The most "odd" or unusual game used item you have in your collection

[ironmanfan]

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Not Game Used as well, but people may remember that at the 1996 All Star Game in Philadelphia, the White Sox's Roberto Hernandez accidently broke Cal Ripken Jr.'s nose after the A.L. team photo was taken....Cal was treated by the Phillies team doctor and I had sign him a sign his business card with an inscription shortly afterwards:

[wllump52]

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I have the visitors bat rack from old Busch Stadium.

[jbsportstuff]

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I'd like to see photos, I am the world's biggest Redd Foxx fan. A signed ball by Foxx personalized to Bench is worth much, much more. If one exists.
FWIW, Redd was in attendance at Hank Aaron's 715th homer.

I sent you an e-mail with some photos. I hope you enjoy!

[both-teams-played-hard]

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I sent you an e-mail with some photos. I hope you enjoy!

Thanks for the photos. Wow, in red ink, also. Real nice.

[RaiderNationPDX]

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Attached is a photo of my NFL football stamping die from the Wilson factory in Ada, OH, circa the late 1970s-1980s. Next to the die is a screen shot from a 1988 newscast showing one of these in action (the raw steel ones have near as I can tell been replaced by stainless). Couple of broken welds in the crossmembers, but still solid as ever.

While not game used per se, it had a hand in making likely thousands of game used balls over the years, and (I think) looks apropos next to all my NFL game balls.

[amgmap]

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Hey everyone! Here are some pictures of the hockey jersey I previously mentioned. It had to be cut off the player due to being knocked unconcious on the ice. Enjoy!

[TFig27]

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Not proud of this one. Bought it as a gag. ARod's "athletic supporter".

[joelsabi]

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anyone else have an mlb authenticated game used baseball where the batter was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded? its an unusual situation. not sure how often this happens over the course of one major league season.

[Skizzick]

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I have a pair of practice-used shorts from Allen Iverson's stint with the 76ers. Proving once and for all that he did in fact practice and wasn't just talkin' bout it. He signed them recently and added "PU" for practice used, but it almost seems like "Pee-you! Why do you have my practice shorts.

[Preston]

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Not proud of this one. Bought it as a gag. ARod's "athletic supporter".

That's a "gag", all right! ha ha

[miracleonice80]

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Wow.....love that Wilson stamping item! Awesome......do you still have it? Tony

[skinsfan0521]

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I have a few unusual game used items from Chris Snee. I have a pair of socks, a knee brace, an elbow sleeve and a mouthpiece that all came with the game used uniform I got from him in 2009.

I have pictures but they're all huge, so I won't annoy anybody with them in this post.

[RaiderNationPDX]

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Wow.....love that Wilson stamping item! Awesome......do you still have it? Tony

I do; I work in manufacturing, and think it looks pretty cool next to a factory worker's game ball collection. Very appropriate. Only other thing I've seen even close to it for sale was a Spalding football brand, but since Spalding doesn't make NFL balls, it didn't grab me like this did.

[godwulf]

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The cut-off hockey jersey reminded me of that scene from The Wrestler, where Mickey Rourke's character is checking out of the hospital, and he finds the bloody wrestling costume they cut off of him and tosses it in the trash. I'm sure I'm not the only GU collector to see that and wince. (Ditto the boxing gloves Bruce Willis throws out of the taxi in Pulp Fiction.)

[PwKw13]

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A Miguel Cabrera bat with both Phoenix and Zinger labeling. It's a good bat though -- photomatched to a home run against the Rockies on 5/23/2009.