Blog: July 13-July 19, 2009

July 13, 2009. Pujols swung his Gwynn Marucci during the HR Derby. Actually, he swung two of them. I'm guessing the two bats he took to the plate were slightly different weights.

July 14, 2009. Albert used his typical Marucci bat during his three All-Star Game plate appearances. I couldn't determine which brand Molina was swinging, but it had a Gwynn finish... At the live Hunt Auction held at FanFest, a "used" 2009 Pujols bat (on which I could not find any real use) sold for $4,700; and a used 2009 jersey was hammered down at $8,000 (excluding buyer's premium). By comparison, a beautiful 1954 Schoendienst jersey sold for $7,000. A 1956 Musial road jersey sold for $29,000.

July 17, 2009. I'm fairly certain the flame-finished LS ash bat Carpenter is swinging is a Jason LaRue model... Duncan is using LS again... Yadi has a new home (red) chest protector with a gold Rawlings label... Whoever bought this Pujols bat obviously never read this thread on Game Used Universe... I've updated my list of bats for sale. More to come.

July 18, 2009. DeRosa was back in the lineup tonight and swinging a Gwynn-finished LS M9. I'm guessing his first shipment of Cardinals-branded bats have arrived... The winners of the Jackie Robinson Day jerseys were drawn on 7/14, so if you haven't been notified about being a winner, you're probably out of luck this year.

July 19, 2009. That didn't last long -- DeRosa is using his all-black maple bat again... Bob Gibson is selling several items from his career through Legendary Auctions, including World Series rings, his HOF ring, a couple contracts, a Gold Glove award, and his 1968 MVP and Cy Young awards. Details here.