Show us your Pink Bats

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Show us your Pink Bats

I guess that is pretty good odds. Thanks for checking OaklandA'sfan! Do you know or can your mother check to see if he even used the other bat? If he didn't use the other bat then I would be able to tell when I got it as the HR bat should have a ball mark and possibly a seam impression whereas the unused one (if he indeed did not use the other) would be completely clean. Let me know if you can get anymore detail. I really appreciate this!!!

she is on her way home now (she flies up for all the weekend home games and sells the rest of her tickets for the season) I would assume that he used both of them or he himself would have been able to tell which bat he had

[whatupyos]

Re: Show us your Pink Bats

I might be able to be of some help on the Daric Barton bat. He pitch hit in the 9th and hit a 2-run HR. So if it doesn't show use, its not a gamer. I went to last year's Mother's Day game in Oakland and saw Bobby Crosby hit a HR with a pink bat. I wanted to win it in the auction so I looked for it, but the one they auctioned off was not game used. Had no pine tar, as Bobby uses a lot of pine tar, and there were no marks on the bat. However this year, his bat had lots of use on it. So most likely, since Daric hit a HR that HR bat would have gone to his mother, as thats what I'd have done being that he didn't play a whole game.

[brianborsch]

Re: Show us your Pink Bats

But someone took the bat before he could sort it out, so they may have sent his mom the wrong bat. OaklandAsfan is saying Daric said he doesn't know which one made it to where.

Brian B

[whatupyos]

Re: Show us your Pink Bats

I realize what OaklandA'sFan said. I'm sure Daric didn't see either of the bats other then when he was batting, so he probably never saw them after he hit the HR; so technically he doesn't know which went where. My guess would be they were grabbed up by the team, one was given to his mom, one went to auction. From the MLB auction picture it looked like the bat had zero use on it. So if you get the bat and its clean as a whistle, it wasn't the HR bat...unless of course he used it during BP, which I can't see a player using both pink bats during BP, but its possible.

[brianborsch]

Re: Show us your Pink Bats

I will let you know as soon as I get it. Daric only had 1 at bat and the hit would have contacted the other side of the barrell from what was pictured in the auction(this is based off of Daric's hitting characteristics and from watching the video and looking at what side of the bat the ball made contact with). There seems to be a slight amount of pine tar on the handle (which is a characteristic of Barton. His pine tar should only be on the handle area.) So we shall see. He must have used both though at some time as OaklandAsfan said he couldn't tell which was which AND mlb.com listed this bat as game used which could include BP. It just sucks that there is no clarity there. Oh and their communication system sucks the big whanker too. I hate them for that.

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Show us your Pink Bats

biggest thing to remember here is that this season the umps have been told to speed up the games and players are supposed to have bats ready to go right from the rack (as we saw a player get into an argument over earlier this season after a cracked bat) so it isn't unrealistic that Daric grabbed both of them and tarred em up during BP so they would both be good and ready to go for the game with no problems. I think Daric at least was good enough to be honest about the fact that he wasn't sure, he could have just told us yeah my mom has it and left it alone but he answered honestly which IMHO is pretty cool.

[brianborsch]

Re: Show us your Pink Bats

OaklanAsfan,
I agree. Barton seems to be top notch guy. I just hope I can luck out and get the bat he used to hit the home run. Either way it will be ok as it will still be a rare bat. I can't wait to see it.

However if I was running mlb.com I would have stricter standards as I know that my items would sell at a much higher rate. I would also make sure the communications process was effective as with GU items(especially) there needs to be easy and clear communication. Wish me luck. I should get the bat in a few weeks...

[OaklandAsFan]

Re: Show us your Pink Bats

good luck with it and I definately would like to see some pics when you get it.

[SkubeBats]

Lets see your 2009 Pink bats

I was able to buy these two bats (JJ HARDY & CRAIG COUNSEL) from the recent MLB auction of 2009 Pink bats. Both bats are un-cracked and show good game use with ball marks, stitch imprints and pine tar.

[SkubeBats]

Re: Lets see your 2009 Pink bats

Here are the pictures.

[camarokids]

Re: Lets see your 2009 Pink bats

Anybody here win the Longoria? Any one know what it sold for?

[karamaxjoe]

Re: Lets see your 2009 Pink bats

Anyone know what the imprinted numbers on the knob represent?

[camarokids]

Re: Lets see your 2009 Pink bats

Anyone know what the imprinted numbers on the knob represent?

I bet those are MLB's mandatory production dates for Maple bats 4249 = 4/24/09?

BMH could tell us for sure!!!!

[SkubeBats]

Re: Lets see your 2009 Pink bats

Yes, those numbers on the knobs are the dates the bats were made. BMH made a post about this not to long ago.

[grenda12]

Re: Lets see your 2009 Pink bats

Yes, those numbers on the knobs are the dates the bats were made. BMH made a post about this not to long ago.

Howd I miss that post. Is it just for maples or ash too. Can anyone remember what post that was or have a link to it.