Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

[Nnunnari]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

I believe Mike only swung LVS in '92. I would be very suspect of the blacked out knob. He only had 40 something at bats in '92 and all the footage I've seen show him swinging an unfinished LVS with a blacked out knob when he was first called up and a Walker finish like this. He also played in the Arizond Fall League after the '92 season and the only pic I have seen shows him swinging a Walker finish lvs.

[metsbats]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Nick

First of all nice Piazza rookie bat!

Second your observations are correct.

Here's page 120 of Mike's book Long Shot where he related the story of when he received his first batch of Jose Canseco Mizuno bats in 1993.

So if Piazza started trying out Mizuno Canseco models in Sept 1993 his own model bats could only have started the next season in 1994. Nevertheless both
seasons he was no. 31 so the blackened knob on this bat would be suspect.

[jsage]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Anyone else have any Piazza bats they can post to compare?

Piazza - Dodgers 1993-94
Jerry Sage

[earlywynnfan]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Mets, any chance you can email me the Mizuno contact number so I can ask about this one?

Ken

[Nnunnari]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Thanks David.
Neat bat Ken. That's got to be an early one. Let us know what you find out.

[metsbats]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Mets, any chance you can email me the Mizuno contact number so I can ask about this one?

Ken

Ken, Pls email me. Thanks -David (metsbats86@aol.com)

[cfern023]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

With all the bats that have been posted, even if mine turns out to be legitimate I feel I own a Pinto to everyones Ferrari's. Some of these bats are gorgeous, especially the bat with my name on it (Literally!).

The more I've looked, the more I've noticed the cleat marks being a Piazza signature. I'm not exactly where to go from here to be honest. I would ask the man himself, but we all know he's a private person to begin with.

Thanks for all the help so far, AND for any help in the future.

[earlywynnfan]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Here's a pic of the knob of the brown gamer.
Ken

[earlywynnfan]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

While we're on the subject, does anyone know the dates this bat might have been produced? I feel I'm pretty good at dating bats, but seem to have a mental block with Mizunos. The knob has "CJ" stamped, that's it.

Ken

[metsbats]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

"I was able to speak with our bat business unit manager today about the bats. He said that he had not seen that type of markings on our bats since the early 90's. From what he remembered, the 7 was a batch number, and the F20 was a date. F stands for July. The A below it, he thought suggested the type of wood used. He also stated that the Japanese have very weird and unjustified ways to mark their bats."

Here's a response from Mizuno regarding the number stamps on the knob and Ken's brown Piazza Mizuno with the multi stamped knob.

[cfern023]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Cool, thanks for the heads up on that.

I guess mine is batch 8, but no date on it must mean early 90's.

Any thoughts on the bat itself, MetsBats? Just your opinion, thanks.

Chris

[metsbats]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Cool, thanks for the heads up on that.

I guess mine is batch 8, but no date on it must mean early 90's.

Any thoughts on the bat itself, MetsBats? Just your opinion, thanks.

Chris

Chris,

Given the information from Mizuno on the batch numbers only appearing during the early 90's (7, 8,etc) and the labeling on your bat I would say it's an early 90's gamer.

David

[earlywynnfan]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

David, thank you for getting this information.

Ken

[metsbats]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Y-FUJII-Game-Used-Bat-MIZUNO-JAPAN-/300362441073?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45eeff2171

Here's a Japanese players Mizuno similar to Ken's Piazza bat.

[cfern023]

Re: Help with Mike Piazza Game Used Bat?

Thanks for all your help MetsBats.

Now if anyone wants to trade a 98 for this one....I'll toss a little cash on top LOL!