finally got my Braun 2011 bat

[zookerman182]

....and its a HR bat!!!

The date on the end of the barrel is 7/26/11 and the date on the MLB holo is 7/30.

I went into mlb.tv and found that Braun cracked a bat in his last at bat on 7/27 and that bat had no markings on it at all.

Then in his first at bat on 7/28 i noticed small dirt clumps on the mid-upper barrel. Those dirt clumps are also present in his second at bat of the game and on my bat with which he hit his 21st HR of the year and 149th of his career. It was a 420 foot blast to right center.

Bob Tex also found me this great shot of Braun's followthrough swing from the HR at bat.

The only 3 things on it that matchup are the sharpie dot on the mid handle, the dirt clump just above the SAM logo, and the last one is hard to see but its a strange shape of wood near the end of the bat on the barrel.

I'm working on screen shots from these 3 games so i'll have much better matches once i get those. But i couldnt be happier.

Renee Krebes hooked me up!

GO BREWERS

[schillingfan]

As I said on FCB, it looks great. Congrats!

[maverick14]

Sweet looking bat

[Trublubrucru]

" I couldn't be happier".... Well, looks like selling it on Ebay 3 weeks later made you a bit happier.

[yanks12025]

" I couldn't be happier".... Well, looks like selling it on Ebay 3 weeks later made you a bit happier.

That's most of this forum, you say you love an item and then sell it right away.

[gorilla777]

Yep, that is funny, churn 'em and burn 'em!

[spartanservitto]

It does stink, I see it with Tigers stuff, I love being able to document my items and get something at a decent price and be able to match the bat to a home run etc. I hate seeing re-sale affect people who actually like to collect. It is his item though and he should be able to do what he likes with it.

-Tony