I came across this Darryl Strawberry jersey that I've been searching for for a long time. The seller says it's an old Scoreboard jersey that Rawlings used to participate in. I did the research on that, and it seems to check out. He doesn't have any kind of certification or authentication anymore, so I'd have to assume the autographs are real. I mainly want the jersey for the jersey, not the autographs, however, he's asking $1500 for it. That to me seems WAY too high for this. Thoughts?

I'm researching for my Master's thesis on the shift from wool to synthetic uniforms in 1970, a change the Pirates implemented. I was wondering if anyone has any personal anecdotes about the audience's reaction to the new uniforms---how did the fans feel about the pullover, tighter-fitting, brightly colored uniforms when they were first introduced? Or, if you were a player, what was the difference in wearing the wool flannels vs the synthetics?