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Thread: Rubber bat handles
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02-13-2008, 04:49 PM #1
Rubber bat handles
There is a bat I am thinking about purchasing but it has a rubber handle? Do players use these or is this bat legit? Remember I am a little new to the game used area, so was curious what was the story behind this bat.
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02-13-2008, 08:11 PM #2
Re: Rubber bat handles
Are you referring to a rubber donut at the end of the knob or the actual handle is rubber (something i've never seen before). Brian McRae used these rubber donuts on the knob of his bats and those were legal. The same effect of balancing is seen on Sammy Sosa bats where wads of tape are used to form a ball-shaped knob.
David
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02-13-2008, 08:15 PM #3
Re: Rubber bat handles
Here's a photo of McRae with a bat with a rubber donut on the handle.
David
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02-13-2008, 09:43 PM #4
Re: Rubber bat handles
No, it is on EBAY and it is a double dipped bat with a Rubber Handle. Used by Aaron Boone, but just wondering if this was the real deal. Never seen the whole rubber handle on a game used bat.
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02-13-2008, 10:03 PM #5
Re: Rubber bat handles
http://cgi.ebay.com/Aaron-Boone-Yank...QQcmdZViewItem
Here's the bat.
I've never seen a rubber grip like that before on a bat either. I've seen a tennis racket grip on a Harold Baines gamer i once owned which i thought was unique. My guess it was put on the bat by the player and not at the HB factory. BMH can confirm this.
Interesting bat.
David
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02-13-2008, 10:33 PM #6
Re: Rubber bat handles
Thanks for your help, this one has confused me a bit.
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02-13-2008, 10:52 PM #7
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Re: Rubber bat handles
I thought I remembered Reggie using these grips or atleast something like them. He Used a red grip when he was with the Cardinals.
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02-13-2008, 11:09 PM #8
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So were saying it is possible that this is the real deal? Maybe I am so used to the autograph world where I question everything. Thanks for the help!
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02-14-2008, 12:15 AM #9
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Re: Rubber bat handles
I know for a fact that Jeff Conine uses the same type of grip that is on aluminum bats.
I saw several bats of his that looked like they had an entire roll of grip on them.
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02-14-2008, 06:58 AM #10
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