Question about game used bases.

[flota89]

I recently got a game used base directly from the Cardinals. On the base there is an mlb sticker and two dates (august 21, 2007 and august 24, 2008). Albert Pujols hit a home run both of those days. When i typed the mlb code into mlb.com it shows the base being used on only august 21, 2007. Do bases get used in two games like this often? The people in the store told me it was definately used in both games and it was the first base in both games. What does everyone think? Thanks!

[David]

The MLB online descriptions can sometimes be inexact and a bit peculiar, so your bat may well have been used in the 2 games as you were told. For an example of inexact and peculiar, the MLB site sometimes lists game used bats as game issued. The game issued isn't wrong, as all game used bats were game issued, but it doesn't give the full story.

[David]

In short, if the Cardinals store said it was definitely used in two games, I see no reason to doubt what they told you.

[metsbats]

Two games 3 days apart is odd. Are those years correct as they are 1 year apart too which would be really odd.

The Mets used new bases for each game and over the years starting with Steiner changed bases every 3 innings. They used 9 bases per game and then sold them.

[flota89]

They told me they used the bases two random times. Im sure the three days apart was just random. They were all used in separate years.

[metsbats]

Not all teams will change the bases like the Mets who are over saturating the market with 9 bases per game.

Not sure why the Cardinals would misrepresent the base so it probably is what they say it is.