Manny Ramirez 499

[BMH]

Alright, we sent him some bats over the weekend and Manny loved them. He hit the homer last night but we can't tell from the photos what brand he's swinging. He hasn't answered his phone either. So does anyone have a better "view" as to what type bat he was swinging?

I've checked Getty and a few other places but the photos don't show any of the logos.

[Game Used Bats]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

I believe it was an all black X-bat. He has been using so many different models recently.


Anthony

[Master Shake]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

Brian,

Here's a screen cap showing the barrel of Manny's bat for you from last nights game.



Josh

[matt]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

Hard to tell but I think that's an SSK with the logo covered in pine tar. Same as he was using last week. In his next at bat, I think he used a fresh bat (not much tar) probably so he could retire (sell) the 499 bat...

Matt

[Game Used Bats]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

Good call Matt as it is defintely an SSK.

[ballofbases@hotmail.com]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

Brian,

Shoot me an email. I have a question for you.

Michael
Ballofbases@Hotmail.com

[BMH]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

Thanks guys, couldn't tell last night. It's going to be interesting to see if he when he does hit 500. He's under contract with us and he gets a very nice bonus from us for hitting 500. I wonder if he'll try to collect?

[thomecollector]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

BMH, Did Thome get a big bonus for his 500 ? I believe his bat was an M356 ...

[matt]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

Brian -

I am rooting for him to pull out an old tar-covered M9 to hit 500! He always goes back to the M9's eventually...

But given that he admits he doesn't even know the pitch count half the time, he may have forgotten the incentive to use the right bat. On the other hand, he has played the player equipment marketing game for every penny (for $200, would likely sign a toaster as "07 game used" ), so he sure reacts to financial incentives!

Matt

[BMH]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

BMH, Did Thome get a big bonus for his 500 ? I believe his bat was an M356 ...

To tell the truth I don't know what's in his contract. But I know they do get different things for different milestones and the post season. The actual contract is only worth $1500 for three years...

[thomecollector]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

Thanks, Brian. Any chance I could get a copy of Thome's bat orders over the years? I would greatly appreciate it. I would keep them to myself of course. Email me if you would. Thanks,Roger

[matt]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

Brian - Manny has a fresh M9 this afternoon against Baltimore. Things are looking up!

Matt

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

well he hit it finally. Couldn't tell what he was swinging from the camera shot I had though. Hopefully he hit it using your stuff.

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

hes a member of the elite 500 club now. congrats manny.

I think its debatable how "elite" 500 HR's are in this generation. I am fairly sure that with the new generation of players coming up 600 may be the benchmark in the near future.

[BMH]

Re: Manny Ramirez 499

I'm pretty sure it was a SSK.