December 2014 Pickup....

[sox83cubs84]

Picked up this Brad Lidge autographed bat. MLB sticker is for the signature only.

Looking for a little help with this pickup too as I'm not a bat guy by any means. I've gathered it's not store bought, but is it a promo bat or a game issued bat? There are no stamps/marking on the handle. Thanks in advance for any help!

From the photo, I'd believe it to be game-issued, but unused.

Dave Miedema

[rudyjj18]

I agree with Dave. Looks to be "team issued". My question is more principal based; why would a late inning reliever order bats? Most times I've seen them have an at bat, they just end up using someone else's bat. Still a cool item though!

[godwulf]

My question is more principal based; why would a late inning reliever order bats? Most times I've seen them have an at bat, they just end up using someone else's bat.

Mike Fetters told me that he always ordered bats, even though he never had a single at-bat in sixteen years in the majors.

[danesei@yahoo.com]

I purchased my first MLB authenticated game used baseball this past week, and just waiting for it in the mail.

BB156606

It's one of those silly Steiner-Yankees balls, so it doesn't really say how it was used in the game, but the ball is from Anibal Sanchez's first career MLB game and victory. For all I know, the ball was used after Sanchez left the game and/or while the Yankees were in the field.

[Masimen]

This arrived today.

[3arod13]

This arrived today.

Rare bat, with that much use...AWESOME!!

[BernBabyBern]

Sweet Posada pick up Steve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats. Pablo

[dangerzone79]

This arrived today.

That's fantastic Steve! Happy you snagged it!

[joelsabi]

This arrived today.

Noticed the knob and found this excerpt from his book.

[danesei@yahoo.com]

I purchased my first MLB authenticated game used baseball this past week, and just waiting for it in the mail.

BB156606

The ball arrived today.





Not bad for $31 shipped. The seller even included the glass display case, which I may end up using to display petrified wood. I transferred the ball into an Ultra Pro UV holder.

I think I was able to get it cheap for two reasons:

1) Seller photos. The seller didn't show the MLB sticker, and the photos they chose made the ball look whiter than it is, which also washed out the writing. This resulted in the ink looking like a "3" quality, when it's closer to a 6-7 range.

2) Shipping price. I have no idea of why, but the shipping quote was nearly $50. I asked the seller to send it Priority Mail, and he did that, which brought the price down to $11 shipping.

Net result, I got a nice ball for a $20 bid plus $11 shipping on eBay.