Does the opposing pitcher matter to you from a game used bat?

[kylehess10]

I'm curious on everyones thoughts on this.

Say you see two game used broken bats from your favorite player. Both are MLB authenticated.

Both show equal use.

One was broken off a rookie pitcher that nobody has heard of.

The other is broken off a star pitcher. Say C.C. Sabathia or Johan Santana.


The bat broken against the star pitcher costs...say $50 more.




Does it matter to you who the pitcher was? Would you stick with the cheaper bat, or buy the more expensive one which came off a star pitcher?

[mariner_gamers]

Based on your example I would pay the extra $50.

[notxpensv4u]

Yes, pay the extra $50. Makes you wonder how many no hitter bats broken with MLB holos there are.

[ironmanfan]

I have a bat used by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1997 that was broke by a Roger Clemens (remember him?) pitch and written so in Cal's own writing on a piece of athletic tape...

[shoremen44]

I have a bat used by Cal Ripken Jr. in 1997 that was broke by a Roger Clemens (remember him?) pitch and written so in Cal's own writing on a piece of athletic tape...

Awesome bat

[coxfan]

For g-u items in general, including balls and bases, I like to get as much info as possible. I use MLB.com gameday and retrosheet.org to give the fuller story of the game situation or at least the game itself if the MLB hologram isn't specific enough to give the actual situation. I'll print out the play-by-play from those sites. Those things add to the enjoyment of the item for me.

Of course I usually have to do this research after I've bought it, if from a team store. However, some stores, if not too busy, will use their Internet to help you get more info before you buy.

[WadeInBmore]

Kyle...

For me the opposing pitcher doesn't matter. Knowing whoever threw the pitch that resulted in the player breaking the bat is a bonus IMO. I don't think there are any legendary matchups in the baseball world a-la Ali Frazier (arguable is Piazza Clemens ). Chances are if the bat filled a hole in my collection and I could get it for 50 bucks cheaper I would go for IT.

What's your take? You posed the question but didn't answer it yourself. I know that you like to photomatch...but does it really matter to you. It adds a level of intrigue sure, but is it necessarily significant and does it add that much more value?

wade

[allstarsplus]

That's the great thing about the MLB system where you can determine for most of the bats and balls now who the pitcher was.

To get a Randy Johnson, John Smoltz, Mariano Rivera and other future HOF pitchers throwing the pitch certainly adds to the collectibility of the item.

Here is an example of John Smoltz cracking Ryan Zimmerman's bat:

[allstarsplus]

I don't think there are any legendary matchups in the baseball world a-la Ali Frazier (arguable is Piazza Clemens ).
wade

Wade - Did you see Piazza v Clemens? LOL

[legaleagle92481]

Well I think it is kind of cool to have a bat broken in a matchup with a great pitcher. I bought a Evan Longoria bat that he used to get an RBI single off of CC Sabathia a few months ago. The seller was Mead Chasky who is Evan's exclusive game used agent and he was offering other bats for sale but I to me it was an easy choice on which to buy. It should be noted however that the bats were all the same price so I do not if many people put a premium on such bats and to be honest I don't know if I would have spent another $50 on it if I could have gotten one used verus a different pitcher cheaper. If I am going to pay a premium it would be for a homer bat.