AROD Game Used Home Run Bat with No Evidence of Use

[sportscentury]

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I can't believe there are 43 posts on trying to figure Arod out !! His game used stuff has been inconsistant from day 1, it's always been that way with him and it won't change.

I agree. It's not just his bats, but the boxes of extra jerseys he purchased and signed "game used" when he was with Texas (and perhaps with the Mariners), along with Palmeiro and Pudge (I guess those who roid together, defraud together). Getting an item directly from a player is supposed to eliminate the need for investigating what the item is ... but in ARod's case, it is the opposite as he leads you down the wrong path half of the time. It is for this reason that I haven't obtained an ARod item for several years now. Just not worth the trouble.

[joelsabi]

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Cliff,

I was interested in these Arod Old Hickory HR bats from ASI in 2003 and I had ASI e-mail me pics of the bats they had available (see below, the first 6 pics were first sent to me in October, 2003)

After I looked them over and inquired about prices one of the guys at ASI mentioned that the dates Arod signed were wrong and they were going to get Arod to re-sign the dates on the bats, he sent me the following 5 pics after Arod re-signed the bats.

If you look at the pics you can see your bat HR #38,39 8-28-03 and their is another signed HR #38 dated 8-21-03, two bats with HR #38, that's proof that Arod and ASI made a mistake and you should be due back a refund. I hope this helps you get your money back.

Also when did you purchase the bat from ASI?

Thanks,Bobby

hi bobby,

i dont see how the two sets of photos are related. the second set of photos are not even the resigned bats. they are 3 different distinct bats apart from the original 4 bats.

[JETEFAN]

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I can't believe there are 43 posts on trying to figure Arod out !! His game used stuff has been inconsistant from day 1, it's always been that way with him and it won't change. No matter what you have or how he signed it, it will always have a grey cloud lurking overhead, that is why you can pick up Arod stuff for 1/3 of what it should be considering what he has and will do as a ball player. Just my humble opinion....

George

[suicide_squeeze]

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Opps, I felt so bad, I didn't even say what I wanted to in the first place...

My bet is, if the $2,500.00 seat guys watch what happens after A-Rod hits a home run, it will probably be a bat-boy who picks up that bat and takes it back to the place where the infamous socking is then done.

I would guess it's an arrangement A-Rod has with the team "help". He probably lives and dies on their competence and efforts to keep it correct and on the up-and-up.

That also might help to explain why there may be an error made from time to time on which bat gets inscribed with what. Just my guess.

[suicide_squeeze]

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Thanks Rudy AND schubert1970 for the explanations.

It's not like we were being lazy, it's like suave said........you offered up that you knew, so we asked......nothing more.

I certainly didn't mean to make you uncomfortable by saying you probably have boughten something from MVP and were (possibly) trying to protect your investment (subtly) by stating, in fact, there was a process. All I can say is when I first learned about this forum, I spent about 2 weeks reading posts before I even signed up....and I feel I'm a fairly good judge of character. I can usually pick up on "what's behind the scenes" of certain comments on these threads.

There was nothing to pick up here.....it was all harmless. Look, we all have boughten things, and we all have a natural desire to "protect" them. I'm probably wasting my time writing all this nonsense, but I just wanted you to know I meant no attack of any kind by what I said to you (hense, my "....we understand" comment).

Things really get intense here fast......I'll try to be a bit more careful.

[frikativ54]

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For the life of me I still don't understand why the 25 million dollar man wastes his time doing this. It must cost a lot to keep an ex wife off your back. If he wants to turn around his image, he should be giving these away to charities instead of padding his bank account.

A-Rod doesn't care about his image, which is pretty obvious from his opting out of his contract during the WS. If he did, he would be singing the Yankees' praises. He would also not have abandoned his wife and kids.

Some of these athletes are so narcissistic that nothing is enough for them. Remember, it's only 25 million. That's not enough to buy that opulent house with a huge swimming pool on the water in that prestigious zipcode.

[karamaxjoe]

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Some of you guys sitting in the $2500.00 seats should keep an eye on Arod this season to see if the bats actually find their way into socks right after homeruns.

For the life of me I still don't understand why the 25 million dollar man wastes his time doing this. It must cost a lot to keep an ex wife off your back. If he wants to turn around his image, he should be giving these away to charities instead of padding his bank account.

[suave1477]

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what rhetoric and accusations????????

I asked you simple questions.

I never once accused you of anything except for the fact that you called my question dumb and you did.
So if you want to call that an accusation, yes it is a factual accusation!!!

I find it funny how others said something to you, yet I am the one you single out.

God I love this forum

[schubert1970]

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This is my last post on this subject.

I called MVP today so I could supply you with a correct answer about how ARDO keeps track of his HR bats.

During the game a clubhouse employee will place a sock over an Arod bat, and date it only if he's done anything of significance. Arod then keeps these bats until a signing date set up with MVP. MVP removes the sock and Alex signs the bat with the notations (date and HR#) that were written on the sock.

It's not 100% perfect, but better then how Arod use to do things IMO. Also, several of these bats have been photomatched which helps backup the story about how the correct bat is signed.

I knew about this process in general terms, but could not recall the specifics which is why I didn't want to get into any detail. If some of you we're so eager to know, why didn't you just call. It's not like MVP has been in business the past few weeks. The've been in business for a while now. I would suggest if you want additional information, you can still give them a call. I know if I had questions I would.

suave1477 - I think some on this forum are seeing through a bit of your rhetoric and accusations. I don't understand the hostility toward me, but remind me never to post again.

Bill

lurker for life.

[kingjammy24]

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i contacted mario/mvp marketing and asked him how arod keeps track of these bats. his response:

"Alex has one of the Yankees equipment managers who works with him in keeping track and he puts the bat in a white sock and he writes which game it was from and the HR number on the sock. Alex brings us the bats and we have him sign them with the stated inscription."

rudy.

now this system entirely depends on arod putting the bat in a white sock immediately after hitting the HR; that is, he necessarily can't put the bat back in the rack with all the others after a HR. would be interesting to watch some game tape and see if anyone notices him hitting a HR and then the batting being taken away or if it's just put back in the rack with all the others.

with this sock system, i don't see how it's possible to mix up manufacturers or dates, which alex has done. i can see that maybe HR numbers could be mixed up. how do you mix up the manufacturer though? that is, how do you hit a HR with a LVS and then somehow attribute it to a rawlings? of course, maybe the sock system was only implemented once he went to the yankees. who knows what he was doing on the mariners or the rangers.

rudy.

[kingjammy24]

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i contacted mario/mvp marketing and asked him how arod keeps track of these bats. his response:

"Alex has one of the Yankees equipment managers who works with him in keeping track and he puts the bat in a white sock and he writes which game it was from and the HR number on the sock. Alex brings us the bats and we have him sign them with the stated inscription."

rudy.

[suave1477]

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I also don't know why Schubert is being attacked here, he's just passing along his opinion, along with a solid link to someone who might directly answer some concerns.

And Suave, what name did he call you?

Ken
earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com

Earlywynn ok he called my question dumb

Same difference im asking the question, what makes my question dumb? They are all valid questions.

[suave1477]

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Sometimes it becomes a complicated situation to be the one trying to repeat the info of another. Some don't feel comfortable doing it possibly because so many people have been burned by it before.

Hypothetical, I repeat what an agent says and then the agent denies what I said. Who are you going to believe?

Hopefully, Mario can come on here and maybe educate us so we hear it direct from him!

I am not attacking anyone I asked a simple question along with some other members about information he volunteered.
If he did not feel comfortable of going into details about it then personally I look at it then why say anything.

Your basically saying I know info but dont want to share it.

If that is the case then all he had to do was say "hey MVP may have more info on arods recordings of his game used equipment"

But instead he sticks his 2 cents in (which there is nothing wrong with) but then he should expect people are going to want to know and since he was the one who threw it out there yes I am going to ask what he was told.

[earlywynnfan]

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I also don't know why Schubert is being attacked here, he's just passing along his opinion, along with a solid link to someone who might directly answer some concerns.

And Suave, what name did he call you?

Ken
earlywynnfan5@hotmail.com

[joelsabi]

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Mario is really easy to deal with. Either email him or talk to him yourself on the phone if you have question. I don't think it is necessary for Schubert to explain it when Mario is so accessible and if you really want the information. frankly from the tone of some the questions addressed to Schubert, I would not address them since the questions sound bias.