David Ortiz question..

[33bird]

I've done a ton of photo searching and I've found many photos of Ortiz using the that solid black bat, but none with the M9 noticeable. Most have the select maple but no M9. Another characteristic on those LS black bats is a unique tape job that runs from the knob to about 9 inches up the bat. The tape almost appears orangish because of all the pine tar on it. Most the pictures I found had that. I noticed the bat you posted had no tape or pinetar that I could see. I've included some more photos that I've found. Let me know what you think.