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Albert Pujols Game-Worn Cardinals Helmet w/Photo Match
Re: Albert Pujols Game-Worn Cardinals Helmet w/Photo Match
Getty has photos of Thomas Howard (who wore #5 for the Cardinals immediately prior to Pujols) from the 2000 season wearing single-flap helmets (both right and left varieties), including the flag sticker (see below).
I do not see the photo match. The pine tar pattern on the brim looks entirely different, and there appears to be an abrasion above the StL on Pujols' helmet that is not present on the helmet being auctioned.
Re: Albert Pujols Game-Worn Cardinals Helmet w/Photo Match
Rick,
I agree... I don't see it... it may be Albert's helmet, but if it is where is the provenance... and if the consignor is serious about it being Albert's, wouldn't they go to greater lengths to photomatch, like an image from Getty?
Bert
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Always looking for Matt Wieters, Tettleton, and that Orioles magic
Re: Albert Pujols Game-Worn Cardinals Helmet w/Photo Match
I remember 3-4 years ago at the Winter Warm Up, those of us milling outside of the Cardinals Care store waiting for it to open could see a navy helmet with #5 on it sitting on a shelf. I'd been tipped off it was going to be there -- but also was told the team was certain it wasn't Pujols' helmet. They seemed confident it was a Thomas Howard helmet. If it was a Pujols helmet, it wouldn't have been sitting there with a $25 price tag. Anyway, just a couple minutes before the store opens, one of the volunteers working inside the store takes the helmet from the shelf and puts it behind the cashier's table. He was buying it for himself (or, more likely, someone else). I'm not saying this is the same helmet, but I wouldn't be shocked. Sure, it could be real. But, Pujols established himself as a stud during his first season... so what are the odds that Pujols helmets would not be kept by Albert or sold/auctioned by the team? What are the odds that a legit Pujols helmet wouldn't have paperwork and provenance? And what are the odds that anyone with a legit Pujols helmet would consign it to this particular auction house, given its well-documented financial troubles and inability to pay consignors?
Re: Albert Pujols Game-Worn Cardinals Helmet w/Photo Match
Not commenting on the helmet, as I do not know what to look for. That said, I have won three bats from them, and all three were authenticated after I purchased them.
That doesn't fit the time frame of my other post, but it could have been the 2005 WWU when I saw the "5" helmet on the shelf. The older I get, the more the years run together.
Re: Albert Pujols Game-Worn Cardinals Helmet w/Photo Match
I looked on the Getty Images site and came across some pictures of Pujols with a helmet that could be the auction item. Not sure. What do you guys make of these images? These are from Sept. 18, 2002- June 13, 2004 and July 20, 2004. He actually makes a helmet change shortly after these images on Aug. 1, 2004 where the visor is no longer labeled with a "5". However, one would think that owner would have better provenance.
Dan danreiser7@gmail.com...always looking for Trout, Harper, Cano, Posey Game Used Items!
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