Pujols Game Issued Bat - ASI

[bigtruck260]

Then....we get back to why I posted this item in the first place. There are some questions that need to answered by ASI, who is a pretty reputable company. We have a LS guy telling us that the model/wood is incorrect, and it is a replica bat. There is a bona-fide Cards bat expert in or midst that confirms my assumptions that the blue sharpie numbers are dissimilar to anything that I have ever seen out of the Cards clubhouse. It is a really interesting auction...the bat rack marks are perplexing, but I wonder how easy it would be to put rack marks on a bat...

Again, the sig looks to be 100% genuine.

Here is the link again in case anyone missed it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALBERT-PUJOLS-SI...QQcmdZViewItem

[cards-bats]

Rudy,

No ball marks on my bat. Here are some pics.

Jolan

[bigtruck260]

Just my humble opinion...the "5" on the knob looks suspect too.
Great bat, nice sig.

[cards-bats]

I would agree on the "5."

Doesn't look right to me.

-Jolan

[Birdbats]

i'm perplexed by the black rack marks. if the bat wasn't ever really game-issued how did the black rack marks get there?

It's been my experience that black marks like these are not caused by bat racks, but rather by black bats placed next to natural bats. When the natural bat is pulled from the box/bag, it rubs against the black bat and a streak is transfered. So, my hunch is this bat never saw the inside of a bat rack -- it simply was rubbing against a black bat at some point.

[bigtruck260]

Makes sense Jeff.

So, we have a Grey Flannel auction LOA that might be incorrectly written AND a prominent seller (ASI) stating in an auction description facts that can not be proven.

The most important post here is from BMH who stated that ALL PLAYER MODEL GAME BATS have the model number. Everything else is a replica. Both are great looking bats, with a little "history" behind them.

I just wish we could convince ASI to re-write their description, but somehow, i doubt they will sacrifice a few hundred bucks to chance the description to "replica model"...

[kingjammy24]

There are some questions that need to answered by ASI, who is a pretty reputable company.

i'm not sure if you were being facetious or not. have you read these threads?

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ad.php?t=10826

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ead.php?t=6964

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ead.php?t=5616

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ead.php?t=5577

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ead.php?t=6215

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ead.php?t=2040

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ead.php?t=4732

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ad.php?t=10897

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_f...ad.php?t=10806

after seeing the shenanigans pulled by ASI over the past few years, "reputable" is the last word that comes to my mind.

rudy.

[kingjammy24]

I bought my bat from Grey Flannel several years ago and they told me that it was used by Albert in BP.

it was used by pujols in BP yet has no ballmarks. so pujols took it into the cage and didn't manage to hit any balls at all?

it's been awhile since i've seen a player strike out in BP.

rudy.

[kingjammy24]

http://webpages.charter.net/birdbats...AP%20Knobs.JPG

rudy.

[bigtruck260]

Someone picked up on my sarcasm. I'm not going to bash anyone here...