Your Rarest bat

[godwulf]

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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.

[Birdbats]

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

[spartanservitto]

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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

[WadeInBmore]

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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

[godwulf]

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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.

[Birdbats]

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

-Tony

The next one I see will be the second one.

[astros5.7]

Re: Your Rarest bat

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.

I've never seen a used one, but I know a couple of peope who own Randy Johnson issued bats from his time with the Astros. Here's a pic of one.

[spartanservitto]

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The next one I see will be the second one.

I have never seen one before. Pretty sweet.

-Tony

[Fnazxc0114]

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Probably my Justin Smoak first career HR and Hit bat. Cant redo your first i guess.

[MSpecht]

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Four months ago MEARS auctioned a GU Ozzie Smith bat that they termed "one of the earliest known to exist." http://www.mearsonlineauctions.com/L...px?lotid=17512

Well, not quite. Here is almost certainly THE earliest Ozzie GU bat in the hobby. This bat is from his second professional order, shipped on 3/21/1978. (The only documented order prior to that is dated 11/3/1977 -- two model U1 bats that were typically made up when a player signed his first endorsement contract.) I obtained this bat (and signature) in person while interviewing Ozzie at the Old Ox restaurant in San Diego early in Ozzie's 1978 rookie season. This cupped end model C271 was one of an order of 12 bats, and his only order matching those specs during the 1977-79 label period. A slight handle crack, rack marks, hit marks, and a small area of deadwood. Pretty much an impossible bat to replace.

Mike jackitout7@aol.com

[Neal]

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Great bats everyone!!
Keep em comin!

[Dach0sen0ne]

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Austin Jackson's First MLB Bat. He used it for his first 15 MLB at bats and used it to record his first career hit(a double). He also used it to record his first career single, triple and RBI. He got his first 5 hits in total with this bat. I think it's rare, you can only have one "First".

[Sabresfreak]

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Gabe Kapler "Select Maple" bat.

[spartanservitto]

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my momen clemente. he ordered only 6!
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This would be my holy grail item.

-Tony

[Dewey2007]

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I felt the same way after I missed out on this same bat on eBay in 2008. Good thing I didn't win because I got it from Tim for a lot less then I would have paid.

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.