Re: 1996 McGwire Bat - MAC 25 model?
Mr. Steele told me he wasn't sure when the first MAC 25 was turned and that Mac's first few Cardinals bats may have been 256B models. To date, I have not come across a Cardinals bat that was anything other than a MAC 25 model; the next 256B Cardinals bat I see will be the first. I'm not versed in Mac's Oakland bats, but I don't think it's unreasonable to think the MAC 25 was being turned when McGwire was in Oakland.
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1996 McGwire Bat - MAC 25 model?
Currently on ebay is a 1996 Rawlings McGwire bat, offered by talkinbaseball. The bat is a MAC 25 model. I have always been of the understanding that the MAC 25 model of bat did not exist until McGwire was in St. Louis (late 1997). This thought is somewhat furthered by Birdbats' webpage where the Jeff's discussions with a Bill Steele indicate that he believes the first couple of Cardinals bat they made for McGwire were still 256 B models.
Any thoughts as to the timeline of the model switch, or the bat linked below would be appreciated. I realize it does not have customary knob markings (number, name and weight written on it), but other thoughts would be appreciated as well.
Thanks,
Matt
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