Your Rarest bat

godwulf · 02-11-2011, 06:41 PM

Re: Your Rarest bat

Originally posted by WadeInBmore

I would have to say my Andruw Jones F U Bat.

Can't say that I have an "F U" bat...but I've got a bat that Robin Yount inscribed to another player in which he calls him a d***head.

WadeInBmore · 02-11-2011, 06:24 PM

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I would have to say my Andruw Jones F U Bat. Like other have said, it's not y most expensive bat but highly coveted by many in the hobby. Only one other has surfaced in the collecting world. It's the one item that I recieve emails about monthly from other collectors. Rock solid documentation accompanies my bat. I love it's story and have it promenantly displayed in my house

Wade

spartanservitto · 02-11-2011, 06:14 PM

Re: Your Rarest bat

Originally posted by Birdbats

2003 Edgar Renteria bat with the rare maple transition label that preceded the "Select Maple" and "M9" labels.

Have you ever seen any other players use the transition label?

-Tony

Birdbats · 02-11-2011, 06:05 PM

Re: Your Rarest bat

2003 Edgar Renteria bat with the rare maple transition label that preceded the "Select Maple" and "M9" labels.

godwulf · 02-11-2011, 06:00 PM

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My infamous Randy Johnson Diamondbacks World Series bat is a rarity, for sure, but I think you'd actually be less likely to come across another one of these.

Most RJ and Astros collectors I talk with seem unaware that he even bothered to have bats made up in the brief time he was in Houston, and I've never seen or heard of another one. He brought this one to ST with the DBacks in '99.

sylbry · 02-11-2011, 05:41 PM

Re: Your Rarest bat

Originally posted by Dewey2007

Mine is probably my 1933-34 H&B Dick Bartell bat. There might be others out there from this time frame but I've never seen any. Always have to give a shout to Tim Byington for helping me add this one to my collection!!

I remember one appearing on ebay. Want to say it was in 2006. It sold for around $275. I was the underbidder. Took me a long time to get over not bidding more.

rangersfan1214 · 02-11-2011, 05:16 PM

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Mine is my Josh Hamilton 2009 All Star bat. I believe he has used 5 All Star bats but this is the only one I believe has circlulated.

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nationals2k9 · 02-11-2011, 02:50 PM

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This is such a beautiful bat in my opinion. As BMH tells it, Manny wanted to fool around with an I13 for the first time in many years, so he had a couple reps drive out to Cincy in Aug '09 and give Manny what he wanted. He dressed it up, took a couple hacks in BP, and said it was too end heavy. Bat pops out of circulation and into the hands of Manny's posse who later make a deal with Andrew Lang using my ATM card at Nats Park.

I love the larger M9 sticker, the 125th anniversary stamp, and the fact that it says "LOS ANGELES DODGERS" under Manny's name. The two tone gives it a little extra pop and highlights the fresh pine tar. To my knowledge, there hasn't yet been another one of these to surface.

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sicollector1954@insightbb.com · 02-11-2011, 02:49 PM

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Although this is not the most expensive bat in my collection-I doubt that there are many of these out there so I would consider it probably my rarest. A 1944-48 Lou Gehrig pro model bat signed at a ball game by Cal Ripken.

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gorilla777 · 02-11-2011, 02:28 PM

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Also the '69 Catfish Hunter bat, for rarity - just have not seen any out there

Ben

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karamaxjoe · 02-11-2011, 02:28 PM

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My rarest bat would have to be my 1974 Bill Buckner World Series bat. H&B experimented with a larger center label and larger Powerized for the series to help advertise the brand. MLB outlawed the larger labels after the series. Only 2 bats were made for Buckner and I'd like to see another 74 WS bat to compare the labels.

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