One might think that keeping the jersey they wore in high school in the closet is the best way to maintain it. I would have to say they are sorely mistaken. That football jersey you wore during the championship game, the uniform donned for your first pee-wee league game, or even the jersey you wore when your favorite team won a championship. These items are not just articles of clothing, they embody pieces of personal history and deserve to be treated as such.
The best way known to maintain a jersey is to have it framed. Framing a jersey serves two purposes. The first purpose is that framing a jersey maintains it in its current state and protects it from any future damage. Being the owner of many jerseys, some framed and some not, the damage a jersey can sustain by just being hung on a hanger compared to one framed and hung on a wall is amazing. Over time the threads and fabrics in the shoulders will stretch and weaken. Not to mention the damage that can be caused by constantly wearing, washing, and drying of a jersey. The other reason to frame a jersey is so that it can be displayed in all of its glory above the mantle or beside that 52 inch plasma TV we all want adorning our wall. Just imagine that jersey hanging on the wall while watching a championship game on the big screen. Reliving your glory days while at the same time sharing those memories with family and friends. In all honesty how can a jersey stuffed in a drawer somewhere even compare.
The assumption that most people make is that framing a jersey is as simple as slapping it in a frame, covering it in glass and tossing it on the wall. That could not be farther from the truth. Framing a jersey properly is a talent best left to professionals. Why would a person have it any other way? Would you really want to risk damaging that one of a kind jersey autographed by a childhood hero? Beyond the possible damage that could be inflicted upon the jersey, a professionally framed jersey is a work of art that any self respecting sports fan can be proud of.
Although if you do go the route of do it yourself framing there are a few things to remember. Determine how much of the jersey you want to display and measure the matting board, foam core backing and frame accordingly. Make sure that you tightly secure the jersey to the matting board either by sewing it or pinning it. Finally I would suggest using Plexiglas instead of glass because glass can shatter and damage your jersey.
I am not suggesting that all jerseys should be framed. That one that my wife wears while cleaning the house is definitely not on the list of jerseys I would frame. On the other hand there are those that deserve nothing less. Why leave them in the shadows of a dresser or a closet only to fade slowly from memory until no longer do they inspire us or remind us of those moment we are most proud of.
By: Joseph Gill
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Framing A Sports Jersey
April 29th, 2010Sports Betting Rule – Know Your Rules
March 26th, 2010
Betting on sports is one of fastest growing transactions in the world today. Some say that it destroys the beauty of the sport, be it basketball, baseball or football, while some would also say that it makes the sport more exciting by having a bet on its outcome, one is thereby allowed to give flavor to the sport. If you are a sports enthusiast, it may make betting on sports an interesting experiment to spice up your sports life. If you’re not the type of person who is familiar with any sport, then this may be interesting to you insofar as the outcome of the game would become more personal to you and as such, interest thereof may be amplified.
Betting on sports has come a long way. From the time of the ancient Greeks up to now, sports betting has always been a constant trend. This is because betting on sports adds flavor to it. Perhaps you may be wondering as to the meaning of this. Well, it is an established rule that by watching sports people get exited especially if the game that their favorite team is in is a crucial one. An example of this is a game 7 in the NBA Championship. Imagine feeling this excitement taking into consideration the fact that you won’t actually lose anything in case your team suffers a loss. Now imagine if you have your money in the game. Just imagine the thrill of possibly winning or losing with your team. In which case, there will be actual winning or losing on your part by way of your money.
But those who place their bets in a wise manner actually win more than they lose without having to sweat for it. The only investment is your money and your voice becoming hoarse for shouting your heart out every time your team makes a goal or scores a basket. It is in this wise that you should know the sports betting rule. The sports betting rule is that you should know the different teams. The teams that you placed your money with as well as the team that you betted against. It is a sports betting rule to know these teams.
The importance of knowing these teams is for you to determine whether you are betting wisely or not and for you to calculate the probability of winning.
It is also a sports betting rule to know the conditions of the players of the team. This is important so that you’ll have an idea of how the game would unfold. For instance, if a team has a star player and without such player, said team would likely lose or would likely not be able to score more than 80 points in a game, then the absence of that player, maybe through injury or for any other cause, would allow you to have an inkling of the outcome o the game and thereby allow you to calculate whether betting on that team would be wise or not. These are the sports betting rule that you should remember so that you chances of winning in sports betting would improve.
By: Chris Grisham
