Need help with my new 08 Giambi

[Sheffield11]

Please take a look at this bat, what is the scalely barrel considered to be? is it considered dead wood or was the bat made like that?

http://cgi.ebay.com/2008-JASON-GIAMB...1.c0.m14.l1318

[Sheffield11]

Anybody know what this is considered?

[kellsox]

Some would consider it spamming an auction.
kelly

[Sheffield11]

LOL but seriously i plan on keeping the bat unless i can make some money, and i really do want to know what this is considered.

[BMH]

It looks more like cracked paint...

The bat was not made in 2008.

[Sheffield11]

When do you think it was made then? if it was last year then it could still be used in 08. Steiner told me that it was 08.

[treant985]

It looks more like cracked paint...

The bat was not made in 2008.

Wasn't there recently a thread about a Eric Byrnes (I think it was Byrnes) black LVS that had huge amounts of cracked paint, looking almost like alligator skin? BMH said that it likely resulted from a new technique they briefly tried in terms of applying paint, or something like that.

Wonder if this Giambi bat has the same deal?

[Sheffield11]

Wasn't there recently a thread about a Eric Byrnes (I think it was Byrnes) black LVS that had huge amounts of cracked paint, looking almost like alligator skin? BMH said that it likely resulted from a new technique they briefly tried in terms of applying paint, or something like that.

Wonder if this Giambi bat has the same deal?

Thanks for the info, BHM when do you think the bat was made? could it possibly have been used in 08?

[BMH]

I would have to take a closer look at the bat, but it looks like our old UV coating. We did a lot of Giambi's in that coating. The last time we used it was in 2004. That doesn't mean Giambi didn't use it in 2008 though, probably picked it up and it felt good enough to use finally.

[Sheffield11]

Thanks for the info, Would it help if i took pics for you in a certain area to determine when it was made? If so what exactly would you need a good shot of? lmk
Thanks