Andy the Clown from Comiskey Park welcomes you to my website!  I found this video on Youtube and couldn't resist.  For more history on Andy, click on his name in the above tool bar.

My story.....
My name is Mike and I've been collecting White Sox Jerseys and Bill Buckner equipment since the early 90's.  My goal is to collect a home and road jersey from every style the White Sox have had since the inception of the team.  That may sound crazy, but I wanted a goal that would take my lifetime to achieve. 

Around the early 90's I discovered four late 40's White Sox Road jerseys in my in-laws attic and I became hooked.  I immediately sold my card collection and dove head first into jersey collecting.  I think the most exciting thing about jersey collecting is the history behind the jersey and the homework you need to do before adding a jersey to your collection. 

I've recently sold off my Buckner jersey collection (except for one) and am now only collecting his bats.  I'm also presently selling my 1986 Red Sox bat collection and will be putting together a 2005 White Sox bat collection.  You gotta change things up every once in a while to keep the chase fresh.

WANTED!!! Any White Sox jersey from Dick Allen and Richie Zisk, any home original jersey from 1964 to 1968, any home jersey from 1939 to 1945.

I hope you find the photos of my collection as fascinating as I do.  I'm always open to trades and can be reached at mstr@wideopenwest.com.       

 

Good luck!

 

My website was featured in Paul Lukas Uni Watch ESPN column on July 15, 2008:

Additional Uni News

Speaking of the White Sox's shorts, one pair of them ended up as the centerpiece of reader Mike Steiner's impressive ChiSox uni collection.

My website as also featured on Paul's Uni Watch Blog on July 14, 2008:

The Parker stuff would have been enough to make my day. But then I heard from a guy named Mike Steiner, who wanted to talk about the White Sox shorts. It's a topic fairly near and dear to his heart, because brace yourself  he owns a pair of them.

There's soooooo much to love in that display, the drawstring, the triple snaps, the striped inner stitching, the chain-stitched Gossage 38 tag, that awesome dougout photo. And once I saw that Chicago Tribune article hes got in there, I immediately tracked it down in the Tribs archives. It has two photos I'd never seen before look here and here. The article itself, which you can read here and here, includes some interesting details, including the fact that the Sox had wanted to wear the shorts earlier in the season but weren't able to because, as Bill Veeck explained, We had to get the right pads under the socks to protect the knees.

Steiner says the framed shorts display is the centerpiece of his extensive Chisox uniform collection, which is documented here. He's got some great stuff, including beauties from 1946, 1967, 1970, and plenty more. Plus he's also got an additional shorts photo I hadn't previously seen (obviously part of this shoot, but you can't have too many photos of this stuff).