Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

[treant985]

Does anyone know if Bonds ordered bats from any company besides SAM Bats, since 2000? I remember watching a special on Bonds from 2006; he was taking BP with a Louisville Slugger and he took the paint off it after about 5 swings. But I'm not sure if it was actually ordered by Bonds (with his name on it) or different Giant.

I know he used all kinds of bats earlier in his carerr, so I'm just interested in since 2000.

[Rboitano]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

I had seen him use SSK, LVS M9's in 2006 and 2007. They are very rare, not many Bonds bats have been made available including Sam Bats from 2002-2007.

[treant985]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

I'd heard about the SSK's but forgot about them. It must've been the M9's that he was using in the video that I saw. I'll pull the DVD back out and see if I can tell what model # it is...

[Rboitano]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

I remember that episode of Bonds on Bonds, it was a black ash Louisville Slugger.

[treant985]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

I remember that episode of Bonds on Bonds, it was a black ash Louisville Slugger.

I watched the video in slo-mo. It's a black ash LVS B380 with block letters BARRY BONDS.

[allstarsplus]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

This is an unused game issued bat however he used the same type of Zinger as well as SSK in Spring Training in 2007.

[bubbrubb25]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

I watched the video in slo-mo. It's a black ash LVS B380 with block letters BARRY BONDS.

Where can you watch episodes of the show now?

[treant985]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

I taped four or five episodes off espn when they first came on. I have one of those DVRs that lets you burn to DVD, so I can 'archive' stuff like that.

[tym]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

Hi all,
Back in June of 2007 the Giants had Bonds Auth. auto game model bats in their auction. I contacted XBats and they told me he ordered 2 dozen for spring and early regular season use. There was a picture of bonds in the spring training dugout walking onto the field with a SAM and XBat in his hand.....
Hope that helps.
Cheers
Ty

[suicide_squeeze]

Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?

I'm not sure exactly of the bats he's used since 2000, but accordingly to his mistresses upcoming testimony, he ordered a set of balls from Sloan's Prosthetics..............