Would love to see some Mcgwire gamers!

[joecoco]

After seeing Birdbats homerun #51 bat I was thinking how asthetically pleasing Big Mac's bats are to look at. The natural grain, pine tar, heavy seam marks,...etc. I was wondering if you guys could post a few pics of your Mac gamers? Thanks a lot! - Joe Cocozzella

[Birdbats]

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Here are a few Mac bats I've come across. From the top, numbers 1, 2 and 4 belong to friends and came from the team or LaRussa's ARF charity. Numbers 3 and 5 are bats I've owned in the past and now belong to other forum members. Number 6 is in Cooperstown -- it's the bat he used for HR #62. Number 7 is the bat I just acquired, and number 8 is a bat from 1999 that belongs to the Cardinals HOF/Museum.



This one isn't a gamer, but I include it because it's rare. Rawlings made a few bats for Mac in '98 with his signature on the barrel. As I understand it, this bat was given by Mac to his girlfriend's little brother. Mac hit two HRs on the date noted on the bat.

[skyking26]

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I'd love to find a heavy-use Mac Cards bat signed...and if I ever do I'll be happy to post it!!!

[joecoco]

Re: Would love to see some Mcgwire gamers!

Thanks Jeff! Those are awesome looking bats. - Joe

[skyking26]

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Excluding the red auto'd bat, any of these for sale Jeff?

[Birdbats]

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Excluding the red auto'd bat, any of these for sale Jeff?

No, unless Bobby decides to part with his 2001 bat.

[skyking26]

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I think we all know that answer is a resounding "no."

[RKGIBSON]

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This is my '98 McGwire bat and jersey.

Roger

[Rboitano]

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That autograph on the 98 doesnt look good to me.

[skyking26]

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I asked a guy today about the auto who specializes in Mac auto's. He agreed, bad signature. I agree, the auto looks like whoever did it took way to much time trying to get it right. Not a fluid line auto...

[lund6771]

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That autograph on the 98 doesnt look good to me.

which 98?

[Rboitano]

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RkGibsons 98. You cannot tell the difference?

[Rboitano]

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Its a shame when people ruin items. If the autograph is fake, makes me think that the use on the bat could be suspect as well. For every legit Mac Cards bat their is about a dozen bad ones.

[RKGIBSON]

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You have no idea what you are talking about, period.

Roger

[Rboitano]

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That is without a doubt a fake autograph on your bat. I dont know how you cannot tell that, just look at the other bats in the post. Even the 25. Mac stopped signing the 25 in his Oakland years. Other than the STL25 he put in 98. I would be contacting whoever I got that bat from, or try and remove the autograph.