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01-17-2010, 04:34 PM #1
Photomatch opinions requested on Billy Butler Bat.
This is my first real attempt to lock down a photo match. I haven't yet taken the time to create a comparison my Mother's Day bat, though I do have it definitively matched.
Submitted for your opinion is a pretty well hammered Billy Butler Phoenix maple bat. According to MLB Authenticity the bat was broken on 9.11.2009 at Cleveland. The attempted match is to an AP photo from a game vs Detroit on 9.9.2009 - that game Billy went 3-5 with 3 doubles including #45 on the season. There are a couple ball marks circled in red that occur on my bat, but not in the photo, which seems logical if the bat was potentially used in two more games. Also, there are many items circled in blue that appear to match very closely on size, shape, location and direction.
I think its pretty close to a lock, but wanted to get some additional opinions before closing down my project. Obviously I could possibly do much better with a higher resolution image without watermarks, but this AP image is all I have found so far.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Wes Campbell
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01-17-2010, 04:47 PM #2
Re: Photomatch opinions requested on Billy Butler Bat.
One thing I noticed is that the line you circled below the centerband ion your bat is quite straight and the one in the picture has a distinct wave shape, quite similar to this ~ Although some of the other markings appear to match up.
Ricardo Montoya
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01-17-2010, 05:07 PM #3
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01-17-2010, 05:09 PM #4
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Re: Photomatch opinions requested on Billy Butler Bat.
Looks like a match to me.
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01-17-2010, 05:36 PM #5
Re: Photomatch opinions requested on Billy Butler Bat.
I was able to get the same pic without the watermarks off MLB's game photos, had to print to pdf then use Acrobat's snapshot and paste into a jpg... tricky.. no right click save image.
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Wes Campbell
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01-17-2010, 06:39 PM #6
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Re: Photomatch opinions requested on Billy Butler Bat.
I would say it's a match.
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01-17-2010, 11:08 PM #7
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Re: Photomatch opinions requested on Billy Butler Bat.
sweet bat