Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

[3arod13]

Received this bat from Alex Rodriguez last week! It was in exchange for the 1996 Rawlings Bat. It's a pounded 2009 Louisville Slugger C271L Black Bat, 34/32 oz., dated 7/24/2009! Also received a picture of Arod holding the bat; and the same picture personalized from him to me (Tony, Hope you enjoy this game used 2009 bat. All the best, Alex Rodriguez." I've only been trying to photomatch it for a couple days now, but have found some pics from the world series, where you can see pine tar around the centerband. I watched Game 4 of the World Series (Thanks to Joel), and am waiting to watch Games 5 and 6, to see if I can possibly make a match. Bat would have been used early August to November 2009. $50 to anyone who can help photomatch the bat. There are plenty of things on this bat to easily match to a photo.

[3arod13]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Couple more pics, but difficult to see details.

[suave1477]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Tony that has to be one of the most coolest things I have seen for a player to do and of all players for it to be AROD. AROD has been known from time to time to not be the greatest towards fans and sometimes he is I guess its all a matter of what day you catch him on.

But the fact he took the time out to make sure he did the right thing by a fan and took pictures of himself with the bat to make sure you knew it was directly from him. Is simply crazy.

KUDOS TO AROD YOU JUST STEPPED UP A BIG NOTCH IN MY BELT!!

[35th&Shields]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Agreed! Very Classy gesture by ARod. Thats a bad ass looking bat too! CONGRATS!!!

[3arod13]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Tony that has to be one of the most coolest things I have seen for a player to do and of all players for it to be AROD. AROD has been known from time to time to not be the greatest towards fans and sometimes he is I guess its all a matter of what day you catch him on.

But the fact he took the time out to make sure he did the right thing by a fan and took pictures of himself with the bat to make sure you knew it was directly from him. Is simply crazy.

KUDOS TO AROD YOU JUST STEPPED UP A BIG NOTCH IN MY BELT!!

Yes, it was a great experience. Arod was directly involved with this exchanged, and he personally wanted to ensure I received something really nice in exchange for the Rawlings. I knew I was getting a bat, but when I got the personalized photo, well let me just say I may have screamed like a girl...just a little

As a collector, but more importantly as a fan; to receive something directly from your favorite player, is a dream come true. This definately is my prize possession. The Grand Slam Bat is now second!

[suave1477]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Tony just to add I know your trying to photomatch i to the World Series but you do realize when this bat was dated there was still 38 regular season games left and all together including playoffs.

So he may have used this one during a regular game or playoffs. I would check them all if I were you and then I would say
"Suave I photomatched the bat, what is your address because I want to ship it to you?" lmaooo

[spartanservitto]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Did Alex want the bat back for himself?!?! Because that is awesome .... Great start and it looks to be a match on the
World series , obviously you need some more photos but the
Top seems to be dead on .... What a cool bat.

-Tony

[3arod13]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Did Alex want the bat back for himself?!?! Because that is awesome .... Great start and it looks to be a match on the
World series , obviously you need some more photos but the
Top seems to be dead on .... What a cool bat.

-Tony

No! Once I was finally able to get word to Arod about the Rawlings bat, and he want nothing more than to make it right. The only stipulation that I had in making this transaction was if the Rawlings bat was to ever be sold, the entire true history about it had to be disclosed. It's the right thing to do.

[joelsabi]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Tony that has to be one of the most coolest things I have seen for a player to do and of all players for it to be AROD. AROD has been known from time to time to not be the greatest towards fans and sometimes he is I guess its all a matter of what day you catch him on.

But the fact he took the time out to make sure he did the right thing by a fan and took pictures of himself with the bat to make sure you knew it was directly from him. Is simply crazy.

KUDOS TO AROD YOU JUST STEPPED UP A BIG NOTCH IN MY BELT!!

+1 This is not the first time I have heard and seen ARod go out of his way to please a genuine ARod fan. I am happy for Tony. He deserves it.

[marino13]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

+1 This is not the first time I have heard and seen ARod go out of his way to please a genuine ARod fan. I am happy for Tony. He deserves it.

I have seen Alex signed for a friend of mine - about 24 game used baseballs from his 600th HR chase.

I was barely to get ONE signed and was happy about it.

Two rawlings case of baseballs signed and personalized as Alex Emanuel Rodriguez.

[maverick14]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Awesome bat Tony!!
I haven't been following the board much lately so I'm sure I missed it but what Rawlings bat are you talking about and what was the deal with it that he wanted it?
Congrats again.

[3arod13]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Awesome bat Tony!!
I haven't been following the board much lately so I'm sure I missed it but what Rawlings bat are you talking about and what was the deal with it that he wanted it?
Congrats again.

A while back, I bought what I believed to be was a 1996 Rawlings HR #15 game used bat. Documentation seemed solid, which came from Sports Collectors Digest (SCD), signed by Tory Kinnunen, Letter from Arod Authenticated, signed by Arod, PSA, etc. Of course, I had to dig deeper and wanted to photomatch, so I contacted the Mariners and Red Sox and obtained video o the actual game. Long story short, he used a Louisville Slugger and not a Rawlings bat. Of course I was pissed when I found out. Anyway, a couple years later, it's finally been resolved and I am more than satisified.

[3arod13]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Tony just to add I know your trying to photomatch i to the World Series but you do realize when this bat was dated there was still 38 regular season games left and all together including playoffs.

So he may have used this one during a regular game or playoffs. I would check them all if I were you and then I would say
"Suave I photomatched the bat, what is your address because I want to ship it to you?" lmaooo

SUAVE, LMAO!! Yeah, Joel told me the same thing also. Of course, matching it to a World Series game would be icing on the cake. I was focussing on the World Series because of the few photos I game across, where I could see pine tar around the centerband. I checked Getty Images and Corbis, and found a few pics before the playoffs, but they weren't large enough to see. And for some reason, MLB.TV doesn't have archived games from 2009, which makes it a little rougher and limits my resources.

[tigerdale]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Cool story & great bat Tony!!!

[joecoco]

Re: Tony, Hope You Enjoy This Game Used 2009 Bat - All the Best, Alex Rodriguez

Just an awesome bat Tony! Probably the best Arod bat I have seen. I remember following your post a few years ago and empathizing with your frustrations; glad it worked out and then some. Could not have happened to a better guy. Best- Joe