joe di bat!

[yanks12025]

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Bat should have been mine but you cant get them all. I seen the bat on craigslist also but thought nothing of it till Momen made this post. So i sent the guy a money order over night and he could not wait till monday to pick it up(guess i should have done a western union but thought he was a scam).

Also is their any knob because you can't really see it.

[momen55]

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i got the bat today and it is nice. it looks way better than the pics. take a look. everything matches factory records; length, weight, brands. very happy with it. has a little deadwood on right of barrel which would be consistent with a righthanded batter. cracks aren't bad either.

[ndevlin]

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So did you end up getting it today momen?

[metsbats]

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David,that black electric tape job reminds me of what we used to do as kids to keep using a cracked bat. The bat could be very real and just was used afterward by kids. Back then nobody understood preserving an item like this. It was more ,lets see what it feels like to hit a ball with Joe's bat. Thanks for the mention on the Swoboda I still can't believe it. Andy may be selling some "doubles" from his collection.

I contacted for a List of items he has available.

Back to the Joe D bat, in Joe Carreri's book he states that the bat boys used to be able to take one bat home at the end of the season. In those days they were not considered collectibles and were sporting goods equipment for them to use themselves. This was especially true for players gloves.

David

[Swoboda4]

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David,that black electric tape job reminds me of what we used to do as kids to keep using a cracked bat. The bat could be very real and just was used afterward by kids. Back then nobody understood preserving an item like this. It was more ,lets see what it feels like to hit a ball with Joe's bat. Thanks for the mention on the Swoboda I still can't believe it. Andy may be selling some "doubles" from his collection.

[metsbats]

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mike,
chime in whenever possible. anyone know dimaggio gamer patterns to look for. what characteristics should i look for on this bat? i need to know before tomorrow.

I"m not Mike but Joe Carrieri who was a Yankee batboy during the Joe D era has offices about 1 mile from my house. My wife used to work for him at his law office. I can try to email him and ask him if Joe D used to even tape his bats. I've never seen a Joe D gamer with a taped handle.

David

[momen55]

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you guys are funny! i am going to see it saturday. i will let you guys know what happens and what it is. again, it matches factory records so it doesn't hurt to look.

[ndevlin]

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Haha, very true as well. And if you read the email he sent me, not only would it make you completely dizzy, it would make you 10 times dumber also.

[yanks12025]

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ndevlin,
You are kinda right. But for me i dont know if i would go to his house if i lived so close, because their are some crazy people out their in the world that do stuff like this. They get you to come over and then you are never heard from or seen again. I would beware Momen you never know.

[ndevlin]

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Very true. I dont know how much he went up in price, he never mentioned a difference in price in the email at all. He also stated he wouldnt post anymore pics. If I was local, that would be one thing to actually see it, but I dont like sending that much money to someone without seeing it, not very good pics, not wanting to send more pics, and the changing of the price.

I guess my point is if I lived 15 min. away from this person I could go see it, but theres no way Im going to send that much money to someone for a bat that could or could not be even his. At least with Ebay, they have a user name and privacy policies.

[yanks12025]

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ndevlin,
In the past i have gotten good deals with bats just like this bat. I once bought a 1951-53 Larry Berra game used bat from a local auction for $45 and i was also able to buy a Mickey Mantle bat off ebay for $100. These goods deals are still out their. I forgot what thread it was in but someone said they picked up a Ernie banks bat,a mickey mantle and acouple of other HOFER's from a flea market.

[ndevlin]

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I received an email from this seller earlier today and I would probably pass, which I did. If its too good to be true, it probably is.

[yanks12025]

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When are you going to view it on Saturday, because i'll look at some past auctions for you.

[momen55]

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mike,
chime in whenever possible. anyone know dimaggio gamer patterns to look for. what characteristics should i look for on this bat? i need to know before tomorrow.

[yanks12025]

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Momen,
Please send me a email with your phone number. Thanks boblee89@yahoo.com