Kirk Gibson’s bat sells for $575, 912 in auction
Major League Baseball is currently in the off season period and as time is passing by, ball clubs from both the American League and the National League are going back to the phase of evaluating the differences in their current sides and working out the deficiencies
faced with the team structure and the roster.
Coaches and managers are looking to be hired in the period. Many suspect the change will enforce better results in 2011 when the new season kicks off in April. The pursuit for glory is now rekindled within each team and with the wake of a new season hope
is back in the frame.
The San Francisco Giants established themselves well this season and it doesn’t seem enough to just refer to how monumental their walk to glory had been. The team had gone 56 years without winning the major title but they made history in San Francisco when
they beat the Texas Rangers to the punch by claiming the ultimate prize in baseball this year.
Many believe the teams worked hard for the bout and that is one of the reasons why fans indulge in antique collections that signify an entire series result with just those items in the frame.
Kirk Gibson is right now the Manager for the Arizona Diamondbacks and recently his 1988 bat went up for auction along with much of the antique items originating from the 1988 World Series. The 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers player used the bat at that time to
slam a home run in Game 1 of the series. Gibson also sold off his trophy and his 1988 National Most Valuable Player Award. The reason for doing away with the items is to raise funds for Kirk’s foundation focusing on Sports Education in Michigan.
On the sale of the items, Gibson said, "I was never really a collector. As I looked at it and I started thinking about where I am in my life, I don't want to have to worry about making sure these items are secure somewhere".
Gibson then further went on to substantiate his reasons for selling the item. He said, "I just felt like maybe it's time to let the people who do like to collect things and display them buy them and then take some of the proceeds and fund my foundation.
I want to make sure those scholarship funds go on forever".
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