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  • stitzerfse
    Senior Member
    • May 2008
    • 168
    #1

    Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

    Hoping the experts here can give me their 2 cents on this. Attached photo is of the handle of a Ryan Bruan KB1 that is being offered to me. Seller says its from 2008. I'm in no way calling the seller out, but I have never seen a tape job like this on a Braun bat. Thoughts?
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    • mattmueller
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2007
      • 357
      #2
      Re: Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

      I have never seen tape on a Braun bat. However, that doesn't mean its never happened. Bats / photos I have seen typically have a great deal of mota stick at the end of the bat where this tape job is. So I wouldn't say its impossible it happened once. What type of bat is it? If its a SAM, what is the date on it? That could help try to find video/photos of it.
      email is matmuell at umich.edu

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        • perlman9
          Senior Member
          • Dec 2007
          • 1280
          #3
          Re: Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

          I also may be wrong but don't some players tape batting practice bats? I thought I remember hearing they don't crack as often with tape or something of the sort for why players tape bats for batting practice? Or maybe I just dreamed that up??
          Jason Perlman
          jperlman@ohaflcio.org

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            • mattmueller
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2007
              • 357
              #4
              Re: Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

              Normally they tape the barrel end of the bat for BP purposes to limit the grain separation, and I guess eventual bat cracking. Don't think that far down the handle would do anything but help the grip.
              email is matmuell at umich.edu

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                • VALAIKA COLLECTOR
                  Member
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 93
                  #5
                  Re: Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

                  I just recently bought a Drew Stubbs game used bat from a company that has a contact with him. They have about 10 of his bats and only 1 had tape on the handle. I bought it because I thought it was unique that was the only one with tape on it. Kinda weird I know, but I wouldn't be discouraged in buying it because of that.

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                    • stitzerfse
                      Senior Member
                      • May 2008
                      • 168
                      #6
                      Re: Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

                      I feel pretty good about the honesty of the seller and am waiting on a response for pics of the inside of the barrel end (it is a Sam bat). I know some don't mind if a bat is from BP, but I would prefer to buy one used in a regular season game if I'm going to spend the bucks on a Braun. Mistakes do happen sometimes, and knowing that other Brewers tape their handles, want to make sure another player didn't pick this up and use it before it was included back with Braun's items.

                      I really appreciate the feedback so far. Any other opinions??? I know we have some Brewers collectors on here.

                      Doug

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                        • VALAIKA COLLECTOR
                          Member
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 93
                          #7
                          Re: Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

                          Check out this link, it appears his bat has tape on the handle

                          http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0926/mlb_a_braun_580.jpg

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                            • dodgersfan
                              Senior Member
                              • Nov 2005
                              • 311
                              #8
                              Re: Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

                              I think it looks like pinetar.



                              Rudy

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                                • chuck70
                                  Senior Member
                                  • Dec 2008
                                  • 134
                                  #9
                                  Re: Help Needed: Expert Opinions on Braun Gamer

                                  Here are two possiblities based on the picture given: One is a picture of Prince in batting practice on October 1,2008 you can see a number 8 on the knob,but cant tell if the handle is taped. The other is him using one in a game on October 2,2008 kind of looks like there might be tape on the handle ,but not quite sure and the knob looks like there is a 8 written on it with a a 2 to the right of the 8. Chuck
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