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03-21-2009, 12:05 PM #1
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Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
Does anyone know if Bonds ordered bats from any company besides SAM Bats, since 2000? I remember watching a special on Bonds from 2006; he was taking BP with a Louisville Slugger and he took the paint off it after about 5 swings. But I'm not sure if it was actually ordered by Bonds (with his name on it) or different Giant.
I know he used all kinds of bats earlier in his carerr, so I'm just interested in since 2000.
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03-21-2009, 12:25 PM #2
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Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
I had seen him use SSK, LVS M9's in 2006 and 2007. They are very rare, not many Bonds bats have been made available including Sam Bats from 2002-2007.
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03-21-2009, 12:31 PM #3
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Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
I'd heard about the SSK's but forgot about them. It must've been the M9's that he was using in the video that I saw. I'll pull the DVD back out and see if I can tell what model # it is...
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03-21-2009, 04:37 PM #4
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Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
I remember that episode of Bonds on Bonds, it was a black ash Louisville Slugger.
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03-21-2009, 06:03 PM #5
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03-21-2009, 07:49 PM #6
Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
This is an unused game issued bat however he used the same type of Zinger as well as SSK in Spring Training in 2007.
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03-22-2009, 10:29 AM #7
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Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
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03-22-2009, 02:01 PM #8
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Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
I taped four or five episodes off espn when they first came on. I have one of those DVRs that lets you burn to DVD, so I can 'archive' stuff like that.
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03-22-2009, 02:15 PM #9
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Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
Hi all,
Back in June of 2007 the Giants had Bonds Auth. auto game model bats in their auction. I contacted XBats and they told me he ordered 2 dozen for spring and early regular season use. There was a picture of bonds in the spring training dugout walking onto the field with a SAM and XBat in his hand.....
Hope that helps.
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03-22-2009, 07:33 PM #10
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Re: Barry Bonds non-SAM Bats?
I'm not sure exactly of the bats he's used since 2000, but accordingly to his mistresses upcoming testimony, he ordered a set of balls from Sloan's Prosthetics..............