by MEARS | Apr 12, 2007 | archived news
March 1, 2007 On July 18th, 1956, Ted Williams hit his 400th career homerun. As he rounded home, he ceremoniously spit in the direction of the press box. His long-standing feud with the press was well documented and Williams decided to continue the battle. Waiting at...
by MEARS | Apr 3, 2007 | archived news
I suspect this article and topic will be met with a certain mixed response. Fact of the matter is, I have mixed feelings writing both it and the supporting policy for MEARS. Not all that long ago, “authenticators” or people offering opinions on items were by and large...
by MEARS | Apr 2, 2007 | archived news
In this, a sequel to the first article on colleting baseball pennants, we will deal with football pennants as a collectible: which ones to get, which ones you will never see and which ones need a bit more time until they appreciated. According to the Football...
by MEARS | Apr 1, 2007 | archived news
MEARS was recently asked to examine a 1981-84 Celtics home jersey of NBA legend Larry Bird. The home cheese cloth jersey, a fabric common to 1970s and 1980s Celtics uniforms, features both Sand-Knit tags customary for Celtics jerseys of the era: a size 46...
by MEARS | Apr 1, 2007 | archived news
Recently, MEARS examined a 1969-70 New York Knicks home jersey of team legend Willis Reed. Made out of durene, the standard fabric for NBA jerseys of the era, the jersey was lacking a manufacturer’s tag, but size and placement of visible remnants indicate the...
