Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

[spartanservitto]

Re: Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

My avila bat had a similar issue and Alex was asked if he did use it for his 15th home run. The bat was relatively new with one distinguishable mark, and the mark remained on a photomatch to home run 16.... by the time the bat was done, the area where this initial mark was, had been destroyed by repeated contact. Alex acknowledged that was in fact the same bat.... My advice ask Brent, guys remember important bats, Avila had a hot August and had no doubts about mine. It was good enough for me.

-Tony

[Tunis]

Re: Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

Finally got my bat signed by Brett Wallace today at the Astros Caravan. Couldn't get a good, clear shot because of the reflection of the flash but the signature and inscription really look great.

[joelsabi]

Re: Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

Finally got my bat signed by Brett Wallace today at the Astros Caravan. Couldn't get a good, clear shot because of the reflection of the flash but the signature and inscription really look great.

great story and great ending. i think it's great that you were aware of the situation so fast of the availability of the homerun bat. congratulation.

how did you figure it was 448 feet? from the ESPN source it says 461 as the true distance, the second longest at Minutemaid behind Prince Fielder's 486 blast. Was the 448 mentioned in a newspaper article?

[Tunis]

Re: Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

Not sure where I found this but that was also the distance announced at the park that day.


Carlos Lee jogged to his customary position at the start of what turned outto be the 200,000th official game in major league history. Brett Wallace wasalready manning first base for the Astros. Lee stopped, stared at Wallace inmock surprise, and headed out to play left field.

Though Wallace hit a monstrous home run as an offer of proof he is capableof hitting for power, the Astros’ feng shui was hopelessly amiss in a13-inning, 4-2 defeat against the Colorado Rockies. The reward for the diehardsof a crowd of 26,209 that stuck it out for four hours and nine minutes was thespectacle of the Astros stranding the winning run in scoring position in theninth, 10th, 11th and 12th innings.

“We kind of let this one slip,” said Astros starter J.A. Happ, who limitedthe Rockies to two runs on three hits in seven innings.

The Rockies finally broke through against the eighth Astros pitcher, JordanLyles, who allowed the go-ahead run to score without the Rockies hitting a ballpast the mound. Lyles started the 13th by walking Tommy Field on four pitches.Eric Young beat out a bunt down the first-base line, and Field advance to thirdon catcher Humberto Quintero’s wild throw to first. A one-out intentional walkby Dexter Fowler loaded the bases, and Lyles forced in the go-ahead run bywalking Chris Nelson. Reliever Aneury Rodriguez allowed a sacrifice fly toWilin Rosario that provided a tack-on run for the Rockies, who ended anine-game losing streak.

The night had offered so much hope for the Astros. Wallace, who opened theseason as the starting first baseman, broke out of a 0-for-28 slump with thelongest home run at by an Astros player at Minute Maid Park this season.

“It’s definitely one of the best feelings in the world,” Wallace said. “ Ithink just the chance to get out there and help the team a little bit wasawesome.”

Making his second September start after a one-month stay at Class AAAOklahoma City, Wallace blasted a 448-foot home run (No. 5, in his 329th at-bat)off righthander Jason Hammel in the second inning. The first hit by Wallacesince July 23 was the fourth-longest home at by an Astros player at Minute Maidsince the park opened in 2000, and it gave Happ a 2-0 lead.

“I put a good swing on the ball and it’s rewarding to have that happen andlet those adjustments happen in a game,” Wallace said. “Since I’ve been back,I’ve really tried to focus on making my adjustments and staying ready for whenI got my opportunities and try not to look too much into those stats andwhatever else is going on.”

[joelsabi]

Re: Do I have Brent Wallace's 448 ft. HR bat?

Not sure where I found this but that was also the distance announced at the park that day.


Carlos Lee jogged to his customary position at the start of what turned outto be the 200,000th official game in major league history. Brett Wallace wasalready manning first base for the Astros. Lee stopped, stared at Wallace inmock surprise, and headed out to play left field.

Though Wallace hit a monstrous home run as an offer of proof he is capableof hitting for power, the Astros’ feng shui was hopelessly amiss in a13-inning, 4-2 defeat against the Colorado Rockies. The reward for the diehardsof a crowd of 26,209 that stuck it out for four hours and nine minutes was thespectacle of the Astros stranding the winning run in scoring position in theninth, 10th, 11th and 12th innings.

“We kind of let this one slip,” said Astros starter J.A. Happ, who limitedthe Rockies to two runs on three hits in seven innings.

The Rockies finally broke through against the eighth Astros pitcher, JordanLyles, who allowed the go-ahead run to score without the Rockies hitting a ballpast the mound. Lyles started the 13th by walking Tommy Field on four pitches.Eric Young beat out a bunt down the first-base line, and Field advance to thirdon catcher Humberto Quintero’s wild throw to first. A one-out intentional walkby Dexter Fowler loaded the bases, and Lyles forced in the go-ahead run bywalking Chris Nelson. Reliever Aneury Rodriguez allowed a sacrifice fly toWilin Rosario that provided a tack-on run for the Rockies, who ended anine-game losing streak.

The night had offered so much hope for the Astros. Wallace, who opened theseason as the starting first baseman, broke out of a 0-for-28 slump with thelongest home run at by an Astros player at Minute Maid Park this season.

“It’s definitely one of the best feelings in the world,” Wallace said. “ Ithink just the chance to get out there and help the team a little bit wasawesome.”

Making his second September start after a one-month stay at Class AAAOklahoma City, Wallace blasted a 448-foot home run (No. 5, in his 329th at-bat)off righthander Jason Hammel in the second inning. The first hit by Wallacesince July 23 was the fourth-longest home at by an Astros player at Minute Maidsince the park opened in 2000, and it gave Happ a 2-0 lead.

“I put a good swing on the ball and it’s rewarding to have that happen andlet those adjustments happen in a game,” Wallace said. “Since I’ve been back,I’ve really tried to focus on making my adjustments and staying ready for whenI got my opportunities and try not to look too much into those stats andwhatever else is going on.”

Thanks on the reply. I figured thats what was announced at the ballpark and the reporters also took down that distance in their notes.

http://www.hittrackeronline.com/index.php?h=&p=&b=Minute%2BMaid%2BPark

This source is great. Has a link to a video for every MLB homerun which you can capture into your harddrive. It doesn't have a "reported distance" column, which was the measurement announced. This source has something called true distance which according to glossary is

True Dist. (True Distance, a.k.a. Actual Distance) - If the home run flew uninterrupted all the way back to field level, the actual distance the ball traveled from home plate, in feet. If the ball's flight was interrupted before returning all the way down to field level (as is usually the case), the estimated distance the ball would have traveled if its flight had continued uninterrupted all the way down to field level


Kinda misleading term since how can something be actual and estimated distance at the same time. So difference traveled is 13 feet (461-448) if it was unimpeded by a fan.

You went with the inscription I would have used given the choice of 461 feet or 448 feet. I am think most member would do the same.

But this is a great source of information. Are all HR distances to announced? Just wondering what would a collector inscribe in such a situation if they wanted a similar description on their bat.