Bryce Harper 4th of July Bat

[maverick14]

Did you guys see this bat, pretty awesome! Wouldn't mind adding that to the collection.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/20...ly-themed-bat/

[teddy406]

That was a sweet stick. Plus, he hit a single, double, and HR with it. His 25th HR and 60th Rbi. Exactly the half way mark today. So he's on pace for 50. Best hitter in baseball in the first half. Not bad for a 22 year old!

[yanks12025]

What you us think it's worth? I'm guessing it might show up at MLB auctions??

[maverick14]

What you us think it's worth? I'm guessing it might show up at MLB auctions??

Several thousand I'd imagine. MLB auctions has a Harper HR ball that's already at just under 1k.

[soxbats]

Very cool, but unfortunately very very illegal. Great advertising for Chandler though.

[Birdbats]

That was my thought -- that finish is not legal. Wonder if there was some kind of waiver, like there is for pink bats. Would have been fun to see the HR overturned on the basis of the finish and Harper charging from the dugout like Brett...

[Chess2899]

The bat is worth whatever people will pay for it.
That's what all our game used stuff is worth.

[soxbats]

Apparently Harper admitted that it was not approved. Amazing that the umpires said nothing, he used it the whole game.

[johnsontravis@ymail.com]

I don't think anybody cares except MLB because they didn't get any money out of it. I am sure MLB will let it slide though because it was already a game filled with funky looks...that and the fact no one had special rights to making bats like that(think LS with the pink bats years back).

Though MLB may need to clamp down on this next year. Start allowing crazy bats like that and the league turns into a circus. Let's just stick to the pink bat occasion and call it good.

[allstarsplus]

Bryce had the bat custom painted along with a camo bat he was going to take with him on his Japan series over the Winter but ended up not going.

Does this open up a marketing opportunity for MLB like the pink bats on Mothers Day where they allow a star-spangled bat on Independence Day and Memorial Day?