Let’s start a game used bat thread.

[Mark]

This bat is in rough shape, especially on the ends. But it is a bat.

[eastonfalcon19]

Mark- Great Ott bat. You don't see many of those out there.


I just received this Willie Puddin Head Jones GU Adirondack bat. The bat is double marked on the knob 72A (Adirondack) and J62 (Hillerich & Bradsby). I haven't seen many Puddin Head bats around. Excited to add this to my collection.

[Vintagedeputy]

Met Steve Garvey today to get my 1983-86 era gamer signed.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

Met Steve Garvey today to get my 1983-86 era gamer signed.

My childhood idol. Is there a player better with fans than Garv?!


Jason
Twitter: @heavyj28

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

My childhood idol. Is there a player better with fans than Garv?!

Good with the ladies, too.

[perezfan]

[QUOTE=jason.1969;2350999]My childhood idol. Is there a player better with fans than Garv?!

He was good... he waved to us from inside his car on the I-5 freeway after a Dodger game.

But Tony Gwynn was the nicest of any professional athlete I ever met. No ego, made great eye contact, respectful, told us endless stories, and signed a ton of stuff for free. Super friendly guy who passed way too soon.

[icollectDCsports]

[QUOTE=perezfan;2367789]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

My childhood idol. Is there a player better with fans than Garv?!

He was good... he waved to us from inside his car on the I-5 freeway after a Dodger game.

But Tony Gwynn was the nicest of any professional athlete I ever met. No ego, made great eye contact, respectful, told us endless stories, and signed a ton of stuff for free. Super friendly guy who passed way too soon.

And such an underappreciated star of the game, in my opinion.

[JMEnglish27]

[QUOTE=perezfan;2367789]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

My childhood idol. Is there a player better with fans than Garv?!

He was good... he waved to us from inside his car on the I-5 freeway after a Dodger game.

But Tony Gwynn was the nicest of any professional athlete I ever met. No ego, made great eye contact, respectful, told us endless stories, and signed a ton of stuff for free. Super friendly guy who passed way too soon.

Manager not player, but notable because I didn't even remotely expect it. Met Dick Williams at one of the A's reunions probably 15-20 years ago now. Gregarious as can be, telling stories, just fantastic.

Had an amazing experience with Don Drysdale when I was a kid, too, but it's well documented how kind he was.

[ooo-ribay]

Although most of your all-time, HOF type guys used H&B, LS or Adirondack, I love that there are now many companies producing MLB-quality bats - Marucci, Victus, Chandler, Dove Tail, Max, X, B45, Tucci, Birdman, etc. They make for an interesting display.

[JoeDfan]

Don't get me wrong, I love finding the superstar bats. But sometimes I run across something completely different that is just amazing.
I was fortunate enough to acquire this one last week.

This bat is uncracked, measures just 30 inches, but weighs in at 39.12 ounces. Another interesting feature is that it has the dash-dot-dash on the bottom of the logo, but the top is missing either the dash-dot-dash or the 125 I expected to see.

Finally, it has some side writing. After some intensive work, I was finally able to make it out (I think): Virgil A Hetzel, returning this bat in March of 1923. Checking the Baseball Reference, I was able to find one very strong candidate: Hetzel, who played for the Kalamazoo Celery Pickers in 1921.
I will continue to do some more research to be more certain, but I am just delighted to add this one to my collection for sure.

[Mark]

A gamed used Puddin' Head Jones bat. Very appealing to the eye, and the dual model numbers must be rare indeed. If I had that, it would probably start me down the road to a Wiz Kids collection..... AND a beautiful GU bat from one of the Celery Pickers-- a team that counts Mike Donlin and Wally Pipp among its celebrated alumni. Thanks for all the photos.

[JoeDfan]

There are so many awesome bats on this thread. I just love it when I pop on and see there is another one.
That Puddin' Head bat is awesome!