Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

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I zoomed in on the photo and i can see the two white circular markings on the knob, I personally think its conclusive.

Rboitano,

I am at work, and am looking at this post again. I have to say, maybe I need a new monitor at home, as I can see now what you have been referring to. It does appear you can see slight half circles of the stampings. I could only see a very faint portion of the bottom one from my home computer screen.

But again, I wish we could get a better picture (close-up) of that knob. It would be a pretty disturbing finding if we could definately prove what you may have found here.....but it's still inconclusive at this point.

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Four bat bat descriptions from this seller. Which ones says explicitly its a homerun bat?


HR 550

“THIS BAT WAS USED FOR THE HISTORIC 550 HOMERUN”

HR 552

“THIS BAT WAS A GRAND SLAM BAT THAT WAS USED AT OLD YANKEE STADIUM!”

HR 535
“THIS BAT SHOWS REAL NICE USE AND HAS SOME MAJOR HISTORY NOW!”

HR 562
“This bat was used 6/13/09, the day AROD hit is 562 career homerun!”

Exactly, my point.

That last bat inscription is different, and it may be by good reason.

If he is starting to leave questionable inscriptions on bats, just to make big bucks while misleading the fans who aren't as astute on these things as you guys here......then we have a problem, Houston. That's dirty pool.

Rboitano may have discovered something nasty. I just wish we could get a definitive close up shot of that darn knob! I've been looking, can't find anything yet.

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I zoomed in on the photo and i can see the two white circular markings on the knob, I personally think its conclusive.

With all due respect Rboitano......I don't see it as conclusive.

It may be the reflective highlights of the shape of the knob from indirect sunlight (the highlighted "sheen" of the part of the knob that is curved....much the same as an eye has a "gleam" from light on the portion that is having light reflect on it). There is NO way you can make the claim this is a conclusive shot, as it just doesn't show any kind of definition.

That said...you may be correct, but I think it needs to be more conclusive before we make the claim A-Rod is selling badly misrepresented tricky worded stuff (or his authorized dealers, if that is the case).

I am still more bothered by the inscription, with it's potentially misleading ramifications. That would support your claim if it is found that this bat is not THE actual bat used to hit the home run. Very disturbing.

[joelsabi]

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Could the seller have done something, because i remember the post about this seller and how it was wierd he had so many game issued gloves and all.

Four bat bat descriptions from this seller. Which ones says explicitly its a homerun bat?


HR 550

“THIS BAT WAS USED FOR THE HISTORIC 550 HOMERUN”

HR 552

“THIS BAT WAS A GRAND SLAM BAT THAT WAS USED AT OLD YANKEE STADIUM!”

HR 535
“THIS BAT SHOWS REAL NICE USE AND HAS SOME MAJOR HISTORY NOW!”

HR 562
“This bat was used 6/13/09, the day AROD hit is 562 career homerun!”

[Rboitano]

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I zoomed in on the photo and i can see the two white circular markings on the knob, I personally think its conclusive.

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Guys,

I would like to know as much as any of you what the true situation is with this bat, but I have to say, the two photos shown here (even with the link that shows the picture in a larger size) are inconclusive. I don't think it's fair to say the two half circled stampings are visable on the knob. I just don't see it. There appears to be a highlighted area at the bottom of the knob that may be giving the impression that's what it is, but for me to say that is the stampings?.....I can't make that determination.

[yanks12025]

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Here's the link to the better photo.

http://www.daylife.com/photo/08PEgqP8Dc3SB?q=Alex+Rodriguez

[yanks12025]

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sorry for bad picture, got it from mlb.com. But there's a better one on daylife.

[yanks12025]

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Does any one know if the writing is a-rods or not. Because i found a better photo of a-rod hitting the homerun and the bat that he used showed little use. So coudlt he bat ahve been switched with a old a-rod bat. Whats with the black marks on the mlb hologram?

[Rboitano]

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I can clearly see in the photo from Uspresswire that the knob has the two white circular stampings on the knob that most 2009 LVS bats have. And the bat in the auction does not have it.

[joelsabi]

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can someone check out the video

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5029303

you can see the batboy carrying the bat back to the dugout i think

my eyes are bad today. thanks

I am looking at frames from 32-34 seconds into the vid. check out the batboy with the bat. you can see the knob handle.

[yanks12025]

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Could the seller have done something, because i remember the post about this seller and how it was wierd he had so many game issued gloves and all.

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I have to say, it would be pretty disturbing to find out you bid and won this bat thinking it was THE #562 Home Run bat, only to discover it wasn't and was only a game used bat from the game, say the one used AFTER he hit the home run and had THAT bat set aside.

The inscription is a bit off his others that he puts on the Home Run bats....so this could be a VERY misleading auction.

If A-Rod is doing this with his associates just to sell more "stuff", then he is a true money whore. He has NO NEED whatsoever to mislead any potential fan of his just to maximize his take on his game used stuff. After all, he is the highest paid baseball player in the history of the game.

I would like to see a close up of that knob......this is potentially a very interesting find by Rboitano.

[joelsabi]

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Ain't all mlb bats made in 2009(LVS) supposed to have the numbers on the knob. Why dont someone with mlbtv watch his at-bat from the game and see if we can get a better look. It don't really help when we have a photo that shows no detail and is taken far away.

can someone check out the video

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5029303

you can see the batboy carrying the bat back to the dugout i think

my eyes are bad today. thanks

[yanks12025]

Re: Alex Rodriguez HR 562 bat Ebay

Ain't all mlb bats made in 2009(LVS) supposed to have the numbers on the knob. Why dont someone with mlbtv watch his at-bat from the game and see if we can get a better look. It don't really help when we have a photo that shows no detail and is taken far away.