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Thread: Pujols Rookie Bat
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06-01-2008, 07:57 PM #1dmul43Guest
Pujols Rookie Bat
Trying to help a friend...
Can anyone verify this as a Pujols rookie bat? The knob reads 707B 725 01. My friend wants to purchase this bat from a bat boy on his way to college...asked me for help but I'm no expert. Can anyone tell me anything about it and what they would pay?
Thanks!
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06-01-2008, 08:26 PM #2
Re: Pujols Rookie Bat
I would like to see the whole bat.
So far, it looks promising. Email me and I'll tell you all about it.Dave
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06-01-2008, 08:53 PM #3dmul43Guest
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06-01-2008, 09:22 PM #4
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Re: Pujols Rookie Bat
Hi
Can you send me pics? Thanks in advance
Carlie Medina III
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06-01-2008, 10:19 PM #5
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Re: Pujols Rookie Bat
here are a few more pics of the bat.
Opinions?
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06-01-2008, 10:34 PM #6
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Re: Pujols Rookie Bat
The bat has another players uniform number on it.So it will be hard to tell but I'm not expert. I did send an email asking them to contact Jeff Scott and see what he says.If this is a real Albert Pujols bat I would make an offer since theres seem no be no Mcgwire bats out there.
Carlie Medina III
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06-02-2008, 09:43 AM #7
Re: Pujols Rookie Bat
I was contacted about this via e-mail. Along with photos, he shared the batboy's story of how he got the bat. The story had holes. For example, he said Placido Polanco used the bat to hit a HR, then Albert used the same bat -- grounding out and breaking the bat in the process. I checked the box score -- Albert struck out swinging after Polanco's HR. As for the bat, the pine tar is too high on the barrel and the use is extremely heavy; uncharacteristic for Albert. The knob has two blacked-out numbers in addition to Polanco's #27. Without airtight proof of the bat being used as the batboy describes, this seems to be just another bat issued to Pujols but used by someone else.
Jeff Scott
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06-02-2008, 10:12 AM #8
Re: Pujols Rookie Bat
It probably still has some value. I just saw a Tino Martinez/Pujols bat sell for about $650 on eBay a few weeks ago. Polanco still has fans in STL (myself included) and Martinez has few if any.
The numbers being blacked out is a concern. More than once is a real flag.
Most high end bats come with a story. Even bats with provenance seem to occasionally have holes in the stories. That's why the genuine articles are worth so much.
Jeff's opinion means alot to me, personally - so I would buy this bat based on his opinion. It's a Pujols issued bat used by another player (s).Dave
Looking for 1990's STL Cardinal starting pitcher's bats
River City Redbird Authentics
http://www.freewebs.com/bigtruck260/
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