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Old 08-18-2016, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by perezfan View Post
Just to play "Devil's Advocate"....

Is it possible the jersey could've shrunk via multiple washings and drying, after the photo of Matty was taken? Also it looks like the sleeves are not fully elongated in the modern photo. I see some bunching up that (if pulled or straightened) should elongate the sleeves.

That said, it does seem quite a stretch, given the circumstantial evidence they present. How can they attribute this jersey specifically to Matty (vs. some other random Giants player?) Apparently there is no name embroidered in the tail, or other positive identifier. Unless I missed some key piece of evidence in Heritage's description, the attribution to Matty is weak at best.
The sleeve in he modern photo appears to be nearly fully elongated along the bottom seam - that is all that matters as that is all that is being compared in the two photos. The bunching at the top of the sleeve has no effect on that.

As for shrinkage - how would you explain the large increase in width of the auction jersey compared to the one in the Conlon photo?
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