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Re: Let's see some heavily used / pine tarred bats
I'll have to dig out my two Johnny Estrada bats, that I bought in 2006 - he used them in Arizona that year - and post some photos. The pine tar is so deep on these things, I swear it is still sticky after more than five years. I have a bat Luis Gonzalez used in LA that is almost as bad.
Re: Let's see some heavily used / pine tarred bats
Originally posted by ironmanfan
Cleat marks are generally there from a player knocking the barrel of the bat against his cleats to clean them out (Cal Ripken was known to do this often).
Brett Gardner does this alot as well. I have 2 Gardner bats and the handles have been beaten on his cleats relentlessly.
Re: Let's see some heavily used / pine tarred bats
Originally posted by cammy collector
I'm going to ask a stupid question.. I see a lot of these bats are described as having "cleat marks". I'm wondering how a bat gets cleat marks on it? The only thing I can think of is the cleats are in the bat bag with the bat?
Players bang the bat on their cleats (kick the bat) to knock the dirt/maud out of their cleats, thus leaving indents in the bat.
Re: Let's see some heavily used / pine tarred bats
Originally posted by cammy collector
I'm going to ask a stupid question.. I see a lot of these bats are described as having "cleat marks". I'm wondering how a bat gets cleat marks on it? The only thing I can think of is the cleats are in the bat bag with the bat?
Cleat marks are generally there from a player knocking the barrel of the bat against his cleats to clean them out (Cal Ripken was known to do this often).
Re: Let's see some heavily used / pine tarred bats
I'm going to ask a stupid question.. I see a lot of these bats are described as having "cleat marks". I'm wondering how a bat gets cleat marks on it? The only thing I can think of is the cleats are in the bat bag with the bat?
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