Signed Joe DiMaggio Game-used Bat, ca. 1946 | Best Moment | ANTIQUES ROADSHOW | PBS
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Күн бұрынLearn how this bat became a home run! Watch Grant Zahajko's appraisal of a signed Joe DiMaggio game-used bat, in Crocker Art Museum, Hour 1.
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@DestroyerWill 3 жыл бұрын
I like this collector - he knew what he bought, every detail. He didn’t buy the bat to make money, even though he knew he would, he makes me feel he bought the bat to own a piece of history.
@CR-qu5jc 4 жыл бұрын
You see the emotion in his eyes when he says he will never sell it... a true fan
@ray817oneDEEP 3 жыл бұрын
His kids...
@hankster0878 2 жыл бұрын
Everybody has a price. Ted Dibiase.
@john-paulsilke893 2 жыл бұрын
@@hankster0878 of course. But it ain’t $80,000 for this fella. Also if he was in a disaster and needed food and water for his family $12 worth of rice, beans and bottled water would get you his bat and his car.
@jeffreydaniels7519 3 жыл бұрын
I have a picture from 1980 of my father, Joe Di Maggio and me at the Stardust hotel in Vegas having dinner. My father was a friend and hired Joe as the spokes person for Mr. Coffee in the 70's, so I had the pleasure of his company on several occasions. I should have had him sign some stuff for me though, but that would have been obnoxious so I abstained. Wasn't my style or my fathers, that's why he enjoyed our company.
@With-Kujo 3 жыл бұрын
He'll never sell it (I believe it), but 10 years from now his grandkid will walk into Pawn Stars Season 22 with "I have a bat that belonged to my grandpa. Want to sell it".
@audrab27 3 жыл бұрын
You would be amazed most are like oh it's a family heirloom it's priceless blah blah then hear it's worth 10,000 plus and they are running to the auction house.
@ronnyo283 3 жыл бұрын
Best i can do is 50 dollars
@octaviolove 3 жыл бұрын
@@ronnyo283 Rick: Im taking all the risk here, Ill give you 150 dollars
@richardtatenco7182 3 жыл бұрын
Corey: Let bring in a expert Expert : it wasn’t one of his very used bats that with his signature with market now a days $1,500
@hephaestus6365 3 жыл бұрын
God, that is the truth.
@TD_JR 2 жыл бұрын
The smell of that bat, the feel in the hands, signed by Mr. Coffee himself is the essence of America all wrapped up in a Louisville Slugger.
@RisitasKEKW 2 жыл бұрын
He actually talked to joe and joe told him it was his bread and butter bat… what a story
@_GandalfTheGrey_ 3 жыл бұрын
That bat is a major piece of American history. It’s so cool that he has a little snapshot of something that brought excitement and joy to so many people’s lives. If that bat manages to stay untouched in a lockbox or display case and preserved properly for another generation or two, his family might be rich by then because of it.
@cshubs 3 жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of this clip! I love when the expert says, "That's awesome," because that's how I felt at that moment, too.
@foxmulder4653 3 жыл бұрын
Rick from pawn stars "ill give you $1000 man, I'm taking a risk here"
@KidFury27 3 жыл бұрын
I mean, I gotta frame it, it's going to take a while to sell...and it's cracked....so I'll give you.... 😱
@jarnosaarinen4583 3 жыл бұрын
Les Gold $20
@mrtee8674 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@xx7legion7xx99 3 жыл бұрын
More like let me get my buddy to take a look Expert arrives, yeah the signature is fake.
@FEAR27 3 жыл бұрын
Ricks son “ I’ll give you $375 best offer”
@jeffbunnell 4 жыл бұрын
I met Joe at an autograph signing back in 1987. I didn’t notice whether Joe’s hands were noticeably large, however the one thing that did make an impression was he had a tremendous grip and an incredibly firm handshake at the age of 72.
@bonniekeough244 3 жыл бұрын
He's from the greatest generation of men..... God broke the mold after that generation.
@rxtuninginc8444 3 жыл бұрын
Like my grandfather. The grip strength he had even at 85 was ridiculous. Strong as an ox for a 180lb man. He was still physically healthy at 92 but lost his mind to dementia. Died at 94. Spent the last 2 years just telling my dad he wanted to go.
@jeffbunnell 3 жыл бұрын
@@rxtuninginc8444 Thanks for sharing your story. Sounds like a fine man. They definitely deserve the title of “the greatest generation”. Tough men & women that we should emulate as much as possible.
@michaelmarquez6133 4 жыл бұрын
When he said that he bid 135 I thought he meant thousand not dollars!!
@SteveLeicht1 4 жыл бұрын
Me Too!
@robertoarmstrong7317 4 жыл бұрын
Preach
@davymark4376 3 жыл бұрын
So did I lol
@MareShoop 3 жыл бұрын
After he said $135 was a weeks wages? 😅 So you then thought he made $135k a week in 1970’s 🤭
@davymark4376 3 жыл бұрын
@@MareShoop True haha
@themonkeyhand 4 жыл бұрын
Cool to see a guy that knows a bit about what he already has and is a true fan.
@HolyToledo 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome “Bread and Butter Bat” side note, it’s 250k today. That bat is extremely rare
@bonniekeough244 3 жыл бұрын
If you had 250k cash right now and wanted a similar bat.... Good luck spending that money.
@killionaire6891 3 жыл бұрын
@@bonniekeough244 true...you could easily ask for millions for this...
@Chungustav 3 жыл бұрын
Better sell it now since noone will care in a few years. Do you think anyone will be alive who remembers Joe in 10 years
@killionaire6891 3 жыл бұрын
@@Chungustav He played in the 40's and 50's what are you even saying. If his name hasn't been forgotten at this point it will never be. Just like Babe Ruth. Nice logic.
@unpopularfacts4461 3 жыл бұрын
@@Chungustav I've been watching KZfaq videos for the past 10 years and I think I have actually stumbled upon the dumbest comment of all time.. gg
@terrasethotmail 4 жыл бұрын
Bet you could spot that exact bat in a photo from the burn pattern
@MagicalBikeRide 3 жыл бұрын
have you tried ?
@AnubisXII 4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely adore one of his nieces. She is a great friend and one of my favorite people in the world.
@JT-sz7xc 3 жыл бұрын
A lot of people say they will never sell things, but when something is worth a lot of money, and, in order to protect it you have to have a high insurance premium, things get sold.
@richardhillard6030 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome piece of baseball history....! One of the greats!
@sneakyquick 4 жыл бұрын
This is literally a game used bat his favorite bat amazing.
@gabrielmakoba9329 4 жыл бұрын
Antiques Roadshow > Pawn Stars
@999alex9991 4 жыл бұрын
yeah, but a pawn shop is very different from this.
@Deezhan 4 жыл бұрын
@@999alex9991 I don't think that's what he is referring to. Pawn Stars is filmed wih a style to hype the viewers up, and a lot fake scripted dialogues. Antiques Raodshow is REAL.
@TheFlyingZulu 4 жыл бұрын
You're 100% about that... This show is leagues better than pawn stars.
@thesadwolf 4 жыл бұрын
@@Deezhan And that's why it's different!
@Daichi123 3 жыл бұрын
@@thesadwolf yes but he's saying ar is better than pawn stars cause it's real
@veo16 3 жыл бұрын
1976 is 45 years ago. The bidder looks 60. So he bid on this bat while still a teenager!
@user-ij6xs4ut7j 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a treasure! From a huge baseball fan, there is magic in the game, this is an incredible magic wand! Love it! Wish I could afford it!
@evelyncortez8643 3 жыл бұрын
Joe DiMaggio. Can you imagine?! 🤩
@dudermam 3 жыл бұрын
That is a significant piece of history.
@patmccaffery1543 4 жыл бұрын
, I'll never sell it'.....but when I die, my kids will, and they'll get the house and my bank account and everything else I own. SELL THE BAT MATE....and treat yourself to something really special..!!
@ronwilliams4184 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, lol. Fans are crazy...
@anklebiter9116 4 жыл бұрын
Yes buy something really special..... like a bat? Lmfao sell it if you want don't if you don't.
@paulfasse8032 4 жыл бұрын
So true Pat. I agree with you totally.
@MrDidzz 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah sell it and get something really special, then give that to your kids
@patmccaffery1543 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrDidzz If he buys himself and his wife a round the world mega 6 month holiday (with cruise, business class flights, Ferrari car hire and extras) there'll be nothing left for the kids..!!
@michaelliu8196 4 жыл бұрын
This gentleman is a true yankee fan! I felt that one. “ I ILL never sell it”!
@timeout8928 3 жыл бұрын
You are correct.... day he dies, his obituary will note PS. Bat for sale
@expatveteran7815 2 жыл бұрын
Not a yankee fan but I’m from San Francisco. Joe DiMaggio will forever be an SF legend
@lindawild6568 3 жыл бұрын
WOW, I would love to have that bat! He's a lucky man!
@cabbyhubby 4 жыл бұрын
Wife : You paid a weeks wages for a used baseball bat! Your sleeping on the couch from now on. Wife in 2020: Ok, honey you can come back to the bedroom now.
@Nunofurdambiznez 4 жыл бұрын
LOL I literally laughed out loud.. you're probably right!
@LambeauLeeeper 4 жыл бұрын
And ill dress in your birthday suit.
@solidsnake9332 4 жыл бұрын
@t- milt the wahmmennn would care more about the price of the bat than the man he posseses it. (Note she didnt approve of him buying the bat)
@ivanolsen7966 3 жыл бұрын
ha ha .... by now he has a boyfriend
@GENOBURRITO1 3 жыл бұрын
And bring your bat!
@nickbruni8041 4 жыл бұрын
"joltin Joe has left and gone away... hey hey hey "
@luisgordillo1695 3 жыл бұрын
Wonder if Simon or Garfunkle have a Joe D signed bat!?🤔🤘
@vincentlem2534 3 жыл бұрын
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio, our nation turns it's lonely eyes to you, oh, oh oh!
@PJJ196 3 жыл бұрын
Real fan right there.. he’s like wow, but I’ll never sell it lol
@josephconciatori9824 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! As a third-generation Yankee fan (even though I don't watch that many games), I love seeing items like this bat appraised on Antiques Roadshow. I can't wait until this COVID pandemic is over and PBS can take this show back on the road!
@kathyflorcruz552 3 жыл бұрын
The plandemic IS over. Stop being fearmongered over a virus that IF you catch it & get sick there's a 99.99% recovery rate.
@MrNick- 2 жыл бұрын
I like that guy “it’s worth 80k-100k” “BUT for insurance purposes I’ll say it’s worth 125k” LMAO
@williamlevy1981 2 жыл бұрын
Well that's the proper way to insure something that is likely to increase in value.
@wavyremix 11 ай бұрын
Have you ever bought home insurance?
@benjaminogle11 3 жыл бұрын
Pawn stars - “lot of work that goes into selling this bat. It’s so niche. I can give you $250”
@gmgssilverplate 3 жыл бұрын
Only after a 3 minute segment of them praising it and talking about a story when the old man got to meet Joe in '54 over a game of poker.
@srlowpez88 3 жыл бұрын
I remember when I was younger I would hate when this show came in lol now here I am
@airmikeliu 3 жыл бұрын
That one still hits me everytime when I watch this video. “I will never sell it”
@terrencemarble5582 3 жыл бұрын
Priceless!
@rbeneveds 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome investment! In the late 70’s my uncle Billy, who was a scout for the Atlanta Braves, gave me a game used Hank Aaron Bat. In 1990 I gave it away to some kids playing baseball between the houses... I didn’t realize what I had at the time. Sure wish I had kept it.
@tc1817 2 жыл бұрын
Riiiiiiiiight. Your uncle gave you a bat used by Hank Aaron and you didn't know what you had.
@williamlevy1981 2 жыл бұрын
Keep that story to yourself. I'd be embarrassed to tell that to anyone.
@killerofshimmernvioletsins7782 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome
@PaulCarterArt 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome history lesson and timeless time capsule thanks guys
@bartobruintjes7056 3 жыл бұрын
Rick: I give you 10 bucks because I have to frame it.
@pkell7315 3 жыл бұрын
Incredible buy !
@elizj713 4 жыл бұрын
I bet his wife wasn’t so mad after hearing the price now
@sjs928 3 жыл бұрын
Story update ! She found out how much it was worth , dies of a heart attack , he sold the bat , went to Vegas and had the time of his life. Now lives in a trailer with " Ginger " and is happy.
@realitymatters8720 3 жыл бұрын
No, now she is even more mad, since it is worth loads, and her moron of a husband wont sell the bloody thing. Remember the female mind !
@r1.454 2 жыл бұрын
$147 n 1976. Now in 2021 probably getting close to 150-200k. Very cool
@tonyedge509 3 жыл бұрын
WOW! Lucky guy!
@kenromero8710 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations...
@BatmanBoss 3 жыл бұрын
Joe ❤️
@waddafac 4 жыл бұрын
The thumbnail though. Looks like the fisherman from Family Guy
@barrymcockener4336 4 жыл бұрын
andrea_p LMAO
@BrettBorovic 4 жыл бұрын
🤣👍
@cruzcisneros5567 4 жыл бұрын
Your mama !
@michaelliu8196 4 жыл бұрын
Joe D. What a captain. I never got to saw him play but I enjoy reading about. The yankee clipper.
@mikedabserrlday 2 жыл бұрын
The "I told you so" moment he must have had with his wife
@over-educated-sp 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@JC-vg5gl Жыл бұрын
so rad
@bryan8354 2 жыл бұрын
He already knew how much it was worth!!
@hollies65 3 жыл бұрын
Man oh man.
@ameliareaganwright2758 4 жыл бұрын
WOW!!!
@friedrice69 3 жыл бұрын
Joe DiMaggio. One of the coolest names of all time.
@MagicalBikeRide 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't he bang Marlyin or was that Lou
@cultclassic999 2 жыл бұрын
Harry Truman, Doris Day, Red China, Johnnie Ray South Pacific, Walter Winchell, Joe DiMaggio!!! "We Didn't Start The Fire" - Billy Joel After watching that video, I don't know who Walter Winchell or Johnnie Ray is, or what happened at the South Pacific, but I do remember Joe wouldn't look up when Cosmo Kramer howled at him when Joe was dunking his donut in his coffee. DiMaggio was a dunker.
@ptonfire1 2 жыл бұрын
this bat is worth double because of the story period. $100,000 easy!!!! id sell it $200,000 & push the story on them.lol.nice. Looove Roadshow.PBS
@inthebag84 2 жыл бұрын
Not a bad investment of $147. This was a really cool story and episode about this bat.
@CapAnson12345 Жыл бұрын
Before 1980 or so almost nobody really cared about baseball memorabilia and it was surprisingly easy to get artifacts for low prices back then.
@seanmurphy4465 3 жыл бұрын
Babe Ruth: hold my beer 🍺
@duaneanderson8337 3 жыл бұрын
Why dosn't Cooperstown offer a fair price for this ? This is actual historical. The likes of Dimaggio, Aaron, Ruth, grew the game to what it is today.
@tc1817 2 жыл бұрын
Why?
@williamlevy1981 2 жыл бұрын
They have DiMaggio items already.
@suzannegiglio2866 Жыл бұрын
Wow!
@empire0 3 жыл бұрын
Im happy he's keeping it. Sounds like he made good money back then so im sure he's financially set, but the story is great
@lectricviewer 2 жыл бұрын
He made $150 a week and spent $147 on the bat.
@darklordojeda 2 жыл бұрын
@@lectricviewer Yeah in the days when rent was $120 a month and gas was .49 cents a gallon.
@andrewc1036 4 жыл бұрын
STONKS
@MrKajithecat 4 жыл бұрын
Keep it for sure
@pizzaDhut 3 жыл бұрын
I'll be following him home.
@bradgotch 3 жыл бұрын
Great thumbnail. I thought an amputee had used a piece of baseball memorabilia for a prosthetic arm.
@bigperm2276 3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@williamM-18 2 жыл бұрын
"Swing away Merrill,... Swing Away"!
@murraywestenskow2896 3 жыл бұрын
I got so caught up in the moment - the story - I would pay $80,000 for the bat.
@ACoustaDC 2 жыл бұрын
I would take it out and do some pick up games with it... might as well use it.
@dd4747 3 жыл бұрын
This is awesome but no one thinks Joe DiMaggio is the best ball player ever lol
@Wixom2200 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@cindybrooks2786 2 жыл бұрын
@@Wixom2200 And both of you are dillusional
@schuncke 3 жыл бұрын
Put it up for sale the next day
@jamessveinsson6006 3 жыл бұрын
What a great investment
@nickcormier8571 3 жыл бұрын
Insure it!
@brandynoisey9568 3 жыл бұрын
Joe's love for Marilyn Monroe was everlasting..... That's amazing bat....
@MagicalBikeRide 3 жыл бұрын
Every mans bat would be that hard in a room with Marylin
@TonsMoreCowbell 2 жыл бұрын
I only clicked because it looked like the expert’s arm was the bat in the thumbnail
@RJB 3 жыл бұрын
That guy nose his stuff.
@pedroquedas8369 3 жыл бұрын
And he mouth his words very cleanly, as well. Just in case the other person doesn't ear very well.
@confirmhandle 2 жыл бұрын
I was here looking for Billy Bats
@Revelian1982 Жыл бұрын
I'm a professional body language expert. His reaction to the value shows that he was hoping the bat would be valued at a lot more. He is shaking his head whilst saying how great the valuation price is. This is a huge telltale sign of his disappointment.
@KrustyKlown Жыл бұрын
Joe DiMaggio !! ... back when average people knew the names of baseball pros.
@cloutmuzikbeats 3 жыл бұрын
The story is tight
@marioamatucci 3 жыл бұрын
I dont follow baseball but I can see the exitmenet of the owner ;)
@christopherjames418 4 жыл бұрын
The only person who would call DiMaggio the best player ever was DiMaggio. He was great, one of the best, but few people, if anyone with knowledge, would say the best ever.
@ccggenius 4 жыл бұрын
I don't know much, and I (like I assume most other equally ignorant people would) just kind of thought that the best was Babe Ruth. DiMaggio doesn't even have a candy bar named after him!
@stephenhaegele2297 3 жыл бұрын
DiMaggio was undoubtedly a superb player, but nowhere near the best ever. In my opinion, that would be Willie Howard Mays.
@JohannGambolputty22 2 жыл бұрын
Rick: “The bat is cracked so all I can do is 20 bucks.”
@akhrormuminov7180 4 жыл бұрын
The fan is like, "Can you shut up and repeat the deal"
@ciarancummins303 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a D29 myself.
@Dimaz42 2 жыл бұрын
Pawn Shop: _oh a used bat? $20 or there's the door, I'm taking a big risk here_
@anooseholay 2 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine an auction today where the bid increases are in single and double dollar amounts instead of hundreds and thousands?
@alipapa Жыл бұрын
Rick: “it’s a burnt bat, I have to clean it up, market for bats has tanked as of 2 mins ago. The best I could do is 135 dollars and I am taking all the risk here. Cash money. Let’s do some paperwork”
@Dreama40 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure I have a D29 as well, small knob lol
@philtaylor9709 3 жыл бұрын
🤣 same!
@tomitstube 3 жыл бұрын
makes sense he would see joe in san jose, joe was from san francisco.
@soolly357 3 жыл бұрын
He was from Martinez just a bit out side of SF. But he is a Bay Area Icon here.
@darklordojeda 2 жыл бұрын
@@soolly357 I lived in Martinez back in the mid 90's. His son was a homeless dude that would go all over town.
@Scanjoon 3 жыл бұрын
SOLD!
@jfeeney5622 3 жыл бұрын
I worked at a nice hotel in Birmingham UK, and Liverpool FC stayed in 2004. I bought a shirt for them to sign for my nephew who was a huge fan. They even put their squad no's next to signatures so you knew who was who. It's framed and in hallway of his house. Then that squad won the European Cup after being 3-0 down at HT to Milan. Think I should of got 2 signed. 1 for ebay lol
@darklordojeda 2 жыл бұрын
Except it's soccer.
@thefungoden3978 3 жыл бұрын
So that's how he got Marilyn Monroe, his huge, "hands."
@localfox1000 3 жыл бұрын
those hands were what beat the crap out of her.
@breaks_n_stuff4049 3 жыл бұрын
80-100k .... “I’ll never sell it.” Please don’t dude
@rosemarymagrino772 3 жыл бұрын
That bat should be in either Cooperstown or Yankee Stadium!
@mikeb1149 4 жыл бұрын
I would contact the Louisville Slugger company for production records as cursive writing in the modern era was reserved for store models. If you had a contract with LS your name and model number appear on the bat in block lettering. On the label where you see the number 125, if that is underlined, it denotes a 'gifting' bat that is not capable of game play due to a flaw, and would normally be autographed for someone.
@darklordojeda 2 жыл бұрын
Except it wouldn't have been sanded, dipped in olive oil and burned if it was a defect from the manufacturer.
@mikeb1149 2 жыл бұрын
@@darklordojeda Yes, the flawed bats go through production to be used as gift bats or promo bats. They just wouldn't be obviously flawed like chunks missing or big knots in the woodgrain.
@darklordojeda 2 жыл бұрын
@@mikeb1149 i see. According to others who claim how cheap Di Maggio was I can’t imagine him putting in the work of a game bat just to give it away to somebody.
@samanthasimental3788 3 жыл бұрын
The wife's gonna love that.
@nodsib 3 жыл бұрын
And that’s why when you send in sealed bids for an item, never use a round number like $130, always throw a little change on top and make it $131.25 or something so you just barely beat the other guy
@johnmartinez7440 3 жыл бұрын
That looks like a quality swatter. I'll pay 1000 caps.
@joseibalhernandez8002 4 жыл бұрын
We'll see him in Pawn Stars in a few years.
@AegisNova 4 жыл бұрын
You wish.
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