Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

[5kRunner]

Anyone know who to contact at MLB auctions? Or the Tigers auctions?

Unless Miguel Cabrera has done some switch hitting lately, I don't think this helmet was used by him.

http://tigers.auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=108806411&prmenbr=33302084&aunbr=109153121

[5kRunner]

Re: Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

The last lefty to wear #24 for the Tigers was Warren Morris in 2003 according to Baseball Almanac.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=morriwa02

[halzeus]

Re: Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

I forwarded your concern to Marc Himelstein, the authentics manager for the Tigers.

[5kRunner]

Re: Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

I forwarded your concern to Marc Himelstein, the authentics manager for the Tigers.

Thanks! I hope Marc is able to take it down.

Its gone up $90 since my first post.

[larry bourget]

Re: Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

The last lefty to wear #24 for the Tigers was Warren Morris in 2003 according to Baseball Almanac.

http://www.baseball-almanac.com/play...hp?p=morriwa02

1988 or 1989 ABC Helmet, # 24 Gary Pettis, switch hitter.

LB

[5kRunner]

Re: Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

Looks like someone is going spend $300+ for a Gary Pettis batting helmet.

Extremely disappointing from MLB Auctions.

[skipcarayislegend]

Re: Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

1988 or 1989 ABC Helmet, # 24 Gary Pettis, switch hitter.

LB

The Tigers didn't begin using that number style until around the late 90s, I believe. They used plain white numbers during the Pettis era. Howard Wolf owned dozens of Tigers helmets at one point and could verify this.

[5kRunner]

Re: Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

Ended at $370.

For a Gary Pettis or Karim Garcia or Warren Morris helmet.

[WadeInBmore]

Re: Miguel Cabrera Batting Helmet

scott,

That is very disappointing. While the mlb auctions are swift and usually trouble free, they are almost impossible to get in touch with to correct errors before time runs out like you just showed. I had an issue with an auction they ran a year or so ago...I wasn't bidding thankfully but they were selling a game used Thomas jersey that I had in MY possession LOL...I wrote them and said that I wasn't interested in selling it Amazingly enough no one got back in touch with me until after the auction had ended and the email said that the listing i was concerned about had already ended and that they couldn't help me...to this day I wonder what the final result for that sale was. Oh well. Perhaps they provide some of the best provenance but at the same time leave something to be desired in the accountability department.

wade