Lets see your Albert Pujols game used items!

[Joel_Brock]

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Slow to post, but wanted to share. This 2009 Marucci was featured in the late 2012 SCP auction and comes from Ozzie Smith's personal collection. Perhaps the most hammered Pujols bat I've ever seen and uncracked to boot.

Nice piece. Shame it went for so much in the Ozzie auction. Amazing the prices Ozzie was able to get.

[onlyalbert]

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Slow to post, but wanted to share. This 2009 Marucci was featured in the late 2012 SCP auction and comes from Ozzie Smith's personal collection. Perhaps the most hammered Pujols bat I've ever seen and uncracked to boot.

Doug, that's a sweet bat! I was bidding on some other things in the auction and already have an 09 so let it slide.....then ended up with nothing! I think you got it for a good price too.

[rj_lucas]

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It's great to see a 'new generation' of Pujols collectors coming up. Time for some of us 'old hats' to hand off the mantle I think

A couple of my items. #36 jersey worn on several of Albert's rookie cards. I have numerous game photos, obtained directly from the card photographer.

[rj_lucas]

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Vintage signed and dated GU rookie bat with LaRussa signed COA.

[onlyalbert]

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Thought it would be appropriate to match my jersey up with the one Rick posted. Here is his home jersey from the 2000 AFL.

[gameused]

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WOW...Those Pujols jerseys are sweet! Rick, that rookie era Pujols LVS bat from Larussa is a gem!

Thank you for posting and sharing.

Regards,
Bobby

[Nnunnari]

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I posted this in the February pick ups as well. Just got this '02 LVS, I sold my '03 "hit streak" bat. Any of you Pujols collectors seen one of his gammers with this much tar? Concerns me a little since most of his bats have light to medium tar.

[onlyalbert]

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Nick, the tar pattern on that bat looks to be that of Tino Martinez or Mike Matheny. Jeff Scott or Bert Magladry can probably chime in with some pics.

[spartanservitto]

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That bat was definitely used by someone else. Way too much tar on the handle and center brand , that's not saying Albert used it to begin with.

-Tony

[shoremen44]

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I posted this in the February pick ups as well. Just got this '02 LVS, I sold my '03 "hit streak" bat. Any of you Pujols collectors seen one of his gammers with this much tar? Concerns me a little since most of his bats have light to medium tar.

Most likely used by Tino Martinez... I have a similar Pujols bat photomatched to being used by Tino

[Nnunnari]

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Bummer, that's what I was afraid of, thanks guys. The bat came with a PSA letter from Taube stating he believed it was used by Albert and was an outstanding example of a Pujols gammer. Not sure how that happens.

[onlyalbert]

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Bummer, that's what I was afraid of, thanks guys. The bat came with a PSA letter from Taube stating he believed it was used by Albert and was an outstanding example of a Pujols gammer. Not sure how that happens.

How that happens is I think Taube seems to be rubber stamping his LOA's at least that is what I've noticed in the last couple of years of Pujols LOA's I've seen. The language in a lot of them is identical almost like cut and paste work. And his grading has seemed to be very "generous" and sometimes erradic in my opinion.

[onlyalbert]

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Here is an example of Pujols' tar patterns. He has been very consistent throughout the years. Early not so much tar. Caked it on in late 08 (my bat is an early one) and all of 09. Then when back to a lighter dose in 10/11. Also, he has always used the caramel colored tar and not the reddish stuff you see a lot of on Martinez, Matheny and also Beltran and Freese bats. These in order are 01,02,05,07,08,09,10 and two 11 playoff bats. Still looking for nice 03,04, and 06. Note, the 05 is a Raul Gonzalez model he used with a team letter and 5 on the ends. Taube should've known better on his letter to Nick. He has handled literally hundreds of Pujols' gamers.

[rogergoochman]

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wow onlyalbert that is a quite impressive collections of bats

[Nnunnari]

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Great collection Jason, I didn't realize you were up to that many gammers.