Jeff Conine Retire His number? Marlins Game jersey's wanted......

The trouble is that Jeff does not have a “number” that was identified with him. He wore 18 and 19, both of which were also worn by other famous Marlins (Moises Alou and Mike Lowell come right to mind).

Besides, while he is the only Marlin to be on the inaugural team and both world series teams, he spent more time away from the Marlins then not, and his stats were not that great.

My bet is that Hanley will be the first Marlin with a retired number.

Jeff Conine #18, authentic, autographed, pinstriped jersey.. as everyone here is well aware of the internal strife I go through deciding what to wear to road games.

While I don’t know much of the story behind it, here is what I was told:

I was desperate for a new team jersey after Cabrera got traded and tired of buying guys that once they became valued to the fan base, would no longer be on the team. I decided on Jeff and the search began. Since xmas was around the corner, I figured I’d ask Santa for one, but in the meantime tried to find something I didn’t have to have customized.

On about the 8th page of google search results I came across an outdated post on Craig’s List of someone trying to sell it in North Carolina. The couple lived in Miami for a few years, got to know a team trainer, and for some occasion he gave them the autographed jersey, saying it was game worn.

The jersey was listed for $50 and I told them I would take it, just wanted some pictures first to make sure it at least looked legit, I didn’t care about game worn or a real autograph. By the time they got the pictures, some else offered $50 and they told me they sold it.

This obviously didn’t settle well with me, so I said that that wasn’t particularly fair, and they should at least give me the chance to “outbid” the person, even if it was already sold to me 1st. Push came to shove and $100 later I got the jersey.. and love it.