Looking For Hanley Ramirez Photomatch $$

[marinersbaseballfan21]

Just got a 2009 Hanley LS on ebay. I'll pay $5 for a photomatch. Also, it looks to me like the blue writing is 30.5 (weight). Has anyone ever seen Hanley write the weight on his bats?

[yankees506]

The weight is written by lvs not the player, the blue is a dead giveaway

[yankees506]

also, i dont think you will incise anyone with a $5 photomatch offer. Most will help you out for free, valuing the time spent looking through hundreds of photos at $5 is insulting, you where better off saying any help was appreciated. IMO

[marinersbaseballfan21]

What do you mean by a dead giveaway on the blue writing? If people feel insulted by the $5, I'd be happy to take a photomatch for free instead. Which ever you prefer.

[Dach0sen0ne]

Do you have better pics from the LVS label up the barrel?

[yankees506]

Brian at BMH (Louisville Slugger) can confirm that they write the weight on some but not all bats in blue

[marinersbaseballfan21]

I just bought the bat on ebay about 20 minutes ago so that's all I have right now. If you can help, I'll take some more pics as soon as I get it. Thanks!

[marinersbaseballfan21]

Good to know yanks. So I was worried that it might have been used by someone other than Hanley (who would have written that), but I'm guessing now that's not the case.

[lakeerie92]

Tape on the knob is a Hanley characteristic. So is a good amount of pine tar. Both are reasons why I passed on this bat.

[marinersbaseballfan21]

Ya I know, but I've seen pics of him using bats without tape and it has a little tar by the logo, so I'm thinking he might have used it a little. Also, I only payed $100 for it which I thought was a great deal for one of the best players in baseball.

[nycpropain]

Ya I know, but I've seen pics of him using bats without tape and it has a little tar by the logo, so I'm thinking he might have used it a little. Also, I only payed $100 for it which I thought was a great deal for one of the best players in baseball.

So you looked for pictures?

[Dach0sen0ne]

A couple of weeks after that bats manufacture date, no tape.

[marinersbaseballfan21]

Ya, I looked at getty (and saw that one, Thanks!). I was hoping someone could take a quick check at mlb.tv (I don't have a subscription). Probably looking in mid august to mid september 2009 but I don't know since he seemed to switch bats just about every AB.

[marinersbaseballfan21]

Ya that pick is a great style match, but it looks to me like the label is a little to brown with tar to be a photomatch.