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shoremen44
09-27-2009, 07:52 PM
My Pujols/Tino Martinez game used bat has stirred people in two threads I posted, most recently "favorite game used bats"...

I am 100% certain I have a photomatch, but I thought I would ask others...

fyi... the bat is cupped, just hard to take a photo at the same angle

please participate in the poll

yanks12025
09-27-2009, 08:00 PM
Bert,
At first i thought it was not a match. But after seeing the two red lines but by the name brand match up on your bat and the bat in the photo, i would say they are a match.

AWA85
09-27-2009, 08:02 PM
Am I missing something, isn't one bat cupped and the other one is not??? Wouldn't that mean different bats?

Rboitano
09-27-2009, 08:03 PM
Look at the tar on the lower handle by his top hand, its not on Berts bat.

Rboitano
09-27-2009, 08:05 PM
Its a great bat! I dont think your nuts either, just wouldnt call it a photomatch, stylematch is more like it.

shoremen44
09-27-2009, 08:10 PM
both bats are cupped... tough to take a picture at the same angle


Look at the tar on the lower handle by his top hand, its not on Berts bat.

Did you ever think the bat may have gotten more use after the photo... and more tar was added?

my bat does show more use than the pic... lending me to believe the bat was used for a while longer... but there are too many distinct marks for me not to be totally convinced

Birdbats
09-27-2009, 08:13 PM
In my opinion, the different angles of the photos are making the match tougher to see. To me, it's an absolute match. No way it can have that many marks in the same places and it be a coincidence.

shoremen44
09-27-2009, 08:14 PM
cupped photo

AWA85
09-27-2009, 08:19 PM
Thanks, much better now knowing their both cupped :D

rj_lucas
09-27-2009, 08:42 PM
I think the difference in angle and light, plus the lower resolution of the game photos, are throwing some people off.

There's no way patterns that similar could appear in that many locations without the bats being a dead-on match.

Ring the bell on it, it's a match.

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

Rboitano
09-27-2009, 09:03 PM
Dont you think to be a perfect match to this given photo, that every detail would match up perfectly? I think people loosely throw around photomatching.

treant985
09-27-2009, 09:13 PM
Given that he couldn't have used Pujols bats that often, I think the matching of marks in the photos would put it in the 'extremely likely' category. I mean, what are the odds of having such similarity given that there isn't a very big sample size (ie, Pujols bats used by Tino)?

bronx_burner
09-27-2009, 09:21 PM
Dont you think to be a perfect match to this given photo, that every detail would match up perfectly? I think people loosely throw around photomatching.

If that were the case, people could basically only match items to the last game in which they were used.

In my opinion, its an absolute match.

camarokids
09-27-2009, 09:49 PM
It is a match, what is obvious is that the bat received more use and pine tar after the game photo was taken. As someone else pointed out, look at the red lines above and to the left of the C-243.

Nice job!!!!

bigtruck260
09-27-2009, 11:40 PM
I agree that the term photomatch gets tossed around alot, but in this case...it's fitting. It's a great bat and a soild photomatch. More than enough similarities that are visible - even after the after the fact use.

allstarsplus
09-28-2009, 07:44 AM
I agree that the term photomatch gets tossed around alot, but in this case...it's fitting. It's a great bat and a soild photomatch. More than enough similarities that are visible - even after the after the fact use.

I agree and think you did a real good job matching up the markings.

Vintagedeputy
09-28-2009, 07:55 AM
Absolutely 110% photo match. Not a doubt in my mind. Yes, the bat received additional use after the pic but the marks match perfectly. Its a dead on photo match.

skipcarayislegend
09-28-2009, 08:17 AM
I've found that heavily used items can take longer to match than stuff with light to medium use since repeated use and pine tar applications, etc. can mask individual characteristics. Anyway, imo your bat is a 100% match. I'll also second bigtruck. I've seen plenty of sketchy "photo matches" around here but this one's really a no-brainer. Nice bat.

mwbosoxfan
09-28-2009, 11:19 AM
Absolutely 100%..... nice match!

xpress34
09-28-2009, 01:20 PM
Speaking of Pujols bats, a fan at Coors Field got a VERY NICE souvenir yesterday...

Pujols swung and missed to strike out and end an inning and his bat came out of his hands and went about two sections PAST the 3rd base dugout and about 10 rows up into the stands.

I kept watching and he went straight into the dugout and the Ushers just went to check on the fan. I never saw a Rockies Rep try to obtain it from the fan.

- Chris

sportscrazy13
09-28-2009, 01:43 PM
I'd be 100% confident if I was purchasing this bat. Perfect match in my eyes. The bat definitely has some addition use after the Tino HR.

bagbig
09-28-2009, 01:45 PM
I agree. Obvious photomatch. There is no way two bats could have such similar ball marks, bat streaks, weighted donut residue, stains, etc.

cards-bats
09-28-2009, 02:01 PM
Here is a negative of the image. No doubt that it is a match.

cards-bats
09-28-2009, 02:05 PM
Take a look at the grain above the center brand in the reverse image.