Justin Morneau

[nomarmauerfan]

Thanks Sylbry. I'm hoping the Twins will have some at Twinsfest. With Morneau only using them for a short time, its a piece I'd really like to add to my collection. I'd love to find a 2006 Rawlings as well.

Mike

[indyred]

In Adam's defense, he is the batboy for home games. Morneau only used this bat for 1 road series in 2008. Here are a few more pics, including the tape. If anyone has one of these bats, I'd be very interested in purchasing one. I've only seen 1 for sale at the Twins Pro Shop and it was in 2 pieces (and they still wanted $350 ).

Mike

He used a blonde LS in the Boston home game following Mother's Day. I don't have MLB video, but I would also check that KC series before the Colorado series. Might have used LS blonde in those games as well. My guess is LS sent him some regular bats with his pink bats and he gave them a try.

[nomarmauerfan]

Thanks Indyred. Yes, I meant road trip, not series. Thanks for correcting my mistake.

Mike

[indyred]

Just bought some new 2009 Topps cards and Morneau base card shows him swinging a blonde Louisville Slugger. Shot looks to be from spring training last season.

[rjdgonebats]

I hate to jump into this thread but I have a 2004 Morneau Zinger X43 bat with great use and comes with a PSA/DNA,John taube letter. There is no handle tape. Am I to understand that this bat is NG because of the lack of handle taping ????LMK

[nomarmauerfan]

I hate to jump into this thread but I have a 2004 Morneau Zinger X43 bat with great use and comes with a PSA/DNA,John taube letter. There is no handle tape. Am I to understand that this bat is NG because of the lack of handle taping ????LMK

Ridgeone,
No, you're likely good. However, my Morneau Zinger has his tape job on it. If you want to post pics, I can compare the use characteristics and let you know. I am a big Morneau collector and the more I dig, the more I learn. Justin seems to go through a short time period each year when he doesn't tape. I have a LVS from 2004 without the tape job as well. At Twinsfest this year, they had a MLB authenticated bat from 2008 that was untaped and used on 6/4/08. So, you're likely fine. Again, post pics or email me at dixey2044@msn.com and I'd be glad to help.

Best wishes,
Mike

[rjdgonebats]

Mike, Thanks for the reply. I dont have the bat in front of me right now but I was concerned about the lack of taping. I also looked at the getty Images from that period and did see him using bats w/o the tape. If you want you can email me directly at rjd840@msn.com. Thanks again