mikesilvia
07-11-2007, 02:00 AM
I thought this <a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-1751-2978-71/1?AID=5463217&PID=2205365&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2FTY-COBB-2007-Triple-Threads-Bat-Barrell-Nameplate-1-1_W0QQitemZ300127476546QQihZ020QQcategoryZ149905QQ rdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">2007 Triple Threads Bat Barrel Nameplate 1/1</a> was interesting. You get two pieces of a bat from a Ty Cobb used bat. It is a fold out card, so you are really getting 2 cards. I can't tell if the side with the "Cobb" in it is a piece of bat or just an image. If it is a piece of batt, wouldn't that make it three pieces? It already as 16 bids at close to $6,000!
http://i24.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/a8/9b/73e4_12.JPG
What do you guys think about destroying a historical bat to make a card like this? It looks like a Ty Cobb bat is very rare:
Info taken from the PSA/DNA website:
Ty Cobb - One of the toughest bats on the list and the lumber used by a man whose career batting average may never be approached. Could you imagine anyone hitting .366 for his career? I can't imagine most players hitting .366 for a season or two. Cobb is also the all-time leader or amongst the all-time leaders in several key categories. Cobb is second (only to Rose) in career hits, among the best in runs scored, doubles, triples and, surprisingly, runs batted in. Cobb was not a "slap" hitter by any means; he could drive the ball when necessary.
Cobb may not be the most likable player in baseball history but he was a fierce competitor. Despite his rough approach to people and life, Cobb is still one of the most collectible names in all of baseball. His performance on the field helped to overshadow his mean streak as a person. Cobb was even considered, by some, to be the best player of the first half of the century. That says a lot for a man who played in that first half with a guy named Ruth, a man who would eventually take baseball by storm.
Cobb bats are usually characterized by spike marks along the barrel. Cobb used his spikes in more ways than one and the infielders weren't too happy about that. Luckily, his bats had no feelings. Cobb was also known for occasionally using a unique taping method along the handle, leaving occasional space between the taped portions of woods. This is probably due to his unique hitting style, one that had his hands separated on the grip area. Regardless, Cobb bats are very difficult to obtain and much more scarce than Ruth examples.
http://i24.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/a8/9b/73e4_12.JPG
What do you guys think about destroying a historical bat to make a card like this? It looks like a Ty Cobb bat is very rare:
Info taken from the PSA/DNA website:
Ty Cobb - One of the toughest bats on the list and the lumber used by a man whose career batting average may never be approached. Could you imagine anyone hitting .366 for his career? I can't imagine most players hitting .366 for a season or two. Cobb is also the all-time leader or amongst the all-time leaders in several key categories. Cobb is second (only to Rose) in career hits, among the best in runs scored, doubles, triples and, surprisingly, runs batted in. Cobb was not a "slap" hitter by any means; he could drive the ball when necessary.
Cobb may not be the most likable player in baseball history but he was a fierce competitor. Despite his rough approach to people and life, Cobb is still one of the most collectible names in all of baseball. His performance on the field helped to overshadow his mean streak as a person. Cobb was even considered, by some, to be the best player of the first half of the century. That says a lot for a man who played in that first half with a guy named Ruth, a man who would eventually take baseball by storm.
Cobb bats are usually characterized by spike marks along the barrel. Cobb used his spikes in more ways than one and the infielders weren't too happy about that. Luckily, his bats had no feelings. Cobb was also known for occasionally using a unique taping method along the handle, leaving occasional space between the taped portions of woods. This is probably due to his unique hitting style, one that had his hands separated on the grip area. Regardless, Cobb bats are very difficult to obtain and much more scarce than Ruth examples.