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09-10-2009, 01:14 PM #1
Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
One of my favorite cards as a kid was the Billy Ripken error card. I used to look at it and giggle, since swearing was forbidden in my house as a child, and I had to hide it from my parents and siblings so I didn't get it taken away. I have never collected baseball GU stuff, and besides the tid-bits I follow on here, have never bothered to follow oddities like this bat.
I figured that with some of the die-hard baseball collectors in here I could find where this bat ended up. It has always interested me.
Anyone have any info?
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09-10-2009, 01:26 PM #2
Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
Billy himself has it
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09-10-2009, 01:34 PM #3
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Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
Good question. I remember that card clearly now from when I was a kid. I totally forgot about it until this post
According to this cnbc article Billy has no idea where it is.
"I have no idea where that bat is today. If I were to guess, I would say it probably got lost after someone used it in a game. Probably a guy like Brady Anderson because he choked up so he could use a heavier bat."
http://www.cnbc.com/id/28116692
It would definitely be interesting to find out where it is.Always looking for anything Cowboys Game Used
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09-10-2009, 01:37 PM #4
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Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
There's an 1880s N173 Old Judge card of Hoss Radbourn flipping the bird. He's sort of covertly doing it to his side.
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09-10-2009, 02:47 PM #5
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Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
Billy Martin had one too.
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09-10-2009, 04:14 PM #6
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Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
After the Ripken card was established, a Beckett BB Card Monthly reader excitedly sent in a letter claiming that he had found a similar oddity on the knob of Andres Galarraga's bat on his 1987 Fleer card. Beckett didn't commit either way, but one look and I knew exactly what the inscription was: the length and weight notations printed on the knob of all player-issue Cooper bats in that era. I sent my findings to Beckett, since that's where the question appeared, but, being a rival publication's columnist, they apparently went the Baseball Hobby News route and, not wanting to publicize a competitor's writer, didn't use it.
Dave M.
Chicago area
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09-10-2009, 06:18 PM #7
Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
don't forget about the Thomas middle finger card...
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09-10-2009, 07:22 PM #8
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Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
Couldn't find the Old Judge, but here is Hoss in a team photo:
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09-10-2009, 08:17 PM #9
Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
I know the premier Bill Ripken collector. If Bill doesnt own it, this guy would.
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09-12-2009, 12:12 PM #10
Re: Who Owns The Infamous Billy Ripken 'F*CK FACE' Bat??
So did anyone figure out or know where it is?