Blog: June 14-June 20, 2010
June 14, 2010. Spotted Jeff Suppan in the dugout wearing his familiar #37. How convenient that number was unassigned, huh? Just like Aaron Miles and #12... Pujols is using his Gwynn-finished Marucci again... After a long stretch of using Marucci, Holliday is swinging a Sam Bat... Adam Wainwright has switched from ash to maple. He's using a black LS M9 tonight... McGwire is wearing his home white #25 in the dugout.
June 15, 2010. David Freese was using a black Rawlings bat tonight, a new brand for him... Suppan swung a flame-finished ash LS and, as expected, was wearing #37. The uniform number database has been updated... Here's photo proof of Mac wearing his home white #25.
June 16, 2010. Noticed that two more guys are wearing the Cool Flo helmets -- base coaches Jose Oquendo and Dave McKay. They don flapless versions both at home and on the road... Two cool videos on this site featuring Albert Pujols at home. The "Behind-the-Scenes" segment is particularly interesting because Albert gives a tour of his personal trophy case. Also note the jerseys and caps on the walls -- especially the 2001 All-Star Game jersey near the end.
June 18, 2010. Molina was using a black Marucci tonight... Remember, if a Pujols LS bat has "Genuine" only above his name on the barrel, and no model number, it's a souvenir bat, not a gamer. Here's an example.
June 19, 2010. Holliday broke both a black Sam Bat and a natural Sam Bat in his first plate appearance... Was at the game tonight and saw the Authentics Store selling road knit blanks with professional 0062 tagging in multiple sizes for $125 each (they have boxes of them). Apparently, something was wrong with the jerseys and the team decided to not use them. Problem is, they look fine and the store is doing nothing to fraud-proof them (like cutting out the laundry tag). The good news is, no year flags. So, if you start seeing a bunch of superstar road jerseys hitting the market, you'll know why.
June 20, 2010. Happy Father's Day. As has become commonplace, the players wore light blue ribbons on their jerseys today, and a few wore blue wristbands. Others did not... Otherwise, nothing new or out of the ordinary today.
