Pujols Rookie Bat Steal?

[bigtruck260]

hi, i am the owner of this bat now and all i can say is WOW!

talk about heavy game use! stich marks along the left side of the barrel, bat rack marks, pine tar just under the emblem ...the crack is consistent with a right handed hitter getting a bit jammed...expertly repaired, someone put a lot of time into this repair..

the best part is the designation from SAM marked 4/11/01...no forgery here, this is legit from Ottawa....

i have been working on the Provenance...i believe this may be the bat Pujols used to break the NL Rookie Home run record in April , and then tie the MLB record with 8.....

Pujols definately used Sam bats in 2001 as referenced in many articles, im working on the Photo proof now....

look at his 2001 MLB showdown card, it clearly shows Pujols using this model in spring training (when he was trying to make a great impression and make the team out of nowhere) I hear his trainer told him Bonds was using these Maple bats and he wanted to try and he LOVED them from day 1.....

i will post Pics when they are located, i have a few libraries working on it now for me..

i have seen some Sam bats with the Maple leaf sticker "peeling" off so that sticker not being there is not a good enough reason to call this not authentic....the butt end is not perfectly smooth and the stickers dont lay flush anyway.....

All that really matters is that you are happy. Sounds like you are! That's what it's all about. Keep us posted on your research...sounds like you have already done some homework.

Oh, and welcome to the board.

[kylehess10]

look at his 2001 MLB showdown card, it clearly shows Pujols using this model in spring training

Here's a pic for everyone to see

[fikas231]

Kyle, i know you have agreat Game used collection of Braves...you have any Pujols stuff?

[kylehess10]

Kyle, i know you have agreat Game used collection of Braves...you have any Pujols stuff?

I wish I had something of Pujols, but his stuff is just so high-end right now.