Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

[kingjammy24]

Re: Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

I don't think the plus 2" is a complete deal breaker because I have seen many legit jerseys that do not have that..

how did you know they were legit?

i've seen several griffey jerseys from his mariners days that had no customizations and came with griffey's paperwork. i didn't think they were legit so far as being gamers. i once saw a 1994 shirt that griffey gave to a fellow player. the player personally wrote a letter stating he'd obtained the shirt directly from griffey. the shirt was missing the MLB 125 patch. i believe griffey ordered tons of shirts to sell/give away that he never intended to wear on the field.

anyway, obviously this is a reds shirt, not from his mariners days, and i'd love to see a griffey reds shirt with team provenance without any customizations.

rudy.

[kingjammy24]

Re: Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

here's a neat one:

http://www.americanmemorabilia.com/Auction_Item.asp?Auction_ID=9795

"Letter of authenticity is from Junior himself"

jersey appears to be missing a nameplate. (at least it's got the 2" of extra length, even on a '94 jersey)

honestly, griffey papework doesn't mean much to me. he was the arod of his day; selling anything and everything as "game used".

rudy.

[Mr.3000]

Re: Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

I found a couple of Rawlings practice balls which have the similar "R" in a circle stamping.

Had the ball, with the rawlings 'R" actually struck the bat....wouldn't the "R" be reversed?

[Mr.3000]

Re: Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

Thread suddenly got quiet.

[cordovacollector]

Re: Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

Had the ball, with the rawlings 'R" actually struck the bat....wouldn't the "R" be reversed?

The R on the bat is reversed. Look closer, it is laying face down on its "nose."

[Mr.3000]

Re: Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

The R on the bat is reversed. Look closer, it is laying face down on its "nose."

You are so correct. Damn optical illussions lol Looking at it at "face value" it appears to be a forward facing R, when in fact it is reversed.


Thanks for pointing it out to me.

[cordovacollector]

Re: Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

No problem. You had me do a double-take too!

[AWA85]

Re: Carlos Ruiz bat on eBay

Hey Rudy, I shot you an email. Thanks for your time.