The Kansas City Royals game used thread

[sportsnbikes]

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Sportsnbikes,

I still can't believe how lucky you are with those World series bats. That was an incredible find.

I don't understand it. I guess it's more so due to watching hours of footage from the World Series and getting lucky in that the authenticators didn't grab the right pieces.

[TBM]

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Here is another hat that I purchased at Royals Fan Fest. I did not think I had any hopes of photo matching this one. Got really lucky that there was a nice close up of this hat.

Game Used Ben Zobrist hat from September 5, 2015, White Sox at Royals. This was an off day for Zobrist as he did not play at all. However I believe that most players do not use a hat for a single game. Ben did play in the game prior to and after this game, both against the White Sox and all three were losses. I could not find a picture that I could positively match to Ben wearing this hat in any other game besides that off day but am fairly certain that he would have. The back of the hat has a good amount of dirt on it that does not show up well in the pictures.

I was able to match this hat to a photo on Getty Images. It has a mark on the bill of the hat that I have highlighted in red and a loose thread between the bill and the hat panels that I have highlighted in yellow. I have also provided a picture of the entire front of the hat that shows both the thread and the mark on the bill.

Hat size is 7 1/4 inches and Ben's number 18 and initials BZ are visible on the inside of the hat.

[ferro39]

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just out of curiosity, what were the prices on jerseys at the fan fest?

[TBM]

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On the first day They started out at around $100 to $300. On the second day I saw them get marked down to $25 to $300. They may have been marked down more after I left. The MLB authentication on them was as team issued but there was some good use on quite a few of them. Highest prices for the core players while the lower prices were for coaches, minor leaguers, and guys no longer with the team. I've seen a ton of them show up on EBay this past week. Hope this helps.

[TBM]

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One of my recent pick ups. Got this Ryan Madson GU jersey from the Royals Authentic's store. It was authenticated as being used in Games 1,2 and 6 of the ALCS. I have also photo-matched it to being used in games 1 and 2 of the ALDS as well as multiple times in the regular season. I have included Photos that I belive are 100% photo-matched. I think there was at least one other regular season game it was used in but I am not 100% sure on. The jersey features a loose hanging thread in the left arm pit that is noticeable when he is pitching. Also the very tip of the line under Royals on the front of the jersey is sewn in to well that it creates a dimple in the jersey that is noticeable when he is standing or pitching. Lastly there is a pulled thread on the back of the jersey right to the left of the number 6. In photos taken from the back side this pulled thread is clearly visible. I'm happy to finally have a Post Season Game Used Jersey in my collection.

[TBM]

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Here is a pair of well used gloves that I got at 2016 Royals Fan Fest. I do not know for sure if they were orginally a pair or not. The wear patterns look different for each glove. I would have assumed that the blue sticky substances on one glove would be on the other and vice a versa.

The left one has a blue tacky or sticky residue on the palm of the glove and possibly a pine tar substance on the inside. It also features armor on the backhand side of the glove. This is what makes me assume that it belonged to a right handed batter as the left hand would face the pitcher and would need the most protection. It also has extra padding on the inside palm (opposite of the thumb).

The right one has mostly (in my opinion) pine tar and some blue residue. On the backhand side of the glove there is a good bit of dirt.
Both gloves have tags on the inside with a MLBP 2014 date.

Neither glove has any numbers, inscriptions or any other identifiable mark that I know of. Even though I have not been able to photomatch them, I have style matched them to some that Omar Infante has worn. I took a shot in the dark buying them with out knowing who may have used them, but I liked the amount of use and the armor on them.

If any has any other info on who may have used these i would appreciate the info.

[tigerdale]

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I know Omar was hit in the hand by a pitch in game 4 of the 2012 world series & it broke his hand, so makes sense he'd want that extra protection now.

[metsbats]

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2015 Mike Moustakas, photo matched to games between 9/16 and 9/19. Mike hit season home run #19 on the 16th and #20 on the 19th.

Wes,

This jersey has the postseason patch but was it used in the post season?

If not the Mets did the same thing.

[TBM]

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The Royals put postseason and World Series patches on all four uniform variations. There are lots of postseason and World Series patched jerseys that never saw game use in PS or WS, but were used all regular season long. The majority of the PS and WS patched jerseys out there are authenticated as team issued but can be photo matched throughout regular season and were not used in PS or WS.

[CampWest]

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Wes,

This jersey has the postseason patch but was it used in the post season?

If not the Mets did the same thing.

I do not believe it was post season used... though I wish it was..
TBM's post covers it... the equipment managers slapped patches on a whole bunch of stuff, just so they had it available in case they ended up needing it.

[metsbats]

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Thanks Guys. Mets did the same thing too.

[sox83cubs84]

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So did the White Sox in 2005 with WS patches. The team only wore home pinstipes and road greys in the sweep...no home vests and no black alternates.

Dave Miedema

[TBM]

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Here is one of my first game used bats I ever got. I purchased it off eBay around 10 or 11 years ago. When I bought it I probably paid more for shipping than the bat itself. It is a Carolina Clubs bat from Carlos Febles. Back in the late 90's and early 2000's he was one half of "Dos Carlos", the other half being Carlos Beltran. Febles had a good rookie year but fizzled out after that. Beltran, on the other hand, has had a great career. I now display this bat right below my GU signed Beltran bat that I picked up a few months ago. Looking up at those two bats brings back some great memories at the ballpark. Dos Carlos together again.

Try as I might I have not been able to locate a style match to this bat. However the taped knob seems to be something he did through his career. The tape on the knob is covered in pine tar. Both the knob and end of the barrel have his #3 hand written on them. There are ball marks on all sides of the barrel. The handle has a nice crack in it.

If anyone has more info that they can add I would be greatfull.

[sportsnbikes]

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This is a jersey that was previously posted in this thread. I purchased it from KDixon. It has been authenticated by Dave Miedema. Paul Splittorff 1983.

[sportsnbikes]

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Sorry I can only post 1 picture at a time from my phone.