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Re: show us only your #1 Game Used piece and explain why
I have plenty of bats in my collection - star players and commons. THEN, there is the enigma. I was prepared to sell this one last month because, frankly I could not find any proof that Willie McGee ever used an M110 - and the knob is a mess of scribbles. There were no other McGees in the majors or minors at the time (1980-83). Maybe it was a sample bat made for a high draft pick in the Yankees farm system - a "one" off. It has McGee characteristics.
I have uncovered some new information via some early 1980's cards. I am not ready to say I have a match - too hard to tell. But I do have some leads. LS has no info on Willie using this model either (shucks!)
One of the fun parts of this hobby is the search. We search for the item, then search for the style match, photo match...etc. I was ready to throw this project away for a paltry sum to buy a legit McGee rookie-era C271. Now that I have incentive - it goes back into it's case on the wall for another spell. It's not my most valuable item, but it sums up why I started collecting in the first place.
I have plenty of bats in my collection - star players and commons. THEN, there is the enigma. I was prepared to sell this one last month because, frankly I could not find any proof that Willie McGee ever used an M110 - and the knob is a mess of scribbles. There were no other McGees in the majors or minors at the time (1980-83). Maybe it was a sample bat made for a high draft pick in the Yankees farm system - a "one" off. It has McGee characteristics.
I have uncovered some new information via some early 1980's cards. I am not ready to say I have a match - too hard to tell. But I do have some leads. LS has no info on Willie using this model either (shucks!)
One of the fun parts of this hobby is the search. We search for the item, then search for the style match, photo match...etc. I was ready to throw this project away for a paltry sum to buy a legit McGee rookie-era C271. Now that I have incentive - it goes back into it's case on the wall for another spell. It's not my most valuable item, but it sums up why I started collecting in the first place.
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