A sterling stash of commemorative bats signed by Cal Ripken Jr. upon his retirement in 2001. Thirty-six (36) in all, each a jet-black, 35" Louisville Slugger 125 P 72 personal Ripken model immortalized with a flawless signature by this generation's Iron Man on the barrel in silver marker. To the left on the barrel is a silver engraving depicting Cal in his last game waving goodbye to fans, surrounded by a ring reading "Cal Ripken, Jr." and a banner underneath reading "1981-2001" and the MLB logo. MLB hologram is affixed to the shaft of the bat. Ripen's massive popularity hasn't waned a bit since his retirement, and items like these are like IT&T stock on the collector's market, for a reason: the man and any of his equipment just ooze class. Now, multiply that by 36.