What Jersey Would You Want?

by Mark Waters

My goal over the next few years is to have a wardrobe completely full of sweet sports jerseys. So I've been compiling a list of jerseys I'd give anything to have. Now some of the following are almost impossible to obtain (cost me a pretty penny) but it's still fun to dream. So here it goes in no particular order.



DAVID ORTIZ TWINS JERSEY.

As Much as it pains me to know that we could've won at least one championship had he stayed, I still would love to have his Twinkies jersey. There's something about jerseys of superstars before they were anything, especially when they played for small market teams. i.e. Carlos Beltran Royals, Gary Sheffield Brewers, Joe Nathan Giants, etc.



HAROLD MINER MIAMI HEAT.

This pic says it all. He was the most electrifying player coming out of college, but has to be hands down the biggest disappointment in the history of sports. If you sported one of these anywhere in public, you would get at least a few, "wow, holy shit! You have the best jersey ever" comments every time.





ANY JERSEY FROM THE HARTFORD WHALERS ERA.

There's something about a momento from a team that no longer exists that gets me every time. Possibly the whole vintage, out of print, only will appreciate in value with age factor is what sparks my interest. Not to mention their old school logo, and green and blue colors are beyond tight. I just bought a sweet whalers t-shirt on ebay, and eventually I'll drop a cool 300 on a real jersey, solely raising my wardrobe grade up at least a full letter.


WILLIE MAYS MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS

In 1951, The Say Hey Kid played a grand total of 35 games for the Giants' AAA affiliate. During his extremely short stay in Minneapolis he hit .477. I'm guessing you'd have to break into a museum to obtain this piece of history, but man oh man, it would be worth it.





GOD SHAMMGOD UNIVERSITY OF PROVIDENCE FRIARS JERSEY

Not only does #12 have the coolest name in the history of sports, he completely tore it up during his run to the great eight in the 97 NCAA tournament. (it was called the great eight in 97, why did they have to change it to elite eight?)

He did virtually nothing in his short lived career with the Bullets, but this dudes name, and mean crossover made him immortal.


SATCHEL PAIGE CLEVELAND INDIANS JERSEY

One of my favorite players in baseball's history. His influence on getting black players to play in the majors, a shoe in hall of famer, and his stories that could fill a book the size of the bible, Satchel was one of the most interesting athletes in the 20th century. I urge you all to read his bio on wikipedia and to read the book "Don't Look Back: Satchel Paige in the Shadows of Baseball"




So there you have it folks. If the ladies or gentlemen reading this have any jersey's that you'd love to have, please comment.