If you collect MLB Jerseys, and especially if you look for them here on , this Ebook will save you untold grief. It will surely pay for itself with your first jersey purchase. This is the current SEVENTH EDITION- released May 1, 2015.
3000 page eBook shows EVERY jersey for EVERY team 1970-2015, including all Batting Practice jerseys, Turn Back the Clock jerseys, many team prototypes and oddballs. Every team and commemorative patch is shown, as is team tagging for most years. The Guide shows how to tell game worn jerseys from store bought; and how to tell the real jerseys from the counterfeits. Sorry to say, a great number of MLB jerseys advertised here on that are claimed to be be Authentic are simply not.
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(Note: The ten tiny sample pages above are provided for a single team to show the depth of detail. Similar detail is provided for every MLB team... all 30 current teams plus the Montreal Expos. Each team chapter has between 45 and 125 pages of detail.) To see more samples in higher quality visit our website, gamewornguides.com.

Chapter Overview

There are 43 chapters in the book, plus a 44th chaptercontaining references, research information and credits.

Chapter 1: Introduction:Establishes definitions for many termsused throughout the book. It explains significant milestones in the marketingof game worn and non-game worn Authentics from 1970 to 2015, and gives a briefperspective on collecting Authentic and Team-Issued jerseys.

Chapter 2: TheBasics- Fabrics, Trim and lettering: Covers jersey construction, thevarious types of fabrics, trim and piping used, team lettering techniques andmaterials. Chronicles the adoption of Cool-Base jerseys year by year for eachteam. Discussion of player Name On Back(NOB) styles and the use of nameplates, vertical and radially arched NOB, and introducingteam patches.

Chapter 3: GameJersey Manufacturer Tagging: Shows manufacturertagging for each authorized supplier to MLB, and explains where this taggingappeared and which manufacturers were authorized to display sleeve logos inspecific years. Shows the differencesbetween retail-sale authentic tagging and team-issued manufacturer tagging.Covers “team tagging” as a general topic,

Chapter 4: MLBCommemorative Uniform Patches- Authorized MLB patches worn by all of MLB, andindividual leagues commemorating events (Jackie Robinson Breaking Barriers, memorial patches,pink/blue ribbons, and Interleague Play patches). League-wide anniversaries, postseason patches,All-Star game patches, and introduces the topic of individual team commemorativepatches.

Chapter 5: SpecialEvent Jerseys: An overview of Turn back the Clock uniforms, Negro LeagueTribute uniforms, ethnic heritage uniforms,“Turn Ahead the Clock” from 1998 and 1999, Jackie Robinson Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day camouflage, Opening day “Champs”jerseys, and other special events marked by individual teams.

Chapter 6: “FakeAuthentics”: An explosion of counterfeit authentic retail merchandise hashit from foreign shores, making “suspect” every garment at nearly every outlet.Learn what to look for to avoid being taken by a bargain that might be too goodto be true. This chapter offers an expose of what is out there, techniques usedto fool unsuspecting buyers, including lists of visual clues to look for toknow if what you are buying is authentic or a rip-off.

Chapter 7: “Is itGame Worn? – A Basic Guide to Authenticating game Worn and Team Issued MLBJerseys”. While MLB has implemented its own excellent system ofauthenticating game worn merchandise in recent years, for decades this had notbeen the case. This chapter provides a thoughtful detailed analysis to helpcollectors determine whether jerseys advertised as Game Worn or Team Issuedactually are, based on my many years of experience with game –used and teamissued jerseys. Explains what to lookfor, suggests questions to ask, and what to be suspicious of.

Chapter 8: Batting Practice Jerseys: These colorfulwarm-ups have become the entry point to the hobby for many fans and collectors.Not only are the jerseys less expensive, they are often more lightweight andcolorful than game jerseys. This chapter traces the history of the team-issuedbatting jersey from the first (issued by the 1972 White Sox) to the presentlines of Cool-Base engineered jerseys by Majestic.

Chapters 9 through 39:31 Individual Team Chapters, devoted to each of the current 30 MLB teamsplus the Montreal Expos. Each teamchapter ranges from 50 to 120 pages and contains the following:

• Year by Year Summaries- A comprehensive tablebroken down by year, showing the specific styles of jerseys used by the team,information on player number style, player name on Back presence and style,team patches and commemorative patches and armbands used in each year, as wellas the specific team-sourced manufacturer or each year’s on-field jerseys.
• Individual pages for each style of Game jerseyused in this four-decade period, including home, road, alternate and battingjersey styles.
• Individual pages for every Turn Back the Clockand special event game jersey for every game and every team, cataloged by dateof on-field use.
• Many prototypes, oddball and special eventsjerseys for each team (like special jerseys worn on St. Patrick’s day, a thoseworn for a team’s Hispanic Heritage Day) or for on-field jerseys that havesignificant differences from normal, either intended by the team or not (aka:screw ups!).
• A chronological listing and pictures of allcommemorative patches used by the team, which sleeve each was sewn upon, andwhat date each appeared for use.

Chapter 40: All-StarGame and Home Run Derby Batting Jerseys. Pictures and specs for every yearsince these were introduced in 1997.

Chapter 41: Overviewof Team Player Name/Number Lettering: provided as a sample of the differentfonts and variations in player name and number lettering over this period, as areference to determine if collector jerseys are original and properly lettered.

Chapter 42: ReaderQuestions and Answers: A selection of questions I am frequently asked andtheir answers. Examples are: What’s the best way to find the value of a jerseyin my collection? Should I get insurance? Who can I get to letter my jerseys?

Chapter 43: “The GameWorn Exam”: A fun exercise- 40 testquestions challenge you to examine supposed “Game Worn” jerseys and determineif you think they are real or counterfeit, with a chance to explain why. Meant totest the skill of anyone from novice to expert. Answers are provided, and self-scoringis optional.

Chapter 44:Bibliography and Research Summary: Explains how this reference guide wasresearched, and how each type of research was used, including baseball cards,news photos, collector contributions acknowledgements, web sources and teampublications.

Important information: I am the author of this E-book, and am the legal owner of the intellectual content within.