by MEARS | Sep 21, 2006 | archived news
Part of what MEARS does at times is to evaluate work on an item that other authenticators have done. For this article, I will try to explain the process we used to determine whether a jersey was represented as it was sold to the submitter in regards to how the...
by MEARS | Sep 11, 2006 | archived news
The minor leagues got game bats too! Not a week goes by that I do not get a letter such as this; Dear Dave, I have an H&B 125 model bat with nothing on the knob and the name Jolley stamped in block letters on the barrel. I know from your book that this is a game...
by MEARS | Sep 11, 2006 | archived news
If you have ever been a writer with a regular deadline, this may ring all to true with you…what do you do when you run out of ideas? For me, this does happen from time to time. In some cases, stories seem to come to front door…Literally, as was the case with the past...
by MEARS | Sep 11, 2006 | archived news
Uniform recycling was once a common facet of game-worn apparel. Teams on the MLB level would routinely send their used jerseys, pants, and the like down to organization farm clubs for additional use in the bush leagues. Occasionally, however, creative recycling would...
by MEARS | Sep 7, 2006 | archived news
Through the last decade, it has been debated as to whether the Oakland Raiders wore Wilson jerseys during the 1967-70 period. Although a short window, this time frame is important to the history of the Oakland Raiders. According to www.wikidedia.com, “On the field,...
by MEARS | Aug 30, 2006 | archived news
For me, I still excited each and every time I come home from work to find a FEDEX package from Milwaukee waiting for me. I was contacted by an individual with some questions about a Clemente jersey and was asked if I could take a look at it. Over the phone, the shirt...
