John C. Odom became an overnight sensation not because of what he accomplished on the field, but instead for the trade that happened on May 20, 2008 when he was traded for 10 Prairie Sticks Baseball Bats.
The Calgary Vipers, a team in the independent Golden Baseball League, signed him to a contract, but he was not allowed to enter Canada because of a prior aggravated assault conviction, the team was forced to trade him, but were not interested in any of the players that the Laredo Broncos of the United League had to offer. They decided that Calgary could use some extra bats, and the trade was made.
Little did everyone know that 6 months after the trade, John Odom would be dead. Some who were close to him feel that the trade bothered him, and put him on a path of drugs and alcohol, which eventually contributed to the 26 year old's accidental overdose on Nov. 5, 2008.
The 10 bats are worth around $665, but ironically were were never used, and were eventually purchased by Ripley's Believe it or Not!
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