Arizona Fall League Pickups

[bat_master]

Re: Arizona Fall League Pickups

Hi Josh,

Can you email me at t_byington@yahoo.com? I've got a question about a bat you may be able to help me with.

Thanks
Tim

[jshortt]

Re: Arizona Fall League Pickups

Just a comment on the Controlling The Game bats. I know that Pujols has used them a few times, and Josh Hamilton used them, almost exclusively, this year. The one he gave me was great. With Josh, the CTG's certainly held up better than his LS M9's. He cracked one of those nearly every time he used one.

-Josh

[OaklandAsFan]

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I will start off by saying that I don't sell anything that I get my hands on (part of the reason that I get them from the players because I have a reputation among the Oakland A's players as being stand up and not in it for profit but for my collection)
In regards to LaPorta good luck on that he has the biggest ego I have ever seen in the Arizona Fall League. He rarely signs autographs and when he does he personalizes every one of them (something I don't really mind because I collect for myself but there are a number of dealers who come down here with pages of stuff to get signed to sell and I hear them whine about him all the time and laugh cause they deserve it)
The one time I saw him break a bat he refused to give it too me and three other adults who were standing there after the game but this young girl came down (she was really obnoxious and was asking for bats from players while they were standing in the on deck circle in the middle of the game) and he handed the bat to her. There are plenty of first rounders playing in the AFL that don't have that big league ego so I am not sure where he got it from but oh well what can ya do its not his job to sign autographs and give out bats and equipment its his job to entertain us on the field.

[gatorcollector]

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If you can get your hands on any Matt LaPorta stuff, please let me know!

[godwulf]

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The only Brynes bat that I've been able to get ahold of is a Sam bat that he used early in the season, and that's the one I'm getting signed on the 17th, and which I'm holding onto.

[whatupyos]

Re: Arizona Fall League Pickups

Byrnesie was actually using Diablo bats toward the end of last year...I'm a huge fan, so if you can get some game used Byrnesie stuff, let me know!!

Aaron

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[godwulf]

Re: Arizona Fall League Pickups

I believe that Eric Byrnes of the Diamondbacks was using some Control the Game bats toward the end of the season. I'll ask when I see him a week from Saturday.

Hey, I never have any luck getting bats at those games - though I have managed to catch/scrounge four foul balls this year and get those signed. If you're able to get any bats from the DBacks prospects who are playing for the Scorpions and are interested in selling them, I'm your Buyer.

[NegleyPirate]

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Today I had a pretty good day in Phoenix.
4 bats
A diablo pro model bat from Jeff Baisley (Oakland A's)
Marucci Donny Lucy (Chicago White Sox)
Old Hickory Nolan Reimold (Baltimore Orioles)
Controlling the Game Andrew McCutchen (Pittsburg Pirates)

Anyone ever heard of this Controlling the game company??

Hello could you send me an email? I wanna ask you a question.
thanks,

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Arizona Fall League Pickups

I was wondering about that also. The only other Diablo bats I have are from Eric Chavez but I have seen several but never branded like this one.

[chicagoglen]

Re: Arizona Fall League Pickups

I believe this is the first time I have seen a branded Diablo bat. Is this new this year?

[OaklandAsFan]

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Controlling the Game is a newer bat company, that I do no not think compares to any of the other bats. A rep sent us some samples at Spring training this year and we gave them out to some of the guys and found that they were basically worthless and seemed to be soft and not last long. I didnt see but a handful of them come through the clubhouses this year, so I do not think many would be using them. Seems odd that someone like McCutchen would be using it instead of LS, which he had when he came through last year.

He has been using them the entire fall league. Started with some black ones not on to natural. I see what you are talking about with the softness of it. On the top of the bat where the cup is it is dented like he hit one of the end of the bat and dented the bat into the cupping but didnt break it.

[OaklandAsFan]

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OaklandAsFan,

Could you shoot me an e-mail? I have a questions for you!

Thanks,

email sent.

[madlab7]

Re: Arizona Fall League Pickups

Controlling the Game is a newer bat company, that I do no not think compares to any of the other bats. A rep sent us some samples at Spring training this year and we gave them out to some of the guys and found that they were basically worthless and seemed to be soft and not last long. I didnt see but a handful of them come through the clubhouses this year, so I do not think many would be using them. Seems odd that someone like McCutchen would be using it instead of LS, which he had when he came through last year.

[eGameUsed]

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OaklandAsFan,

Could you shoot me an e-mail? I have a questions for you!

Thanks,

[OaklandAsFan]

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Here lemme give it a shot

1 pic is of the 4 bats I picked up today the other 2 pics are of my bats that are crammed into a very small apartment for right now so they arent displayed nearly how I had them or want them. The bat rack has another 17 bats on the other side as well.