1989 Canseco Game Bat on Ebay

[Canseco44]

Here is another Canseco 1989 World Series gamer that looks strikingly simialar to the one I have the is the one used to hit the 3 run Homerun in game 3 of that Series. I know this is not a photo match but it does have the same marks as mine and looks to be signed in the exact same marker that has faded over the years. I have talked with Juan Iglesias and he confirmed he does remember this bat but we could not come up with a photo match. If anyone has any info please help me out if you can.


Todd Ricks

[CansecoPower33]

Re: 1989 Canseco Game Bat on Ebay

I saw this bat first thing this morning. What's needed here is a crystal clear photo of Jose's 89 WS home run. I'm surprised one hasn't been found yet considering the importance of that game. Does your bat also have that black mark on the barrel?

[JasonM33]

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The bat surelooks like a gamer. The only thing I don't understand is why it doesn't have the "1989 merican League West Cahampions" prnted on it it. I can't find a clear pic of him hitting the home run but I did make these screencaps. The first pic could have been edited in from another at bat but the second one is right before he swung and hit the 3 run HR. What say you all?

[Canseco44]

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Yes, mine has the exact same marks on it and looks exactly the same except mine has the additional inscription 3 run homerun 3rd game. Mine is also 35" long but is 34oz instead of 33oz like the one on ebay. Also mine 33 on the knob is the more common rounded threes instead of the sharp cornered 33 on the ebay one. But in saying that I talked to Juan Iglesias and he said Jose rarely marked his own bats. I didn't notice on the one from ebay, but mine has a cupped barrel. I think this just proves my point that he didn't exclusively use the Coopers that were marked 1989 American League Champions in the World series. While this doesn't prove mine as good as a photo match, I think it certainly does help.

Thanks, Todd

[CansecoPower33]

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I can't see the man in the blue on the wide view. Maybe the close up is edited in. I noticed the lack of a rounded 33 also - even if Canseco rarely marked his own bats, I don't remember seeing a Canseco gamer without rounded numbers. Jason, you getting those shots from a DVD?

[JasonM33]

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The one on ebay is a model C243 too and it is cupped. I've also seen a lot of supposed Cooper gamers that didn't have the 33 written on the handle at all.

Yeah, I'm capping the 1989 World series highlight dvd that came out a while back.

[CansecoPower33]

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Is that the same DVD with the 72-74 WS on it as well? I just ordered that one. I have the 89 Series highlights on tape, and the quality isn't the best for something like this. How far can you zoom on the wide view to see if the American League Champions is on the bat?

[Canseco44]

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If you guys could help me I will post some photos of my bat on the forum. I am having trouble posting them because of there size. If anyone could help me downsize them or tell me what to do I would really appreciate it.

Thanks, Todd

[CansecoPower33]

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I have pics of your bat from your ebay auction. I'll post them if you'd like.

[Canseco44]

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I would really appreciate that. If you could make sure you get the pics of the PSA/DNA sheets on there as well. Do you notice the black marks on both bats. The bats are from the same time frame for sure. I really appreciate your help.

Thanks, Todd Ricks

[CansecoPower33]

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Todd's bat:










The COA:

[JasonM33]

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Is that the same DVD with the 72-74 WS on it as well? I just ordered that one. I have the 89 Series highlights on tape, and the quality isn't the best for something like this. How far can you zoom on the wide view to see if the American League Champions is on the bat?

That's the same dvd I have. The dvd is taken from the vhs tape so the quality suffers because of the source. If you zoom in it gets pretty fuzzy. I'll play around with it and see what I can come up with. I'm not very hopefull though.

[CansecoPower33]

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for comparisons sake, the link to the other Canseco 89 WS bat on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/JOSE-CANSECO-GAME-USED-AUTOGRAPHED-1989-WORLD-SERIES_W0QQitemZ180068620192QQihZ008QQcategoryZ60596QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

My past experiences with Canseco Coopers (got burned on a 243 model) hasn't been all that great. I know the feeling of dread when you see something like this. My advice would be to contact Vince Malta and John Taube, and ask what they based their grading on.

[CansecoPower33]

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That's the same dvd I have. The dvd is taken from the vhs tape so the quality suffers because of the source. If you zoom in it gets pretty fuzzy. I'll play around with it and see what I can come up with. I'm not very hopefull though.

It'd be great if you could get something to work with.

I see this was posted on another forum - http://gameusedbats.blogspot.com/ - Taube and Malta's blog, the latest dealing specifically with grading World Series bats. I'd definitely get in touch with them about the bat.

[JasonM33]

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This is the best I can get from the dvd. It's far from conclusive but you can make out 3 seperate black areas right where they should be. The first would be "Cooper" the second could be"1989 AL West Champions" The third would be Canseco's name and the bats model number. Of course the black area in the middle could just be a ball mark or a shadow. However the length and positioning makes me think it could be the AL West Champions. Like I said it's far from conclusive but what do you all think?

Todd What did Juan say about your bat?