[Aquifer]

Mr. White's comment about the equipment manager made me smile. I worked in the minors for a few years in the 1980's and one of the opposing clubs did the same thing--anyone getting released or called up had to surrender their caps to the newcomers. Ebeneezer Scrooge would've been proud!

To me, a game-used article should be "real" not "manipulated" by duplicates. I understand money rules all but but that puts me off on something like this. Visiting the HOF years ago, there was a prominent display of hats worn by no-hit pitchers. And it was obvious they'd been worn only for show, maybe even AFTER the game, because they had no sign of wear whatsoever. Was disappointed in the HOF for such low standards--there and in a few other instances. Lord knows they have enough real stuff to put together an "honest" display.