Any Alex Gordon experts?

[CampWest]

It looks like in a couple of the pictures that there was possibly tape on the bat that has been removed, you might be able to tell better in person. If it is tape residue its possibly a sign that the bat was used primarily for BP as many players tape the center or barrel of their BP bats.

oops posted early.

If it is just a really straight edge on the pine tar, its possible the bat was used in a game and broken quickly.

Either way, it looks like a pretty nice bat, I'm just a little stumped by the lack of # on the ends and the date of manufacture.

[RRexpressfan94]

that is the same style he had last year in AAA

[joelsabi]

that is the same style he had last year in AAA

maybe, but the 2009 AAA season was over when this bat was ordered. so this bat was carried over to spring training or 2010 minor league or regular season.

[ryant7]

I really hate to throw a monkey wrench into the conversation but one of you mentioned you had not seen a G174 Black bat before well i happen to have a G174 black one that is Alex Gordons, the date on the knob is 1/11/2010 the kicker is the team name on the head is Chicago White Sox the bat is used and has been cracked however there are no numbers on the knob or in the barrel end (Cupped)

[CampWest]

I really hate to throw a monkey wrench into the conversation but one of you mentioned you had not seen a G174 Black bat before well i happen to have a G174 black one that is Alex Gordons, the date on the knob is 1/11/2010 the kicker is the team name on the head is Chicago White Sox the bat is used and has been cracked however there are no numbers on the knob or in the barrel end (Cupped)

Yes it has since been determined that Alex started ordering G174s in 2009. And while I said I had never seen one before I also stated that I did not know for a fact that he had not ordered any. So there really is no wrench thrown in here, but you have actually helped support what we learned from Brian Hillerich shortly after this thread was started. See the below thread for more info. Thanks.

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ht=alex+gordon

[ryant7]

My problem is though.... He never played for the White Sox and the bat i have has Chicago White Sox on it under his name...

[CampWest]

My problem is though.... He never played for the White Sox and the bat i have has Chicago White Sox on it under his name...

Right. Like all humans, the people working at the bat manufacturers make errors sometimes too. There are a gob of bats with mismatched teams or misspelled names. Brian McRae spelled Brain McRae, Maggilo Ordonez, etc. Its an error bat no doubt, but shouldn't impact its authenticity.

[ryant7]

Ok i see kinda like my Scott Rolen Anaheim Angels bat and my Albert Pujos Bat