July pickups

[JoeDfan]

Picked up this cool Jim Rice bat. I think it is a pro model? But with someone else's number on the knob; so maybe a teammate? Minor Leagues?

And, a picked up this EPIC ticket from a good friend of mine. I am very excited to put that in the baseball case.

[Bugsy]

Originally Posted by JoeDfan

Picked up this cool Jim Rice bat. I think it is a pro model? But with someone else's number on the knob; so maybe a teammate? Minor Leagues?

And, a picked up this EPIC ticket from a good friend of mine. I am very excited to put that in the baseball case.

Hey Sean,

Cooper bats were first used in the Majors in 1986. I check the Red Sox roster for Rice's remaining years. Spike Owen wore #5 in 1986, Brady Anderson and Randy Kutcher in 1988, and Kutcher again in 1989. You could look and see if any of those three had a history of using tape on bats. I actually thought Brady Anderson did some, but you would have to look into it. Here's a pic of him from 1988. Cool pick up and good luck!

[JoeDfan]

My buddy said the same thing; he thought it might have been Anderson.
I basically picked it up because (relatively speaking) it was super cheap, and I think it is the pro model Jim Rice.
I briefly looked last night, and Brady did tape his bats, although I didn't see the same exact pattern.
Something to do some research on for sure, when I get some time!

[Bugsy]

This is an invitation to a dinner which honored Chuck Dressen. It was during the 1924 season, in which the St. Paul Saints won the Junior World Series. They even added a little poem to taunt the Minneapolis Millers

[sayhey24]

Picked up a number of fun smalls at the flea market this weekend. The mini-pennants are made by Keezer, the Astros bobblehead still has to be cleaned up, the Hoag card appears to be something from hobby icon Frank Nagy (maybe it doubles as a business card?).
The Salada coins include three HOFers and are in amazing condition, the golf painting is from 1946, the track spikes are very early, and that's the first Danny O'Connell store bat I can remember seeing. The basketball photo is a semi-pro team featuring college All-American Barry Kramer of NYU.

Greg