Let's see some heavily used / pine tarred bats

[staindsox]

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Thanks for the reply Jon. I'm not looking to move any Manny bats right now, but I'll let you know if I ever do. My feeling is that I would rather have a bat sloppy with use than a legit gamer with only 2 or 3 ball marks. Any Manny fan could easily be jealous of your collection. You might have the most diverse collection of his bats out there. Keep postin' em.

Chris

[jon_8_us]

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Good point.This Manny bat you have is obviously used by him.Regardless of the situation he used it in i would buy it in a second due to it's rarity.What you have is a bat that Manny collectors such as myself search for.If your ever going to sell please let me know!
jon

[staindsox]

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SCARCITY determines how rare an item is. An collector understands that. That is why the Honus Wagner T-206 is unique...there are only 50 or so in existence. There is an even rarer Honus card, it isn't worth as much as a high grade 206, but it is RARER. An item is rare because very few were made or few exist...even if Manny only used it to scratch his ass in the shower.

For example, I have a Joe Mauer X-Bat (from an impeccable source). He used very few of these. He only used them a little early in his career. Let's say he plays for 15 or 20 years and continues to use Rawlings bats. How many Mauer Rawlings bats will be out on the market? How many Xbats? Scarcity is determined by how many of an item are in existence. Just like Rob L's bat. That is a very rare bat while there are loads of LS out there. I couldn't care less about dollars and cents...his bat is rare.

Puckett used LS throughout his career. What if there were a Rawlings Puckett bat from 1987, the Twins championship year. Even if he only used it in BP, even if he never used it, are you arguing that this wouldn't be scarce?

Lastly, you are trying to put a dollar value on preference...this is impossible. My favorite ballplayer of alltime is Paul Molitor and I actually caught a ball he hit. This is my favorite item in my collection. If I eBayed it, would it bring in the most money? No. It's my favorite anyway. You can't argue preference. I could have an 80K car, but I like the ball more.

Chris

[jon_8_us]

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I love my Manny bat and couldn't give a damn what it is.

1) I didn't think M9s came out til later in the 2004 season. I thought it was "Select Maple" in spring training to mid season.

2) How many of you have a blond M9 Manny, let alone one with this much use? I have had several Manny bats: regular LS, black M9, x-bat, etc...this one is far rarer and shows far more use (donut rings, pine tar, laces, ink transfers...and has always been my favorite. It was undoubtedly used by Manny and during the 04 season.

Hey Jon, do you know if Manny writes 24 on both ends...even with his BP bats?

Chris

Manny bats are so inconsistent with the numbering on the knob etc.This is not a regular season game used bat.Manny has not used blonde bats since 01 in game situations.Nonetheless you have an awesome bat which i am jealous of.I had no idea you had so many Manny gamers...want to sell any??
jon

[jon_8_us]

Re: Would love to see anyone's pounded with game use bat

I love my Manny bat and couldn't give a damn what it is.

1) I didn't think M9s came out til later in the 2004 season. I thought it was "Select Maple" in spring training to mid season.

2) How many of you have a blond M9 Manny, let alone one with this much use? I have had several Manny bats: regular LS, black M9, x-bat, etc...this one is far rarer and shows far more use (donut rings, pine tar, laces, ink transfers...and has always been my favorite. It was undoubtedly used by Manny and during the 04 season.

Hey Jon, do you know if Manny writes 24 on both ends...even with his BP bats?

Chris

I'm gonna have to agree with gamers assesment here.This is not a regular season game used bat.Although even though it's a spring training/BP bat i would give my left arm to have it!Very nice bat!
jon

[gamer35]

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And I dont understand why it being that much more rare would make a difference. The reason that this bat is rare is because it wasn't actually GAME used.

[gamer35]

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OK, it may have been used during the 04 season, but it most certainly wasn't in a game then. I have every Sox game from 04 archived and I can tell you that he did not use a blonde bat. I recall discussing this bat with Bobby in 2004 and we both concluded that he did not use it in game action.

[camarokids]

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I would love to see pictures of anyone who has a game used bat (don't care what player) that's pounded with tremendous use. Not bats with just a lot of pine tar, but bats that you can tell a player has used it for a while.

Here's a Carl Crawford , no explanation needed ! except there are tons of lace impressions that might not show up in the picture .....

[staindsox]

Re: Would love to see anyone's pounded with game use bat

I love my Manny bat and couldn't give a damn what it is.

1) I didn't think M9s came out til later in the 2004 season. I thought it was "Select Maple" in spring training to mid season.

2) How many of you have a blond M9 Manny, let alone one with this much use? I have had several Manny bats: regular LS, black M9, x-bat, etc...this one is far rarer and shows far more use (donut rings, pine tar, laces, ink transfers...and has always been my favorite. It was undoubtedly used by Manny and during the 04 season.

Hey Jon, do you know if Manny writes 24 on both ends...even with his BP bats?

Chris

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Was that the Manny bat that was offered by California Sports Investments?

I can say with 99.9% certainty that Manny never used any blonde bats during the 2004 season. He used them in spring training in 04, but not once in game action during the course of the season. I remember seeing him offering it, but decided against it knowing that it was most likely a BP bat.

Ruh Roh RElroy!

[gamer35]

Re: Would love to see anyone's pounded with game use bat

Was that the Manny bat that was offered by California Sports Investments?

I can say with 99.9% certainty that Manny never used any blonde bats during the 2004 season. He used them in spring training in 04, but not once in game action during the course of the season. I remember seeing him offering it, but decided against it knowing that it was most likely a BP bat.

[staindsox]

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...and both ends.

[staindsox]

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Here's my 2004 Manny bat. This one is pretty pounded.

Chris

[3arod13]

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There's no pic. Upload again.

[TFig27]

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