If you're in the market for a McGwire Cardinals-era bat, you want one that's cracked or has deadwood. The ones that don't likely were stolen from locker rooms or given away as gifts, usually without being used by Mac. Mac used a bat until he couldn't use it anymore. I wouldn't touch a McGwire Cardinals bat that wasn't cracked or didn't have deadwood. When I saw the crack on this bat (along with the pine tar pattern and the signature), my first thought was, "Ooh, a real one. Nice."