I picked up this Tim Wallach game used bat on ebay. The only picture I can find of him using this model is on his '91 O-Pee-Chee. So I'm assuming he used it during the 1990 season. I've never been a huge fan of game-used bats. They're difficult to display, tend to be dirty, and cost a lot. But that said, if another Wallach bat that's priced right shows up, I'll take it. As you can see from the knob, there's no "29" written, which is kind of a bummer. This also has a small screw just above the yellow sticker, which I assume was put in place to keep a crack from getting worse.
While I'm no bat collector to speak of, it is sort of cool to hold this thing in your hands. It's surprisingly heavy. Not that I have a lot of first hand knowledge of how heavy MLB bats are. As kid my brother and I had a Dick Schofield bat that some one my father worked with gave to us. I don't remember the connection the guy had to Schofield. The Schofield bat was heavy, but we were like 8 and 10 at the time, and we were still able to use it. For whatever reason, I remember using it to hit a lot of small landscaping rocks. It never occurred to us that it may be a "collector's item." I don't think I'll be hitting any rocks with this Wallach bat. But if it weren't for the existing crack, I certainly wouldn't be adverse to using it the next time my brother and I take b.p. with my father, which still occurs every couple of years. If ever pick up another one that isn't cracked, I'm definitely taking some cuts with it.
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