Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

[Tunis]

At last night's game, 9-24-2011, against the Rockies, Brent Wallace launched a huge blast of 448 ft. against Jason Hammel. It was the farthest at Minutemaid this year and 4th longest ever.
Here is the pitching sequence:

Bottom 2nd
1st pitch-foul
2nd pitch-HR

Bottom 4th
1st pitch-swing strike
2nd pitch-swing strike
3rd pitch-ball
4th pitch-foul
5th pitch-swing strike

Bottom 7th
1st pitch-Called strike
2nd pitch-Ball
3rd pitch-Foul------Broke bat

I can see 3 distinct marks on bat.
Ball mark on lower half of LS emblem
Ball mark just to the left and slightly below "Houston Astros"
Ball mark just to the left on TPX logo
There is also another area that shows some seam marks

The knob of the bat is dated 08/26/11, 34.0/31.0

Can anyone please help me with screen shots showing where contact was made? Especially the HR

Thank you in advance,

Paul

[Tunis]

Re: Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

Can't believe I wrote Brent instead of Brett. I am trying to get some pictures uploaded but I am having problems with my camera/computer.

[NeonStatus]

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If the home run was hit last night when did you get the bat?

[jppopma]

Re: Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

If the home run was hit last night when did you get the bat?

I was thinking this also, but then saw at the bottom of the at bats he lists that the bat was broken. If it was sold by the team, I'd have expected them to have it authenticated. If handed to him....why wouldn't he want to share that story with everyone?

[Tunis]

Re: Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

Guys,
Sorry for the confusion. The bat will be authenticated as the bat that was broken while hitting the foul ball. The number is FJ 722357. I don't believe it is set up in the system just yet.

When he broke his bat, I ran to the Game Used store and explained that I wanted to purchase the bat. They called down to the dugout, the authenticator put the hologram on it, and one of the guys ran down and got it for me. I paid for it and took it back to my seat.

I knew he struck out his 2nd time up so I was pretty sure it was the same bat. Turns out, he justed started using LS bats. This might be his first hit with an LS model as he has been in a horrific slump. He was something like 0 for 28.

His first call up game was Sept. 2 and the date stamp is 8/26/11. I believe he was using Marucci's before then.

There is a nice Getty image showing it was a LS that hit the HR. Just need to confirm it was my LS.

[spartanservitto]

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Post photos of the bat... then we can match it with mlb.tv screen shots.

-Tony

[Tunis]

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Here are the pictures, I hope. I had a lot of trouble re-sizing them so I am not sure how they will look. Hopefully they will help someone with a photomatch.

[Tunis]

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That was horrible!!! Sorry. I am going to try again. Can we just delete that posting?

[Tunis]

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I think these will be a lot better. Any advice would be helpful

[chuck70]

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Hope these help you!!!





Chuck
chuck112770@yahoo.com

Always looking for Mike Cameron and Casey McGehee items!!!!

[Tunis]

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Chuck,
Thanks!!!!
Those shots are awesome!! He was definitely using the bat I have during his 2nd at bat as the ball mark matches up perfectly with the one by the TPX logo. Any shots at all of the at bat in the 2nd inning? He only saw 2 pitches. 1st pitch, a foul, 2nd pitch, the home run.

This was also the Major Leagues 200,000th game. Everyone seemed to make a big deal out of it but really it was just another game.
Paul

[chuck70]

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Paul,
Wasn't able to get any good close up shots of his at bat in the 2nd,too short of an at bat! LOL!!!!

Chuck
chuck112770@yahoo.com

Always looking for Mike Cameron and Casey McGehee items!!!!

[frikativ54]

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Cool find. I still hold out hope that he will be a productive Major League first baseman.

[Tunis]

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Now I am grasping at straws.... Is that a logical spot on the barrel for the home run to be hit? That spot has a nice thread mark running across it.

The other mark on the bat, just below "Houston" and to the left is not nearly as defined.

This bat might have been used in several other pinch hitting appearances. I also need to research what brand of bat he was using in the following games:

Sept. 23, Line out on Pitch #6, only contact, Bottom of 6th
Sept. 20, Strike out-no contact made at all, Top 7th
Sept. 16, Ground out to 2nd base Pitch #5, only contact, Top 8
Sept. 9, Strike out, 2nd pitch was a foul, only contact, Top 9

He might not have even been using LS for these games, he still could have been using Marucci.

[Tunis]

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Final update.
Thanks to the help of Chuck and Brian from the site, I am able to narrow down the window of when my bat was used.

The first game that Brett Wallace used a LS was Sept. 23rd. It was in a pinch it appearance. This may account for some of the seam marks that were created before my bat was used on the 24th.

Chuck produced a great shot show Brett handing the bat to a bat boy after he cracked the bat on the 3rd pitch of his 3rd at bat on the 24th.

Unfortunately, my hologram sticker states that he cracked his bat on the 4th pitch when he lined out to 3rd. That bat, of course, was a completely different bat.

The only clear photo matches I have are ones that link it to the 2nd at bat and the 3rd at bat on the 24th. If he didn't put his HR bat away after the 2nd inning, then I have it.

I believe I have it because of the number of ball contact marks on the bat. If he put the bat away after the HR, then there should only be 2 ball marks on the bat as he only made contact for 2 foul balls but there are 3 clear contact spots (including the ones the broke the bat and the home run, I think) plus another spot(foul) and one area that has seam marks.

I will run all this by Brett when I see him during the Astros Fall Caravans in the winter of 2012.

I am now putting this thread to sleep, I promise. Thanks to all that helped me or made some comments. Not the greatest bat ever, or player, but still one of my best "finds".

Paul