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06-17-2010, 06:13 PM #41
Re: Albert Pujoles Game Used Old Hickory bat.
Certainly, you might see pine tar in the grip area that has transferred from his batting gloves, but it will be lighter than the application at mid-barrel.
And considering how little he uses any given bat, you wouldn't expect to see much of a build-up from his gloves.
That said, I'm not sure if those same guidelines would apply in the case of a BP bat. Perhaps they get more use and thus, more pine tar built-up in the grip area. I don't know.
I would, however, challenge anyone to produce a photograph of Albert using a bat where pine tar has been applied to the grip area of the handle i.e. an application running from mid-barrel to knob.
I'm not suggesting your bat looks like that, it doesn't. But as I mentioned earlier, the pine tar at mid-barrel looks heavier than you would expect for the period. Would be good to see some additional photos in different light when you have the bat in hand though.
Rick
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06-17-2010, 06:23 PM #42
Re: Albert Pujoles Game Used Old Hickory bat.
Will do, I'm pretty sure its discoloration of the wood though.
-Tony
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06-17-2010, 06:26 PM #43
Re: Albert Pujoles Game Used Old Hickory bat.
From pine tar none the less, I think being handled etc. Reason being, I think the cut off is to perfect, such as the example of Albert with the other Old Hickory bat.
-Tony
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06-17-2010, 06:35 PM #44
Re: Albert Pujoles Game Used Old Hickory bat.
Here is a similar Old Hickory, with the same pine tar application, its actually a lot more than I thought I would see.
http://jerrytlai.photoshelter.com/im...000NDfYQCpk9mY
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06-17-2010, 08:39 PM #45
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Re: Albert Pujoles Game Used Old Hickory bat.
Here is another photo from a baseball card.....
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06-17-2010, 08:52 PM #46
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Re: Albert Pujoles Game Used Old Hickory bat.
It should be arriving soon! While researching Albert's tar patterns I came across some video and photo evidence that Albert may have been putting tar around the handle for a short period in 04 and 05. As rick said earlier he did not run pinetar from the handle to the midsection in coating. What I have noticed is a distinct seperation between handle and then the midsection.
Here is a photo from 2004 showing the handle darkening as well as the midsection leaving the space in between clean.
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06-17-2010, 09:32 PM #47
Re: Albert Pujoles Game Used Old Hickory bat.
Ive noticed it on some. There seems to be a gap in tar in some of his bats, you can definitely tell the bottom is residue also.
-Tony
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06-17-2010, 09:38 PM #48
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06-17-2010, 09:56 PM #49
Re: Albert Pujoles Game Used Old Hickory bat.
Both of these are from '04 if I remember correctly. I think the first image is pretty clear that there is tar applied to the lower handle, and I have always thought it may be a match for the M356 I just sold. I couldn't find video of the game though.
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Jimmy
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