Vintage GU Bats - Undervalued?

[SyrNy1960]

In my earlier post, I mentioned that I got burned on a game used bat, which came with an LOA from the experts and the player. Well, that was actually an Alex Rodriguez Game Used Bat. The bat was signed and inscribed by Arod "Alex Rodriguez HR #15 1996." I was able to get video of that game, and saw that he actually used a Louisville Slugger in that game, not a Rawlings bat. I was pissed. I was able to get in contact with his Public Relations people, who then got in contact with Arod, who wanted to correct this. They had me send the bat to them, had Arod change the inscription to "Gamed Used 1996" and then sent the bat back to me. Great ending to the story, right?

Well, I opened the box and there was also another bat from Arod. It was a bat from his 2009 World Series Championship season, which was pounded with use. Included was a personalized picture from Arod to me, where he is holding the bat, “Tony, I hope you enjoy this 2009 bat. All the best, Alex Rodriguez.” As you can imagine, I went nuts!! I was later able to photo match the bat to 15 games, 44 at bats, which includes HR's #575 and 576. PSA authenticated the bat PSA 10.

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

In my earlier post, I mentioned that I got burned on a game used bat, which came with an LOA from the experts and the player. Well, that was actually an Alex Rodriguez Game Used Bat. The bat was signed and inscribed by Arod "Alex Rodriguez HR #15 1996." I was able to get video of that game, and saw that he actually used a Louisville Slugger in that game, not a Rawlings bat. I was pissed. I was able to get in contact with his Public Relations people, who then got in contact with Arod, who wanted to correct this. They had me send the bat to them, had Arod change the inscription to "Gamed Used 1996" and then sent the bat back to me. Great ending to the story, right?

Well, I opened the box and there was also another bat from Arod. It was a bat from his 2009 World Series Championship season, which was pounded with use. Included was a personalized picture from Arod to me, where he is holding the bat, “Tony, I hope you enjoy this 2009 bat. All the best, Alex Rodriguez.” As you can imagine, I went nuts!! I was later able to photo match the bat to 15 games, 44 at bats, which includes HR's #575 and 576. PSA authenticated the bat PSA 10.

Awesome story. Classy move by ARod.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 3arod13

In my earlier post, I mentioned that I got burned on a game used bat, which came with an LOA from the experts and the player. Well, that was actually an Alex Rodriguez Game Used Bat. The bat was signed and inscribed by Arod "Alex Rodriguez HR #15 1996." I was able to get video of that game, and saw that he actually used a Louisville Slugger in that game, not a Rawlings bat. I was pissed. I was able to get in contact with his Public Relations people, who then got in contact with Arod, who wanted to correct this. They had me send the bat to them, had Arod change the inscription to "Gamed Used 1996" and then sent the bat back to me. Great ending to the story, right?

Well, I opened the box and there was also another bat from Arod. It was a bat from his 2009 World Series Championship season, which was pounded with use. Included was a personalized picture from Arod to me, where he is holding the bat, “Tony, I hope you enjoy this 2009 bat. All the best, Alex Rodriguez.” As you can imagine, I went nuts!! I was later able to photo match the bat to 15 games, 44 at bats, which includes HR's #575 and 576. PSA authenticated the bat PSA 10.

Unreal story. Awesome!!

[SyrNy1960]

Jim and Scott, thanks!

[71buc]

Tony great story. Classy move by Arod. It’s nice to hear a good story about him.

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by 71buc

Tony great story. Classy move by Arod. It’s nice to hear a good story about him.

Mike, thanks! We all have to be responsible for our actions. Arod has done many things to create negative opinions about him, and the media also helped in that process. But having followed him since 1995, I can honestly say that he isn't a bad guy. Made bad decisions and surrounded himself around people who took advantage of him and also advised him wrong. Since his one-year suspension, he changed significantly for the better. Tony