Pujols MLB Holo'd ---Kyle Photomatch?

[allstarsplus]

I will pay $100 for anyone that can photomatch this to Pujols Home Runs on April 30th or May 1st. Thanks!!!! :D

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[kylehess10]

You're in luck. I was at the game on April 30th and have several shots of Pujols. I'll go through all the shots I have of Pujols and I'll post everything I've got.

[chakes89]

More pics of the pine tarred area please

[chakes89]

If your bat has this black dot in the pine tar it was used on April 25th when he hit a HR:

www.gettyimages.com/detail/86314728/Getty-Images-Sport?axd=DetailPaging.Generic|1&axs=0|86314747%2c86314753%2c86314758%2c86314741%2c 86314723%2c86314728%2c86314735%2c86314763%2c863148 80%2c86314922%2c86314958%2c86314877%2c86314837%2c8 6314873%2c86314875|0 (http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/86314728/Getty-Images-Sport?axd=DetailPaging.Generic|1&axs=0|86314747%2c86314753%2c86314758%2c86314741%2c 86314723%2c86314728%2c86314735%2c86314763%2c863148 80%2c86314922%2c86314958%2c86314877%2c86314837%2c8 6314873%2c86314875|0)

[chakes89]

You can see the same black dot in the beginning of this clip:

http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=405395

Click on:

"STL@WSH: Pujols' ninth homer gives Cards early lead"

[allstarsplus]

You're in luck. I was at the game on April 30th and have several shots of Pujols. I'll go through all the shots I have of Pujols and I'll post everything I've got.

You were in Washington and u didnt call?

[chakes89]

Looks like he used the same bat for a few HRs

[kylehess10]

You were in Washington and u didnt call?


ahhh....my bad. I just re-checked the dates and I was at the game on the 29th, not the 30th. I checked through my pics I had of him when he was here in Atlanta and it looks like he had more tar and I can see that same black dot that chakes showed from that getty photo.

[chakes89]

Pic from April 26th:

http://cache.uspresswire.com/image/thumb/600-600/3671978.jpg


Same Black Dot right above the red graphic over "US"

[xpress34]

The Black 'DOT' should be on ALL Maple Bats used this year per the new 'Rules' enforced by MLB on ALL Bat Manufacturers:


Filip doesn’t mince words when it comes to the new regulations on maple bats, either. He said the test to determine whether the wood used in maple bats has an even slope of grain can easily be beaten (manufacturers will be required to place an ink dot on the bat handle, and if it bleeds more than a quarter of an inch diagonally, the bat is not certified). By rubbing 250-grit sandpaper on the handle, Filip said, the pores on the wood close and mask its true grain.

Full article - including support of my previous posts regarding reports that Big Papi and others were using Diablo Bats at Spring Training (Clint Barmes of the Rockies told me they were NOT allowed to use Diablo anymore as they refused to or cannot meet the new standards) founf here:

http://www.eteamz.com/baseball/boards/baseball/message.cfm?id=2123209

[quote]Admittedly, Filip’s company, Diablo Bats, isn’t worth much these days. He’s fighting to stave off bankruptcy, and he blames MLB. The $500,000 study commissioned by the league resulted in the doubling of a licensing fee required to sell bats to major league players. Filip said he cannot afford the $10,000, nor can he pay for the $10 million in insurance coverage mandated by MLB, also twice as much as last season.[/qoute]

Just an FYI for all you GU bat guys... if you get a 2009 GU MLB MAPLE Bat and it doesn't have the dot, it doesn't fly - period.

Another article (I need to find it) addresses the fact that ALL Maple Bat handles have to be light wood so the grain and dot can be checked INSTANTLY on the field.

- Chris

[allstarsplus]

OMG, there is a black dot of something....looks like ink under the pine tar



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[allstarsplus]

The Black 'DOT' should be on ALL Maple Bats used this year per the new 'Rules' enforced by MLB on ALL Bat Manufacturers:



- Chris

I was just doing flips off my kitchen table!!!

[chakes89]

Looks just like this:

http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/86314735/Getty-Images-Sport?axd=DetailPaging.Generic|1&axs=0|86314747%2c86314753%2c86314758%2c86314741%2c 86314723%2c86313530%2c86314728%2c86269047%2c863147 35%2c86314763%2c86313580%2c85401328%2c86313556%2c8 6314880%2c86314922%2c86342597%2c83062779%2c8634264 2%2c86342638%2c86313616%2c86314958%2c86314877%2c86 314837%2c86314873%2c86314875%2c86313593%2c86338590 %2c86313585%2c86339046%2c86338468%2c86313610%2c830 62773%2c86313604%2c86338514%2c86341094%2c85955255% 2c83062768%2c85586456%2c85955277%2c85586441%2c8634 1193%2c86340923%2c86341066%2c86217766%2c86217745%2 c85586425%2c86217744%2c85586437%2c86217761%2c86217 759%2c86252279%2c83062902%2c86252282%2c86314968%2c 86209827%2c86252276%2c83062898%2c86005122%2c862522 73%2c85513303|0

[xpress34]

See if I can steal Kyle's $100 from him!!! ;)


St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) connects for a solo home run off Washington Nationals starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, May 1, 2009, in Washington. Behind the plate is Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Location Washington (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=06fbe4b10412480696a1e5ac533e8081&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090501028659%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), DIST. OF COLUMBIA (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=06fbe4b10412480696a1e5ac533e8081&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090501028659%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), United States (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=06fbe4b10412480696a1e5ac533e8081&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090501028659%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Event Cardinals Nationals Baseball (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=06fbe4b10412480696a1e5ac533e8081&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090501028659%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Creation Date Friday, May 01, 2009 1:07 PM Submit Date Friday, May 01, 2009 5:39 PM Transmission Reference NAT101 Image ID 090501028659You will have to sign up for AP Images (Free) if you want to see pic - no 'view pic' option to get URL link.


St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) connects for a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Washington. Cardinals won 9-4. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Location Washington (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=5c8a860228604005ac3d542fb2843baf&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430038167%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), DIST. OF COLUMBIA (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=5c8a860228604005ac3d542fb2843baf&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430038167%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), United States (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=5c8a860228604005ac3d542fb2843baf&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430038167%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Event Cardinals Nationals Baseball (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=5c8a860228604005ac3d542fb2843baf&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430038167%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Creation Date Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:11 PM Submit Date Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:07 PM Transmission Reference NAT109 Image ID 090430038167You will have to sign up for AP Images (Free) if you want to see pic - no 'view pic' option to get URL link.


St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols (5) at the on-deck circle before his at-bat against the Washington Nationals during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Location Washington (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=dddeb2563afe492c87490c5d426a41f4&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430052663%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), DIST. OF COLUMBIA (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=dddeb2563afe492c87490c5d426a41f4&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430052663%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), United States (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=dddeb2563afe492c87490c5d426a41f4&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430052663%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Event Cardinals Nationals Baseball (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=dddeb2563afe492c87490c5d426a41f4&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430052663%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Creation Date Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:06 PM Submit Date Sunday, May 03, 2009 3:04 PM Transmission Reference NYOTK Image ID 090430052663You will have to sign up for AP Images (Free) if you want to see pic - no 'view pic' option to get URL link.


No pics showing the knob or the end of the barrell, but the pine on the bat looks fairly spot on in the pics...

Check it out and let me know -

Chris

[chakes89]

What the hell is all of that?

[xpress34]

What the hell is all of that?

It's the API quotes and notes for their photos.

Unless you want to purchase the photos, you cannot 'view ' the image to get a photo link (even with the API watermark) like you can on Getty and other sites.

Which, if you read my post - I CLEARLY stated after each set of information.

- Chris

[chakes89]

I can't read apparently

[xpress34]

Solo HR May 1st:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff130/C_Cubed_Productions/Pujols12.jpg

2 Run HR - Apr 30th:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff130/C_Cubed_Productions/Pujols13.jpg

On Deck Apr 30th:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff130/C_Cubed_Productions/Pujols11.jpg

Still looking for better close ups...

- Chris

[xpress34]

I can't read apparently

;) After the IMAGE # (in BOLD) below each quote...

[allstarsplus]

See if I can steal Kyle's $100 from him!!! ;)



Location Washington (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=06fbe4b10412480696a1e5ac533e8081&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090501028659%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), DIST. OF COLUMBIA (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=06fbe4b10412480696a1e5ac533e8081&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090501028659%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), United States (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=06fbe4b10412480696a1e5ac533e8081&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090501028659%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Event Cardinals Nationals Baseball (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=06fbe4b10412480696a1e5ac533e8081&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090501028659%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Creation Date Friday, May 01, 2009 1:07 PM Submit Date Friday, May 01, 2009 5:39 PM Transmission Reference NAT101 Image ID 090501028659You will have to sign up for AP Images (Free) if you want to see pic - no 'view pic' option to get URL link.



Location Washington (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=5c8a860228604005ac3d542fb2843baf&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430038167%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), DIST. OF COLUMBIA (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=5c8a860228604005ac3d542fb2843baf&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430038167%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), United States (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=5c8a860228604005ac3d542fb2843baf&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430038167%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Event Cardinals Nationals Baseball (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=5c8a860228604005ac3d542fb2843baf&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430038167%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Creation Date Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:11 PM Submit Date Thursday, April 30, 2009 9:07 PM Transmission Reference NAT109 Image ID 090430038167You will have to sign up for AP Images (Free) if you want to see pic - no 'view pic' option to get URL link.



Location Washington (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=dddeb2563afe492c87490c5d426a41f4&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430052663%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), DIST. OF COLUMBIA (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=dddeb2563afe492c87490c5d426a41f4&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430052663%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#), United States (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=dddeb2563afe492c87490c5d426a41f4&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430052663%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Event Cardinals Nationals Baseball (http://www.apimages.com/OneUp.aspx?st=k&kw=albert%20pujols&showact=results&sort=creationdatelower%3Areversealphabetical&intv=None&sh=10&kwstyle=and&adte=1241485086&pagez=20&rids=dddeb2563afe492c87490c5d426a41f4&dbm=PThirtyDay&page=1&xslt=1&dispname=090430052663%2C%20Cardinals%20Nationals%2 0Baseball#) Creation Date Thursday, April 30, 2009 1:06 PM Submit Date Sunday, May 03, 2009 3:04 PM Transmission Reference NYOTK Image ID 090430052663You will have to sign up for AP Images (Free) if you want to see pic - no 'view pic' option to get URL link.


No pics showing the knob or the end of the barrell, but the pine on the bat looks fairly spot on in the pics...

Check it out and let me know -

Chris

Its supposed to be from the games you specified. I will get the definitive look from extra Hi Res from the Nats photographer!!!!

Should be able to match the bleed in that black dot. With the black barrel you can't pick up any marks so it has to be the pine tar or knob detail I think.

[kylehess10]

Andrew-

Here are many shots of Pujols on May 1st:

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/1-2.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/10.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/11.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/12.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/13.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/14.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/15.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/17.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/18.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/19.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/2-1.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/3-2.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/4-2.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/5-2.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/6.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/7-1.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/8-1.jpg

http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh133/kylehess1025/9.jpg

[allstarsplus]

Kyle - Any photomatch potential?

[xpress34]

Andrew -

From the pics Kyle has put up from the game, the 'dot' appears to line up with 'hump' on the Marucci 'M'...

and he's git lots of angles of the pine tar where it fades out...

- Chris

[allstarsplus]

These photomatches are like great detective work.

The knob had something I thought was interesting. Check out the blue ballpoint in the #1. If I could get knob detail, that may be the most distinctive thing or a closeup of the black dot as that has a distintinctive bleed.

21111

[rj_lucas]

Kyle, how did you get those amazing hi-res screen grabs? I can tell it's a HD broadcast signal, but were you somehow able to capture from a DVR, or was it recorded directly to your hard drive? However you did it, it's a great tool for research.

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

[treant985]

Kyle, how did you get those amazing hi-res screen grabs? I can tell it's a HD broadcast signal, but were you somehow able to capture from a DVR, or was it recorded directly to your hard drive? However you did it, it's a great tool for research.

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

Here's how I do it, maybe others do it differently: You can play the game on your computer in full screen and hit the print screen button, then go into something like paint and hit paste. It'll paste an image of what your screen looked like when you hit print screen.

[kylehess10]

Kyle, how did you get those amazing hi-res screen grabs? I can tell it's a HD broadcast signal, but were you somehow able to capture from a DVR, or was it recorded directly to your hard drive? However you did it, it's a great tool for research.

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com


That's actually the NEW MLB.tv. That's how all games are aired through MLB.tv starting in 2009. I've never seen such amazing quality and I think 2009 will be "year of the photomatch" with this new research tool. From 2006-2008 it was sometimes really hard to make out any marks on bats and jerseys but in 2009 it looks like you can catch ever rack mark & loose stitch.

[allstarsplus]

Solo HR May 1st:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff130/C_Cubed_Productions/Pujols12.jpg

2 Run HR - Apr 30th:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff130/C_Cubed_Productions/Pujols13.jpg

On Deck Apr 30th:

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff130/C_Cubed_Productions/Pujols11.jpg

Still looking for better close ups...

- Chris

Even though we didn't get a photomatch, I am still going to pay out the $100 split in threes and need your email address to PayPal so please email me. I have already paid out to Kyle Hess and Chris H. who also were great!!!!

I am getting another Pujols so will need help on that one too!!!

Thanks again teammates!!!

[xpress34]

Even though we didn't get a photomatch, I am still going to pay out the $100 split in threes and need your email address to PayPal so please email me. I have already paid out to Kyle Hess and Chris H. who also were great!!!!

I am getting another Pujols so will need help on that one too!!!

Thanks again teammates!!!

Andrew -

I just sent you an eMail with my PayPal addy.

Thanks!!!

- Chris

P.S. - Kyle, That MLBTV.com photo imaging is INSANE!!!

[allstarsplus]

Andrew -

I just sent you an eMail with my PayPal addy.

Thanks!!!

- Chris

P.S. - Kyle, That MLBTV.com photo imaging is INSANE!!!

Chris - I sent your $33 payment this morning, and Chris H. has received his and Kyle's is waiting in his account.

Thanks again to you guys!

[rj_lucas]

Very interesting thread. There's such a wealth of visual information available today. By contrast, I haven't been able to turn up much in the way of visual matching for a Pujols bat from 2001 -- only eight short years ago.

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=25363

Just shows how far things have come. Good news for future authenticators, collectors, and historians.

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

[kylehess10]

Thanks Andrew! I really appreciate it!

[sportscentury]

Even though we didn't get a photomatch, I am still going to pay out the $100 split in threes and need your email address to PayPal so please email me. I have already paid out to Kyle Hess and Chris H. who also were great!!!!

I am getting another Pujols so will need help on that one too!!!

Thanks again teammates!!!

Always the class act.

[xpress34]

Very interesting thread. There's such a wealth of visual information available today. By contrast, I haven't been able to turn up much in the way of visual matching for a Pujols bat from 2001 -- only eight short years ago.

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=25363

Just shows how far things have come. Good news for future authenticators, collectors, and historians.

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

Rick -

IF future Authenticators take more pride in their work than some of the current ones!!! :)

- Chris

[xpress34]

Andrew -

Thank you again!!! Clearly above and beyond...

- Chris

[allstarsplus]

Always the class act.

Reid - Thanks, I am so impressed by those that are always willing to help.

I think the photomatch is the best LOA you can get even if you get it direct from the athlete.

I love some of these 2009 bats where the MLB Authenticator is giving inning the bat was used so with Kyle's video match it would be cool to add that to a paper LOA.

I think Chris should employ Kyle to run a photomatch division and issue GUU LOA's!!!

[rj_lucas]

Rick -

IF future Authenticators take more pride in their work than some of the current ones!!! :)

- Chris

Boy, isn't that the truth Chris. By way of example, I posted a few choice auction house listings, all of them for Pujols' rookie gamers:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=25476

Rick
rickjlucas@gmail.com

[allstarsplus]

I will pay $100 for anyone that can photomatch this to Pujols Home Runs on April 30th or May 1st. Thanks!!!! :D


24454

Mystery solved. HR Bat used on May 1st 2009

The authenticator confirmed this was the bat Pujols went 3 for 4 with and a Home Run!!!!!


Hologram number BB942889 was located in the MLB Authentication Database under GAME-USED BAT.
Session Product Description:


Session Name: STL AT WSH
Session Date: May 01, 2009
Autographer: ALBERT PUJOLS
Authenticator: AUTHENTICATORS, INC.

[shoremen44]

Ok... what does everyone think...

one and two are from the 7th inning… 3 and 4 are from the HR at bat in the first

[sportscentury]

Ok... what does everyone think...

one and two are from the 7th inning… 3 and 4 are from the HR at bat in the first

The bat is a monster ... but I don't see the photomatch. Sorry.