by MEARS | Oct 22, 2006 | archived news
Some days I can remember 1956 as if it were yesterday; the heart stopping, heart pounding excitement of every single game. We knew it: This is it…this is our year…this is the year we’re going to win it all!!! …and it went…right…down…to …the…very…last…game…!!! In many...
by MEARS | Oct 17, 2006 | archived news
GETTING IT RIGHT VIA GETTY IMAGES: As often happens in conjunction with my research duties for MEARS, I peruse auctions, eBay, and other sources for pictures of game-used wearables to incorporate into the ever-growing MEARS database. In scanning for these activities,...
by MEARS | Oct 17, 2006 | archived news
TWO AND THRU, ONE AND DONE There have been occasions where team-issued, game-worn jerseys have been discarded for various reasons after only one or two uses. The Shirt will study three such don’t-blink-or-you’ll-miss-’em appearances of game garb....
by MEARS | Oct 16, 2006 | archived news
It was the spring of 1980 and Mariemont High School was holding their junior/senior prom at the College Football Hall of Fame. At that time it was located near the Kings Island amusement park just north of Cincinnati. My date was a soccer player who spent most of the...
by MEARS | Oct 13, 2006 | archived news
One column, three follow-ups from previous Shirt articles… Set 3 Rawlings tags The flag tag utilized by Rawlings for several decades uses the set number as an indicator of when a jersey was ordered. Most flag tags in game issued MLB jerseys are marked SET 1 (the...
by MEARS | Oct 11, 2006 | archived news
The article on the Babe Ruth jersey has been removed. The article contained images that I was informed that MEARS was not at liberty to use. The value of the article from an instructional standpoint is rendered useless without them. To leave the text up without the...
