There's an alleged Ozzie Smith bat that showed up on eBay Wednesday evening. I e-mailed the seller to explain the problems with the bat, but it's been 48 hours and I've had no response -- and the bat is still listed. So, I'm posting a warning to the community.
Here are the problems with the 1986-89 bat on eBay:
This almost certainly is a bat made for and used by some other Smith, but with a doctored knob to make it appear to be Ozzie's bat.
Jeff
Here are the problems with the 1986-89 bat on eBay:
- It's a non-contract model (block letter SMITH); Ozzie had a contract long before 1986.
- It's a C300 model; Ozzie never ordered a hickory (brown) C300, and his last order of C300 bats was on 3/23/84 (Walker finish). The C300 bats he received before that last order were all flame finished.
This almost certainly is a bat made for and used by some other Smith, but with a doctored knob to make it appear to be Ozzie's bat.
Jeff
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