by murphusa » May 24th, 2012, 12:47 pm
Depending on the markings it could be a coaches bat, a show bat or a professional model bat.
A coaches bat is one that was made for a player to us while a coach. So for Joe it would be for his time he worked with the Oakland A's. You would need provenance to date it to his use. From time to time some dealers have gotten H&B to make for them professional model bats to sell in the market, so that is a possibility. Then the show bat which is a lesser grade of wood that is made just for the autograph hobby
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