December Pick-ups

[chakes89]

Re: December Pick-ups

Email coming your way Adam

[dcrules01]

Re: December Pick-ups

Doug Flynn Game Used bat ive been looking for one for awhile got this on ebay $16

[joelsabi]

Re: December Pick-ups

Doug Flynn Game Used bat ive been looking for one for awhile got this on ebay $16

interesting. what does "personal model" under the name mean? usually i the team name. do you know?

[metsbats]

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interesting. what does "personal model" under the name mean? usually i the team name. do you know?

Joeisabi,

Team names started appearing on Rawlings bats starting in 1990. In 2004 team names were replaced by "-PRO-".

Prior to 1990 "Professional Model" or more towards the early 80's "Personal Model" variations appeared under the players name.

The Flynn bat looks like it could be from the late 79-82 labeling period.

[dcrules01]

Re: December Pick-ups

No idea maybe some of the bat experts can chime in..Id actually like to get his bat records and Joel Youngbloods..I think I need to upgrade my GUU plan

[metsbats]

Re: December Pick-ups

No idea maybe some of the bat experts can chime in..Id actually like to get his bat records and Joel Youngbloods..I think I need to upgrade my GUU plan

Hey Scott

What is stamped on the knob of your Flynn.

[dcrules01]

Re: December Pick-ups

Looks like 204B

[joelsabi]

Re: December Pick-ups

Joeisabi,

Team names started appearing on Rawlings bats starting in 1990. In 2004 team names were replaced by "-PRO-".

Prior to 1990 "Professional Model" or more towards the early 80's "Personal Model" variations appeared under the players name.

The Flynn bat looks like it could be from the late 79-82 labeling period.

thanks for the info. good to know for older bats.

[metsbats]

Re: December Pick-ups

Looks like 204B

Based on the center labeling and model number without lot or year code this Flynn is from mid-1979. Starting in the middle of 1979 Adirondack changed the center labeling to the one on your Flynn (a departure from the 71-79 labeling). They didn't start putting lot and year codes into the knobs until 1980. Though in rare cases there are 79 bats with a lot and year code (123 9) that do exist.

[dcrules01]

Re: December Pick-ups

So its a Mets bat that has me doing cartwheels

[godwulf]

Re: December Pick-ups

Firmly in the category of "Things I wanted really badly for Christmas, so I bought them"...

One of Randy's reddish-colored Louisville Sluggers from 2007, and Brandon Webb, Justin Upton and Eric Byrnes gamers from 2008.

[dcrules01]

Re: December Pick-ups

That Byrnes is sweet and the Johnson..Merry Christmas to yourself nothing better than buying your own presents

[AWA85]

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Great Johnson and Webb bats! Have to love pitchers bats with a ton of use.

[godwulf]

Re: December Pick-ups

The Johnson bat doesn't have a lot of use, but the Webb bat really does. In fact, I've gotten ahold of three Webb bats over the years, and they all had pretty good use on them. Webby works at it.

I also bought myself another '07 Luis Gonzalez gamer, which I originally wasn't going to do. I already had one of Gonzo's L.A. bats, and that was going to be it. (Just like I was only going to buy one of his Cubs bats, and now I mysteriously have three.)

Then I got to looking at this bat, saw where the bidding was, and had to have it.









As you can see, it's got one of Gonzo's astericks on the knob (denoting one of his favorite gamers), a ton of pine tar, lots of ball marks, and it's uncracked. The bidding was hovering right around a hundred bucks near the end, and I picked it up for less than 120. A classic Gonzo bat and a thing of beauty.

[dcrules01]

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Just something about a bat with pine tar and plenty of use.Especially a pitchers bat.Very nice sounds like you got a good deal..