A one-of-a-kind baseball bat guitar built for John Fogerty that went on the DL after being damaged in flooding this spring in Nashville (story) has been restored in time for the former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader's appearance at the Baseball Hall Of Fame inductions in Cooperstown, New York July 25 (story).  Slugger, a bat designed for Fogerty by Philip Kubicki in celebration of his baseball anthem Centerfield,  sustained heavy damage when surging waters from the Cumberland River inundated a storage facility that was serving as temporary holding space for a collection of instruments belonging several noteworthy musicians.  Fogerty and the rare instrument will be reunited for the first time when he performs the song at the induction ceremony, after which the guitar modeled on the Louisville Slugger will remain on display among the most treasured artifacts of the game.  Fogerty says the instrument '...means a lot to me.  It symbolizes two of my great loves, baseball and the guitar', and, '...I think Slugger will be happy at the Baseball Hall Of Fame.'
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