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Marc S.The only "good" thing I can see coming out of this long-term is an increase in the value of the extant game-used jerseys, etc., that will hopefully keep them within museum and private collector hands. Thanksfully, most of the major collectors who own these types of items have enough money to not need to liquidate for personal reasons. Love or hate Barry Halper (as I was a 12-year old when I toured his collection with Joe D., I love him...), many of his jerseys ended up going to the HOF -- and thus are not in danger of suffering the cruel fate extended upon this Ruth pinstripe jersey.
If Donruss really wanted to "bring the Jersey to many people", it would include the Jersey, in its entirety, on a rolling exhibition throughout the country -- not by cutting up indeterminable swatches to put inside a baseball card. How f*cking absurd.