Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

[joelsabi]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

Took this shot screen shot off of mlb tv, you can definitely see something on the knob. Personally, I think it's the factory stamped date and weight.

The knob shot is a little distorted because Arod was wiggling the bat around. I dont think it's the HR bat, someone got robbed.

Bobby

I sure would like to know how the COA reads on this bat now. It was conspicuously missing from the ebay listing.

For me the first redflag would be the MLB database not mentioning the HR.

Bobby,

Do you have ARod's other at bats from this game? Curious to know if a nonfactory stamped bat was even used in the game.

[gameused]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

Took this shot screen shot off of mlb tv, you can definitely see something on the knob. Personally, I think it's the factory stamped date and weight.

The knob shot is a little distorted because Arod was wiggling the bat around. I dont think it's the HR bat, someone got robbed.

Bobby

[suave1477]

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Actually no I was referring to the knob as that is what I thought you meant.

But as far as the pic where your pointing it out, it looks like a baseball scuff.

[joelsabi]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

Joelsabi I don't think thats remnants of a sticker. I think your mistaking it for a sticker, it's a scrape of the knob.

opps. what i am looking at is to the right of the label. i circled it in read to clarify. is that what you are referring to as a scrape? thanks

[suave1477]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

yes and the two players on both end of the rails are in the same position on the photo and video.

the knob appears very small in the video to see anything. you can barely see the circles on your photo but i see them.

do you see remants of where a sticker used to be on the other 2009 bat that i posted? there seems to have been a sticker to the left of the bat label before.

Joelsabi I don't think thats remnants of a sticker. I think your mistaking it for a sticker, it's a scrape of the knob.

[joelsabi]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

It looks like everyone is looking to left field, where the ball landed. Its impossible to tell from that video if anything is on the knob or not. I can definately see what appears to be two white circles in the photo though.

yes and the two players on both end of the rails are in the same position on the photo and video.

the knob appears very small in the video to see anything. you can barely see the circles on your photo but i see them.

do you see remants of where a sticker used to be on the other 2009 bat that i posted? there seems to have been a sticker to the left of the bat label before.

[Rboitano]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

It looks like everyone is looking to left field, where the ball landed. Its impossible to tell from that video if anything is on the knob or not. I can definately see what appears to be two white circles in the photo though.

[joelsabi]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

photo attached

based on this post on whether this photo is from this specific bat, i am looking at rboitano's photo reference. Where would you think ARod hit the ball based on the photo? All notice where the people in the stand are looking too.

In the video, ARod hit it the HR over the left field fence.

Is this congruent to this photo.

[joelsabi]

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[B]

Now here is another thought before people can jump to conclusions are we all sure that PHOTO FROM USPRESWIRE is of the exact same at bat as the home run????

If you check GETTY and look at an extremely similar picture from the same game it says nothing about that being a Home Run swing. Which Getty normally always depicts as which photos are home run swings.

We all know from expereince GETTY / USPRESSWIRE / ANY other photo site can post wrong photos or label photos wrong.

based on this post on whether this photo is from this specific bat, i am looking at rboitano's photo reference. Where would you think ARod hit the ball based on the photo? All notice where the people in the stand are looking too.

In the video, ARod hit it the HR over the left field fence.

Is this congruent to this photo.

[suicide_squeeze]

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Rboitano,

After considering all of the posts, and looking at the original picture you posted of the bat he hit the actual home run with on my monitor at work (which is apparently much better than my one at home), I have to say....I think you discovered something here.

I am now of the opinion you are correct in the knob printing....it's faint, but it appears to be there.

Which may mean nothing more than they sold another bat used in the game, and they made bank on it by misleading and misrepresenting what it was. But......they didn't actually ever come out and say it's THE bat, so they may feel justified in how they marketed this crapper.

Wow....what a ream job by A-Rod's people. If this is what happened, that was truly a disgusting gesture on all of their parts. If I were the winning bidder, I would make contact with the seller and demand my money back, or tell them they will face charges from my attorney. I think if it got back to Alex himself, he would issue a refund.

What a mess. I feel for the winner......very misleading inscription and presentation of this bat to the lesser knowing collectors.

[suave1477]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

Corbis - Image # 42-22510388

[suave1477]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

Just to add to this I was searching for photos also on Corbis and it looks like during June & August AROD did use some bats without the stamping on the knob from what I can tell from the pictures but you can't really get a 100% clear shot.

HERE IS A PICTURE FROM CORBIS ON JUNE 3RD - LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE BAT IN QUESTION - GOING BY THE MOTA STICK USE - COULD THIS BE THE SAME BAT? IF YES, COULD HE ALSO USED IT FOR THE HOME RUN SWING???

[suicide_squeeze]

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joelsabi,

I looked at that video several times......stopped it on the shots that show a 'still' of the knob.....can't see a thing. That's why I'm still undecided....just too hard to come to any conclusion, except that it's still inconclusive.

But I have to say, I am leaning more towards the fact that this is NOT the actual home run bat used to hit home run #562 by A-Rod. The wording, the inscription, and most importantly, the MLB authentication description of the tagged bat all lead me to believe that it was just a bat used in THAT game, not THE bat used for the homer. And that's the rub....I believe the winning bidder thinks he got THE bat that hit the home run, and it looks like A-Rod and his marketing people may have pulled a real lousy one here. Sad if that's true, and I really hope one of us can somehow find a clear close-up of that knob on that at bat eventually.

[joelsabi]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

if someone can take a look at the video of his actual at bat i gave a link to earlier, you will see the batboy bringing back the bat to the dugout. between 32-34 seconds in the video you can see this. you can see the knob of the bat several time. i do not see any circles on that bat.

this is the first arod hr bat from this year to go on sale so it will be interesting moving forward to see what the knobs on the bat look like.

with this in mind, i did find another 2009 bat that sold recently by the seller that has the circular numbering on the knob and also had a stick removed from the bat. Usage is less than the HR bat.

[suave1477]

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I CAN'T BELIVE I AM SAYING THIS BUT HERE IT GOES.............. I ACTUALLY AGREE WITH SUICIDE

In all honesty as likely as it is a knob with the stampings until we can get a close enough shot to see a sharp image it would be a bit hard to make that determination.

Now here is another thought before people can jump to conclusions are we all sure that PHOTO FROM USPRESWIRE is of the exact same at bat as the home run????

If you check GETTY and look at an extremely similar picture from the same game it says nothing about that being a Home Run swing. Which Getty normally always depicts as which photos are home run swings.

We all know from expereince GETTY / USPRESSWIRE / ANY other photo site can post wrong photos or label photos wrong.

So even if that photo has stampings on the knob I still do not see that as conclusive evidence unless someone has a sharp site of the actual video and an make out the knob in the actual at bat of the home run.