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11-28-2008, 09:24 PM #1
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Pete Rose Mizuno bat-legit or not? Help.
Rose Mizuno 1985-86 gamer. 34 inches long. 31 ounces. ATHL printed on knob. Just wanted to make sure this is a real ordered bat for Pete to use and not a bat that was made for signings or something. LMK Rose experts. Thanks,
Greg
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11-29-2008, 09:00 AM #2
Re: Pete Rose Mizuno bat-legit or not? Help.
My guess, and its strictly a guess, is that this is a 1986 BP bat. The repeated wear in one spot, the tape, etc.
The ATHL stands for "all time hits leader" so that would have been ordered after September 1985.
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11-29-2008, 09:44 AM #3
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Re: Pete Rose Mizuno bat-legit or not? Help.
I said that the knob had ATHL and it doesn't. Should the knob have an A on it or not? Any more help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Greg
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12-05-2008, 01:32 PM #4
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Re: Pete Rose Mizuno bat-legit or not? Help.
Yes, the bat should have an "A" stamped in the knob.
Plus, there are one or two other problems that I wish to keep private -- to thwart the counterfeiters.
Chuck
Chicago
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12-05-2008, 02:11 PM #5
Re: Pete Rose Mizuno bat-legit or not? Help.
A good pic of what they were Attempting???
http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine...850819_400.jpg
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12-05-2008, 07:50 PM #6
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Re: Pete Rose Mizuno bat-legit or not? Help.
Taping is not the issue. Rose taped his bats differently in 1985 and 1986.
Sanding of the bat barrel is not the issue.