Show Your #1 Game Used Piece And Explain Why

[halzeus]

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Lol Agreed

ny2, you started the derailment.

[dcrules01]

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Either my Joel Youngblood Gamer from 1978 or my 1980 Doug Flynn he won the gold glove that year.I would lean towards the Youngblood though it is hammered with stains...

[kylehess10]

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My #1 piece would probably be my Mark Kotsay game worn 2008 Braves home jersey. He wore this jersey while hitting for the cycle and collecting his 1,500th hit on the double which completed the cycle. Kotsay is only the 2nd player in Atlanta Braves history to hit for the cycle. This jersey is photomatched too






Loose stitch in the "A":



Loose stitch on the bottom right side of the patch:

[3arod13]

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Tony, all due respect, but you came on here a few months ago and had people searching high and low for videos/photos to help find a match of your bat. However, when people inquire the outcome of your findings, you conveniently ignore those inquiries and just continue to ask about other A-Rod bats. You don't owe the people of the forum any explanation, but you not addressing those inquiries speaks volumes regarding the authenticity of the bat.

It's been proven the bat isn't a HR bat. Do you think that makes me feel good as an Arod collector? No!

There are people in the forum that are here for many reasons.

* Some are here to help and want to do the right thing for the hobby.
* Some are on here who are straight up haters, and specifically against specific players.

Some were in my corner, hoping all worked out well. When it didn't, they said they felt bad it didn't turn out well

Some were sitting back, waiting and hoping it wasn't good, so they can bash the heck out of Arod.

I've been a part of this forum to know who is who.

As a fan and collector, I'm sad it didn't work out. For those of you who hate Arod, and hoped nothing but negative would come out of this so you could bask in your hatred, get a life!

Regards, Tony

[suicide_squeeze]

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It's been proven the bat isn't a HR bat. Do you think that makes me feel good as an Arod collector? No!

There are people in the forum that are here for many reasons.

* Some are here to help and want to do the right thing for the hobby.
* Some are on here who are straight up haters, and specifically against specific players.

Some were in my corner, hoping all worked out well. When it didn't, they said they felt bad it didn't turn out well

Some were sitting back, waiting and hoping it wasn't good, so they can bash the heck out of Arod.

I've been a part of this forum to know who is who.

As a fan and collector, I'm sad it didn't work out. For those of you who hate Arod, and hoped nothing but negative would come out of this so you could bask in your hatred, get a life!

Regards, Tony

Tony,

I'm with you all the way.

I'm really sorry to hear about the bat. I hope you find a way to get some sort of a proper resolution to the fact it turned up bad. I will not ask you in the future if you were able to do that......just know I feel very badly for you. And not just because the bat is bad....but because of the fan-aspect of it all too.

Take care,

Steve

[suicide_squeeze]

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1996 ARod 1st Grandslam Baseball

Why? I think it was the way I got it. I had to wheel and deal some of my ARod cards to acquire this piece at the Nationals. During the process, I was also able to buy some ARod SP rookies in one aisle and then flipped them two minutes later in the next row. It was lots of fun raising the money and then paying cash for it. That was a good day. I also got a Uncut sheet of the 1995 SP Holoview Inserts that day.

Joel,

I own his second career Grand Slam. When it was advertised (in Heritage's auction a few years back), they stated the first career Grand Slam of his was believed to be "lost to the ages". Wow, it's kind of cool to know it does exist and was kept track of.

I also own the jersey he was wearing when he hit the grand slam (2nd), and he notated the jersey with "Grand Slam" too.....it's really cool.

Steve

[rj_lucas]

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I've posted photos of this bat before, but it has to rank as my #1 so here it is again. Albert Pujols signed and dated rookie gamer, from ARF 2001 Baseball Stars to the Rescue auction. My winning bid was $1110 in case you're curious. Per H&B records, bat was shipped to Pujols between 8/22 and end of the season.

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

[3arod13]

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Tony,

I'm with you all the way.

I'm really sorry to hear about the bat. I hope you find a way to get some sort of a proper resolution to the fact it turned up bad. I will not ask you in the future if you were able to do that......just know I feel very badly for you. And not just because the bat is bad....but because of the fan-aspect of it all too.

Take care,

Steve

Steve,

Thanks! At least someone understands and gets it!

Regards, Tony

[joelsabi]

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Joel,

I own his second career Grand Slam. When it was advertised (in Heritage's auction a few years back), they stated the first career Grand Slam of his was believed to be "lost to the ages". Wow, it's kind of cool to know it does exist and was kept track of.

I also own the jersey he was wearing when he hit the grand slam (2nd), and he notated the jersey with "Grand Slam" too.....it's really cool.

Steve

steve,

its great to know that the second grandslam ball has a good home.

i remember the writeup well and grinning. i thought for sure the third grandslam would go for more than the second writeup because it tied a grandslam in one season record. but that writeup gave more interested in the second grandslam baseball. how do you do your homework to verify that fact in the writeup?

scrambling to get the money for the baseball was exciting just because i oddly found myself unprepared at the nationals. i didn't expect to find something so spectacular that day and was just going to look for appleton stuff and clemente oddball stuff. luckily i brought a box of arod cards along and also did some creative wheeling and dealing at the show. its almost like racing against the clock.

good to hear steve. you know who owns the third slam from the 1996 season?

regards

joel

[gingi79]

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This one is easy. 1993/94 White Vancouver Canucks Pavel Bure. Greatest ever Canuck, best ever Canucks season, scored 60 goals and it has 3 nice sized repairs and a sleeve extention insert to help guard his wrist after he hurt it. And oh yeah, it's MeiGray Registered too Hoping Stu at MeiGray can photomatch it this year at the MeiGray Convention.

[suicide_squeeze]

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steve,

its great to know that the second grandslam ball has a good home.

i remember the writeup well and grinning. i thought for sure the third grandslam would go for more than the second writeup because it tied a grandslam in one season record. but that writeup gave more interested in the second grandslam baseball. how do you do your homework to verify that fact in the writeup?

scrambling to get the money for the baseball was exciting just because i oddly found myself unprepared at the nationals. i didn't expect to find something so spectacular that day and was just going to look for appleton stuff and clemente oddball stuff. luckily i brought a box of arod cards along and also did some creative wheeling and dealing at the show. its almost like racing against the clock.

good to hear steve. you know who owns the third slam from the 1996 season?

regards

joel

Joel,

It touted the second Grand Slam ball more......because it stated they "believed" A-Rod's first career grannie was "lost to the ages".....so I was ALL over that second one! I also bid on the third, and finally had to give up (both were too much dough!). I have no idea who eventually won it.

I have a bunch of procedures I go through to verify "facts" on items I buy. Like anyone else here, we all do the best we can. When it comes right down to pulling the trigger, you just have to evaluate the heap of info you have stockpiled, and if you feel it's conclusive enough, you go with it. I Google the date, pull up his home run log, even pull up old local newspaper sports sections to read on the "event", and try to view pictures. I am always interested in knowing where the home run ball landed to see if the story that accompanies it jives, and if it's reasonable to believe that the ball is what it claims to be based on it's origination.

I also verified, in this particular case, who originally presented the ball to A-Rod to sign it, so I was really happy to have won it!!

[3arod13]

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1996 ARod 1st Grandslam Baseball

Why? I think it was the way I got it. I had to wheel and deal some of my ARod cards to acquire this piece at the Nationals. During the process, I was also able to buy some ARod SP rookies in one aisle and then flipped them two minutes later in the next row. It was lots of fun raising the money and then paying cash for it. That was a good day. I also got a Uncut sheet of the 1995 SP Holoview Inserts that day.

Joel,

Nice ball! Here's the bat that hit that ball. Arod's 1st Career Grand Slam Bat. Not mine, but it's really nice!

Regards, Tony

[joelsabi]

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Joel,

Nice ball! Here's the bat that hit that ball. Arod's 1st Career Grand Slam Bat. Not mine, but it's really nice!

Regards, Tony

tony

thanks for the photo. another item in my bat photo database.

very cool. i cant imagine how much the bat would have cost back then. way over my price range. i am very content with what i have.

happy father's day.

joel

[kylehess10]

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tony

thanks for the photo. another item in my bat photo database.

very cool. i cant imagine how much the bat would have cost back then. way over my price range. i am very content with what i have.

happy father's day.

joel

ya know....wouldn't it be cool if you could literally match up an ink transfer on that bat to the ball (if he hit it on one of the logos though)

[Mac670]

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Hey Kyle,

If you ever want to let that kotsay jersey go. Let me know! Kotsay grew up in the city next to to mine, and has held baseball clinics with the Randy Flores currently with the Rockies at my old High school.

Anthony