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  • panthrotc
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    Re: Mcgwire bat question

    Originally posted by panthrotc
    As far to my knowledge I have never seen a McGwire bat with a blue ring.
    I would never buy one either. Every McGwire bat I have ever seen had a green ring with the A's or red with cardinals.

    The photo posted of Mac earlier are with blue ring bats.
    The blue bats Are not McGwires , I would easily bet my 9 Bat GU McGwire collection On my guess.
    CORRECTION -

    I meant to say GREEN RING bats

    "The photo posted of Mac earlier are with blue ring bats.
    The blue bats Are not McGwires , I would easily bet my 9 Bat GU McGwire collection On my guess."

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  • panthrotc
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    Re: Mcgwire bat question

    As far to my knowledge I have never seen a McGwire bat with a blue ring.
    I would never buy one either. Every McGwire bat I have ever seen had a green ring with the A's or red with cardinals.

    The photo posted of Mac earlier are with blue ring bats.
    The blue bats Are not McGwires , I would easily bet my 9 Bat GU McGwire collection On my guess.

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  • xpress34
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    Re: Mcgwire bat question

    Originally posted by BostonSportsFan
    Smitty

    Not to derail the thread could you shoot me an email a jmahoney252@yahoo.com. I have a question/comment to pass along.

    Thanks,

    Joe
    Joe -

    eMail sent.

    - Smitty

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  • BostonSportsFan
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    Re: Mcgwire bat question

    Originally posted by xpress34
    Jeff -

    I did forget to list the white rings (on black bats) that you mentioned...

    As I said before, the list I made were the only colors I had ever seen...

    - Smitty

    Smitty

    Not to derail the thread could you shoot me an email a jmahoney252@yahoo.com. I have a question/comment to pass along.

    Thanks,

    Joe

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  • xpress34
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    Originally posted by Birdbats
    I have two orange-ring bats hanging in my office -- an Astros Mike Scott and an Orioles Luke Scott. This site has several photos of McGwire's Oakland bats with green rings. I've seen white rings on black Rawlings bats, along with silver and gold.

    A McGwire bat with a blue ring is suspicious, in my opinion. Would love to see photos.
    Jeff -

    I did forget to list the white rings (on black bats) that you mentioned...

    As I said before, the list I made were the only colors I had ever seen...

    - Smitty

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  • xpress34
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    Re: Mcgwire bat question

    Originally posted by ironmanfan
    FWIW, I have a hard time believeing this
    Just telling you what I was told... not saying it's the gospel... as we all know, plenty of people work in industries or jobs where they don't always know what they are talking about....

    - Smitty

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  • dougiedshow
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    JSAGE- Does your 1988 World Series bat have a batch and year number? I have one that came from a very reputible source and is signed 88 world series, but only has the model number and no batch or year on knob. Just curious. I have ran across a few Rawlings with just model numbers...

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  • ironmanfan
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    Re: Mcgwire bat question

    Originally posted by xpress34
    Dave -

    While working for Rawlings, I asked this question of the 'Pro Rep' for the Rockies as I had seen a few Rockies bats with Purple Pro Rings, some with Black Pro Rings and some with Blue Pro Rings (?).

    According to him, there is NO 'team coloring' theme to the rings.

    - Smitty
    FWIW, I have a hard time believeing this

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  • Rboitano
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    Those are green rings, I have never seen a blue ring Mac. And those are too many digits to be stamped on that era of a Rawlings bat.

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  • rj_lucas
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  • Birdbats
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    Color seems off in the photo. The batting helmets and Mark's belt look blue, too. We know that's not the case.

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  • Newman
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    Thanks Dave and Smitty

    The rawlings bat (dark blue rings) looks like the ones Mcgwire is holding in the attached pic
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  • Birdbats
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    Re: Mcgwire bat question

    Originally posted by xpress34
    I have never seen Orange, Yellow, Green, etc.
    I have two orange-ring bats hanging in my office -- an Astros Mike Scott and an Orioles Luke Scott. This site has several photos of McGwire's Oakland bats with green rings. I've seen white rings on black Rawlings bats, along with silver and gold.

    A McGwire bat with a blue ring is suspicious, in my opinion. Would love to see photos.

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  • jsage
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    Re: Mcgwire bat question

    Originally posted by xpress34
    Dave -

    While working for Rawlings, I asked this question of the 'Pro Rep' for the Rockies as I had seen a few Rockies bats with Purple Pro Rings, some with Black Pro Rings and some with Blue Pro Rings (?).

    According to him, there is NO 'team coloring' theme to the rings. They will try to get players bats with team colored ring if possible, but at the end of the day there is no rhyme or reason to the Pro Ring color.

    The bats are made with different color rings based on batch, date made, etc. That was the last I ever heard about it, so it is possible that McGwire had a Blue Pro Ring bat in Oakland.

    For the Record, the ONLY Pro Ring Colors I have ever seen are:

    Silver (on Black Bats)
    Gold (on Black Bats)
    Dark Blue, Red, Black and Purple. I have never seen Orange, Yellow, Green, etc.

    - Smitty
    Smitty -
    I have a Mark McGwire Pro bat - Game Used 1988 World Series -it has a Green Ring.

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  • xpress34
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    Originally posted by sox83cubs84
    Maybe someone who knows Rawlings/Adirondack bats would be better equipped to give a definitive answer, but I've always though that, on lighter colored bats, the "Pro Ring" was color coded to the team the player was with. I would think that A's bats would havev a green ring and Cardinals bats would have a red ring. Photos would help an awful lot on this, if you can supply them.

    Dave Miedema
    Dave -

    While working for Rawlings, I asked this question of the 'Pro Rep' for the Rockies as I had seen a few Rockies bats with Purple Pro Rings, some with Black Pro Rings and some with Blue Pro Rings (?).

    According to him, there is NO 'team coloring' theme to the rings. They will try to get players bats with team colored ring if possible, but at the end of the day there is no rhyme or reason to the Pro Ring color.

    The bats are made with different color rings based on batch, date made, etc. That was the last I ever heard about it, so it is possible that McGwire had a Blue Pro Ring bat in Oakland.

    For the Record, the ONLY Pro Ring Colors I have ever seen are:

    Silver (on Black Bats)
    Gold (on Black Bats)
    Dark Blue, Red, Black and Purple. I have never seen Orange, Yellow, Green, etc.

    - Smitty

    Leave a comment:

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