Bats – CHISOXCOLLECTOR

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Early Wynn Bat

I decided years ago not to get bats signed by pitchers. It made much more sense to have hitters sign bats than pitchers. But I had an opportunity to pick up this Early Wynn signed bat with inscriptions for a reasonable price. I decided to bite the bullet and pick it up. I mean, he played before the creation of the designated hitter, so he did bat quite a lot. Not only that, but he hit 17 home runs in his career!

Now that I have this Early Wynn, I may pick up a few more pre-DH HOF pitchers on bats.

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Adam Dunn Bat

I know Adam Dunn isn’t very popular amongst Sox fans. Not without good reason, mind you. His 2011 season was one of the worst in the history of the franchise. That wasn’t exactly what Kenny Williams had in mind when he finally caught his white whale.

He did have a solid 2012 season for the Sox, and his last couple of seasons weren’t terrible either. But it’s really hard to shake such a horrific first impression.

Nonetheless, the man did hit 462 home runs in his career. He also finished with a 124 career OPS+. I think that’s worth a bat! When I had the opportunity to buy this for a great price, I didn’t hesitate. It probably won’t make the wall, but I’m happy to have it in the collection.

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More New Bats!

After picking up Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert bats a few weeks ago, I had an itch to get signed bats from the White Sox other star hitters, Jose Abreu and Tim Anderson. It was great timing, as the bats arrived on the same day that Abreu was named AL MVP.

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New Bats!

I haven’t added any new bats to the collection in quite some time, so I’m very happy to add these. They are also my first autographs from Luis Robert (just won a Gold Glove) and Eloy Jimenez (just won a Silver Slugger).

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A Few New Bats

I’m not sure why, but I’ve been on a bit of a bat kick lately. I’ve purchased the bats below over the last couple of weeks, and have another nice game used bat on the way.