevington '96 All-Star Game) along with a piece of foul pole from Comiskey Park.

[helf35]

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Anyone go to the garage sale yesterday? Curious if the had any Avisail items and prices on bats.

[godwulf]

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Every once in a while, a player will leave the Diamondbacks system and I find myself still collecting his "other team" stuff - either because he really impressed me as a player, or because I had a chance to interact with him when he was here and I was impressed with him as a person. Adam Eaton and Matt Davidson are a couple of good examples. Along with providing me with more than two dozen DBacks bats a couple of weeks ago, my Cactus League source got me a nice black Davidson Rawlings from this last spring. Maybe next year, the White Sox will come to Arizona for interleague play, Matt will be on the roster and I'll be able to get it signed.

[Melissa1334]

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Nice pick ups Melissa! Love the Eaton bat.

Thanks, I was lucky someone had another one. I lost out on the one that was on eBay, didn't think it'd get up that high, paid $105 for this one, I'm happy.

[helf35]

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Nice pick ups Melissa! Love the Eaton bat.

[salukidave]

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Also, when the Sox auctioned them c. 1991-92, they did like they did for the Old Comiskey seats pricing them very steep for the era, as Sox management at the time had a phobia about the hobby market profiting off items they sold. The exemplars that got into the hobby after the auction were priced in the neighborhood of $1,000 each....I think that was full uniform.

Dave Miedema

I ran into a longtime Sox employee today and he told me most jerseys that were sold were signed and that the organization kept only one -- that of pitching coach Dave LaRoche (the dad of current first baseman Adam LaRoche).

[sox83cubs84]

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Thanks for the info, Dave. It's good to know. Ideally I'd like to someday pick up one of these jerseys of a main player, but I just haven't seen many available over the years -- even with two of each out there. I think people tend to keep them because they do look cool. This was one of my better finds. I paid $45.

Also, when the Sox auctioned them c. 1991-92, they did like they did for the Old Comiskey seats pricing them very steep for the era, as Sox management at the time had a phobia about the hobby market profiting off items they sold. The exemplars that got into the hobby after the auction were priced in the neighborhood of $1,000 each....I think that was full uniform.

Dave Miedema

[Melissa1334]

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Alexei cleats


Eaton bat

[salukidave]

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I've always liked this uniform style. Be aware, though, that an identical counterpart of this may well be out there. Because this TBTC game was such an event, the team issued 2 jerseys to each player, one of which they wore and either of which they could keep. Of course, Long was sent packing to the Cubs prior to this game, so, in his case, neither was worn and, with him being gone, neither was likley kept. Stll a marvelous item.

Dave Miedema

Thanks for the info, Dave. It's good to know. Ideally I'd like to someday pick up one of these jerseys of a main player, but I just haven't seen many available over the years -- even with two of each out there. I think people tend to keep them because they do look cool. This was one of my better finds. I paid $45.

[sox83cubs84]

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I picked this up at a recent estate sale. It's a jersey from the original Turn-Back-The-Clock game held in 1990. It's a jersey that was made for journeyman reliever Bill Long, who was actually traded earlier in the season so it's not game-used, but I'm nevertheless thrilled to acquire it because of its significance as the first TBC jersey. It came with pants and the hat. I'm not sure how many complete uniforms of this one are out there. Plus this one isn't signed (my personal preference) since Long wasn't around at the time. The jerseys of this kind I've seen have been signed.

I've always liked this uniform style. Be aware, though, that an identical counterpart of this may well be out there. Because this TBTC game was such an event, the team issued 2 jerseys to each player, one of which they wore and either of which they could keep. Of course, Long was sent packing to the Cubs prior to this game, so, in his case, neither was worn and, with him being gone, neither was likley kept. Stll a marvelous item.

Dave Miedema

[salukidave]

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I picked this up at a recent estate sale. It's a jersey from the original Turn-Back-The-Clock game held in 1990. It's a jersey that was made for journeyman reliever Bill Long, who was actually traded earlier in the season so it's not game-used, but I'm nevertheless thrilled to acquire it because of its significance as the first TBC jersey. It came with pants and the hat. I'm not sure how many complete uniforms of this one are out there. Plus this one isn't signed (my personal preference) since Long wasn't around at the time. The jerseys of this kind I've seen have been signed.

[Melissa1334]

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Hopefully this guy becomes a staple in the Sox line up for the long haul because he has some serious speed. Eaton at the top and Johnson at the bottom of the order they could cause some serious havoc on the base paths.

I was gonna bid on that but it went for more than I thought lol he's having a great spring, looks like he can be a dynamic player, his speed is something special. As long as he stays heathy, he's going to be the starting second baseman out of ST imo. I really hope they find a spot for sanchez on the team too