Blog: June 29-July 5, 2009
June 29, 2009. Clayton Mortensen made his MLB debut tonight wearing #54, a number made available by the release of Blaine Boyer. Mortensen also got an AB; he used a natural ash LS... Duncan is using Carolina Clubs again... I didn't get much response from my post on 6/27 regarding the items I've listed for sale on the Game Used Universe site, so let's sweeten the deal. If you want something, contact me using the subject line "DISCOUNT" and I'll give you 25% off listed prices and pay your shipping. Currently, only collectors who read this site qualify for the discount.
June 30, 2009. I asked Brian Hillerich at H&B what the deal was with DeRosa's all-black maple bat. His reply was, "Um, I don't know what you are talking about; all bats made by Hillerich & Bradsby are made in compliance with the new MLB rules ; )." Emphasis on the winking smiley face at the end.
July 1, 2009. Rasmus was swinging a Gwynn-finished Sam Bat tonight. It was the first time he has used Sam this season, and it was the bat he used to hit the walk-off home run. Colby now has swung five different brands of bats (LS, X-Bat, CTG, Marucci and Sam), and we're not even halfway through the season.
July 2, 2009. Only three days remaining to buy a raffle ticket for the Jackie Robinson Day jerseys. The promotion ends July 5... If Jarrett Hoffpauir gets into a game before DeRosa heals, he'll be wearing #34. That number was made available by Chris Perez's trade to Cleveland.
July 3, 2009. Both teams were wearing the red Stars and Stripes caps tonight, and since it was the Cards and the Reds, they didn't look bad at all. Of course, I prefer red caps with the road gray uniforms... Hoffpauir did get into the game tonight. He used a natural LS M9... Duncan was using a Gwynn-finished LS M9. Very unusual for Duncan to use a Louisville Slugger.
July 4, 2009. The Cardinals, like all MLB teams, were wearing "4-ALS" patches on their jerseys (upper left chest) and stickers on their helmets (ear flap side). I heard suggestions the jerseys might be auctioned as a fund-raiser, but the patches seemed very temporary. They weren't all straight and the corners were raised on more than a few patches. In fact, Hoffpauir's patch fell off at some point during the game. I noticed Carpenter was wearing his patch on his pre-game windbreaker during the game... The team wore the Stars and Strips caps for a second day in a row.
July 5, 2009. If you want to attend the HR Derby next Monday and don't have a ticket, I have an extra in section 261. Face value is $205, but I'll listen to reasonable offers... The Stars and Stripes caps were out for a third straight day... Yadier Molina has a new chest protector with a gold Rawlings label. As recently as the last road trip, his chest protector still had the typical red label. Guess Gold Glovers get special perks.
