Shoeless Joe Jackson bat on Ebay

[mr2686]

Maybe it's just me, but I really don't think that Joe was soooo poor that he had to sell one of his bats at a ball game. He played and managed several semi-pro teams for many years as well as owning several businesses until his death (dry cleaning, restaurant, and liquor store). Does the guy that's selling the bat have a last name of Halper?

[r2678]

Just a simple question - Would bats for a local textile company in the 30's have the player's names on them?

[earlywynnfan]

Seller has had the bat for over 50 years, it was purchased from Jax by his gardner. Manny Ramirez doesn't want him to sell it, and Don Zimmer authenticated it.

You MUST email this guy, it's awesome!

Ken

[william_9]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

Seller has had the bat for over 50 years, it was purchased from Jax by his gardner. Manny Ramirez doesn't want him to sell it, and Don Zimmer authenticated it.

You MUST email this guy, it's awesome!

Ken

Ha!

[Shoeless Moe]

I think the seller is the illiterate one!

[jboosted92]

RED FLAG : 65 year old using Ebay Mobile...lol

my pops is 59 and the only thing Mobile he has seen is Mobile, Alabama

[earlywynnfan]

Holy Cow, he's a Vanderbilt!! Must have been the one they didn't bother educating. No worries about this bat, he's going to sell it to David Ortiz. Ortiz must trust The Gerbil's authenticating prowess, even if there is a 4 stamped on the knob. (Shouldn't Ortiz still be spending his time looking for whoever duped him into taking steroids??)

I tell you what, it's raining and the Tribe just lost two. This is just what I needed to put a smile on my face!

Ken

[dapro]

This whole auction seems odd to me.