May 2017 Pickups

[gorilla777]

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Love the Posada! I have 2 Posada bats and they are some of my favorites in my collection.

Thanks! the pine tar and tape are a nice combo, just as long as you can move past the peeing on the hands thing.

[joecoco]

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Hey it's cool. You now possess actual player DNA! Talk about photomatching at the highest level of evidence. So the pee doesn't phase me; I just hope that's pine tar we're dealing with.

[gorilla777]

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'57-'58 Hank Aaron bat - MVP and WS Champs era

An early Milwaukee Braves bat, and it is proving tough to find any of Hank's bats from the 1950s era, especially in higher quality. This is the third of the big three I got here lately, a fresh to the hobby bat. It has terrific barrel use, great patina, cleat marks and a nice, faded 44 on the knob as well. I appreciate JD giving me a shot at acquiring this one for my collection.
Henry won the MVP in '57, hitting .322 and clubbing 44 home runs and knocking in 132 RBIs, while also leading Milwaukee to the World Series Title in 7 games over the Yankees. In '58, he put up a .326, 30 home run and 95 RBI line in leading the Braves back to the WS, where they lost this time in 7 to NY.

Ben

[Vintagedeputy]

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Thanks! the pine tar and tape are a nice combo, just as long as you can move past the peeing on the hands thing.

Hey it's cool. You now possess actual player DNA! Talk about photomatching at the highest level of evidence. So the pee doesn't phase me; I just hope that's pine tar we're dealing with.

The pee doesn't bother me. It adds character! Wouldn't it be funny to have DNA matches as the next level of proof?

[cmw2ward]

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Ben,

Beautiful Aaron! Is it still possible to get it signed?

[ndevlin]

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Great Aaron bat, Ben.

[Vintagedeputy]

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That Aaron bat is killer.

[slab0meat]

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2017 JRD Frazier (thanks for the heads up, Dave M)

[GoCrazyFolks76]

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Ben,

Beautiful Aaron! Is it still possible to get it signed?

Would you want to get something this nice signed with Aaron's current signature?

[Vintagedeputy]

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Would you want to get something this nice signed with Aaron's current signature?

If it was my bat, there's no way that I would have Aaron sign it now. I would however get a photo of him holding it and have him sign that photo.....just my .02

[sox83cubs84]

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Thanks! the pine tar and tape are a nice combo, just as long as you can move past the peeing on the hands thing.

I recall the shudders from Cubs fans back in 2003 when it was reported that Moises Alou peed on his hands. I thought it was LOL funny!

Dave Miedema

[sox83cubs84]

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1970 California Angels Flannel - Greg Garrett - All original.

Could you email me? I have some additional information regarding the Angels flannel.

Dave Miedema
sox83cubs84@hotmail.com

[gorilla777]

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Would you want to get something this nice signed with Aaron's current signature?

Yes, admit that is my concern too. If it was guaranteed I could get the smooth variety, less shaky, then I would do it. But I wouldn't want that to ruin an item like this...plus, if I have to navigate the whole send-in process with Steiner just to get it done, I would probably be completely anxiety ridden too.

[gorilla777]

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Great Aaron bat, Ben.

Thanks, Nate and all you guys

[gorilla777]

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'65-'68 Carl Yastrzemski bat - Triple Crown and MVP era

I picked up this great Yaz, along with a really nice Rico Petrocelli, that both originated directly from the family of a 30-year Red Sox central front-office person. She worked there from around '46-'77, alongside both Tom Yawkey and the GM, receiving bats as gifts directly from the likes of Yaz, Ted, etc. over the years.
This Yastrzemski is one of the nicest I have seen, absolutely crushed with use, with the faded snow man 8 on the knob. There is also extremely deep right barrel scoring as well, with seam marks over all sides of the bat.
The mid-60s period was a big one for Yaz as he captured the Triple Crown and MVP in 1967 hitting .326 with 44 home runs and 121 RBIs while leading the Red Sox in their Impossible Dream season and carrying them on his back all the way to Game 7 of the Series, falling to the Cards. There don't seem to be many 60s bats of Yaz, especially with heavier use.