Over a decade ago, I'd subscribed to that magazine company too, and had once entered their dubious sweepstakes. I remember they said on the sweeptakes entry form to write down the name of a celebrity you'd like to hand you the grand prize cheque should you win the big one!
I wrote in "Tom Candiotti."
Of course, I never won the prize but I gave up soon enough.
Now, I still haven't gotten a chance to meet with the pitcher, unlike guys such as Rick, Rick, and House, who've all met their favourite athletes at some point. However, I did manage to get a Candiotti Dodger jersey. He was kind enough to send one to me this past week. Nice!
That brings me to the topic of jerseys...
It's obviously an expensive hobby, but this "anthentic, autographed" business sounds a bit over the top. Example?
Here's an autographed Andy Moog Bruins jersey, which, according to various sites, costs over $500.
The problem? Moog never wore this jersey before... Moog played for the Bruins from 1987-88 to 1992-93, and Boston never used this jersey until the mid-90s, well after he was gone.
So, it's like having a Gretzky jersey with the current Kings logo. Strange!!
How about this one, also listed at over $500?
Again, when Moog was in Dallas, the Stars had a different uniform. Moog was a Star until the end of the 1996-97 season, while this black and green jersey wasn't introduced until the 1999-2000 season.
When Moog was in Big D, this was what the team wore:
Too bad these things cost that much but aren't even the "real" thing.
(PS: I don't own these pictures; they are from Grandstand Sports and GameWorn Jerseys.)
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