coxfan
03-01-2009, 12:22 PM
Did anyone else get one of the game-used balls marked "Sammy Sosa Race to 600"? These balls were taken from Sosa's plate appearances in 2007 leading up to his 600th HR. I bought one marked with a black marker " 160 S" from the Rangers' stadium store last August. Its MLB hologram # BB555458 gave it a 2cd-inning single on 6-9-07. MLB.com " gameday" gives the further info that it was a 1st-pitch fastball off Ben Sheets to lead off the 2cd.
I researched and found that Sosa's " race to 600" balls #'d 132-160 were all in the MLB hologram sequence BB 555411-67, which included other g-u items from the Ranger games of 6-5 through 6-9-07. But the later Sosa balls, leading up to his 600th HR on 6-20, were evidently in some other hologram sequence so I can't trace them. They go at least as high as "203 S" from what I've seen on the internet, but I can't find the MLB holograms for numbers higher than my "160 S".
I'm interested because tracing the MLB hologranm sequence gives insights into how the MLB authenticators operate these days. What I've learned so far in that respect is interesting regarding such things as how individuals select balls to authenticate and how accurately they input the data, etc, but I'd like to trace a few more of the Sosa balls.
So if anyone has one of the Sosa " race to 600" balls I'd like to know: Its MLB hologram #, and whether the black marker indication on the ball was damaged ( as if in hit by the bat), which might tell me if it was marked before being thrown into play. Thanks.
I researched and found that Sosa's " race to 600" balls #'d 132-160 were all in the MLB hologram sequence BB 555411-67, which included other g-u items from the Ranger games of 6-5 through 6-9-07. But the later Sosa balls, leading up to his 600th HR on 6-20, were evidently in some other hologram sequence so I can't trace them. They go at least as high as "203 S" from what I've seen on the internet, but I can't find the MLB holograms for numbers higher than my "160 S".
I'm interested because tracing the MLB hologranm sequence gives insights into how the MLB authenticators operate these days. What I've learned so far in that respect is interesting regarding such things as how individuals select balls to authenticate and how accurately they input the data, etc, but I'd like to trace a few more of the Sosa balls.
So if anyone has one of the Sosa " race to 600" balls I'd like to know: Its MLB hologram #, and whether the black marker indication on the ball was damaged ( as if in hit by the bat), which might tell me if it was marked before being thrown into play. Thanks.