How do you get a bat from a player?

**metsmagic18** · 07-10-2011, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by howiek View Post

I graph with a father and son at Long Island Duck games, the son usually ends up with a lineup card or a bat every time I see them. I think age also plays into things. Its probably easier for a kid to get a bat than an adult. The players just think an adult will turn around and put the bat on ebay

Really? I just tried at a Duck game yesterday, there were a few bats that shattered, but the batboy insisted there weren't.

**aspoe093** · 07-10-2011, 10:56 AM

Don't talk to the batboy-talk to players

**philliesman** · 07-15-2011, 08:14 PM

Yeah, you need to ask the players. I guess Eric Hosmer tried to be sneaky once during one of his minor league games and hand his broken bat off to a teammate so that people wouldnt just ask for a bat cuz it was his. That's my theory at least, because I asked a little known player for the broken bat he was holding and what do you know, it was a Eric Hosmer engraved bat. It just proves you can get lucky sometimes =D classic

**~~GotDucks?~~** · 07-15-2011, 08:58 PM

I like the above story but also players broken bats/cracked bats go where all the regular bats go during the game so as a player is walking up you ask them if there is ANY broken/cracked bats and they will give you one if it is there.