zfowl
03-31-2006, 02:34 PM
Hi. I have a Rawlings Kevin Mitchell bat that I was going to list on eBay, but the codes and label have me thinking it may be a store bought bat.
The model code is 471X, and it is 36 inches in length. It has a "born date" stamp of 97. I'll try to attach a photo of the label below, but in case I mess it up, it shows the Rawlings R in an oval circle with openings at the top and bottom. Photos I've found so far show the oval as unbroken.
The bat has all the hallmarks of a gamer from lace impressions and ball ink marks to pine tar and rack marks, but I suppose all that could be from some other source.
Please let me know if the prevailing opinion is Mitchell gamer or store bought.
Thanks,
Zeb
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4075/rawlings3gn.jpg
The model code is 471X, and it is 36 inches in length. It has a "born date" stamp of 97. I'll try to attach a photo of the label below, but in case I mess it up, it shows the Rawlings R in an oval circle with openings at the top and bottom. Photos I've found so far show the oval as unbroken.
The bat has all the hallmarks of a gamer from lace impressions and ball ink marks to pine tar and rack marks, but I suppose all that could be from some other source.
Please let me know if the prevailing opinion is Mitchell gamer or store bought.
Thanks,
Zeb
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/4075/rawlings3gn.jpg