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						Birdbats blog... January 31 , 2010. I listed seven jerseys on eBay tonight, most of which were acquired at the recent Winter Warm Up. Please bid early and often... Also, I'm selling a 2007 Braden Looper jersey on consignment. Great shirt with the Hancock patch; it's signed and has a team LOA. $175. January 24 , 2010. The Cardinals unveiled the team's 2010 BP cap this week and all I can say is, "Why?" Is there something wrong with plain ol' red? Do we really need the blue apron strings? I understand marketing and the reasons teams introduce new caps every year or two. Doesn't mean I have to like it... When I bought jerseys at last weekend's Winter Warm Up and got them home, I noticed the 2009 road shirt had a lighter shade of gray than the older jerseys. Not a big deal, but something to keep in mind if you're trying to date jerseys that don't have patches or year flags. January 18 , 2010. Well, another Winter Warm Up has come and gone. Here are some general observations... The team auctioned two Pujols jerseys. A road gray with tails and no sleeve patch -- likely a spring training shirt that may or may not have been worn by Albert -- sold for $1,500. Another road shirt with the ASG patch, straight hem and very light wear sold today for $5,100. Neither jersey was signed... It seems just about every jersey in the silent auctions was from spring training. Not sure I saw one shirt with an ASG patch... Very few bats were available. There were none in the Cardinals Care store, about half a dozen in the auctions (Molina being the biggest name) and very few in the exhibitor's hall. The Authentics Store had bats, but were charging "stadium prices." I really miss the days when the Cardinals Care store had big bins of bats for $25 each... I'm not sure the Marriott was a big hit with attendees. At a presentation this morning, team President Bill DeWitt asked the crowd to raise their hands if they liked this year's facilities better than the ones used in past years. By my estimate, maybe 5-10 percent raised their hands. When asked if they liked the Millennium Hotel better, about half raised their hands. The rest apparently agreed with me -- it really wasn't any worse or better. In a nutshell, there just isn't enough room for such a large event -- too many bottlenecks, too many snaking lines, too much chaos in general. It's still fun, but it could be so much better... I picked up several jerseys in the Cardinals Care store. A few of them are now available in the for sale section of this site. January 14 , 2010. This article in today's Post-Dispatch talks about how Mark McGwire has pulled some of his old game equipment out of mothballs since being hired as the Cards' hitting coach. According to the article: "Shortly after accepting the job, McGwire pulled a bat out of his collection and began hitting again. On Wednesday, he used a Rawlings bat, circa 2001, branded with his name. He pulled on batting gloves from a box stamped "2001," and he wore Nike shoes with "MAC 25" stitched on the back." All interesting, but photos included on the paper's site show a bat with no batch code and 1998 barrel labeling. I'm pretty sure this particular bat was made after the 1998 season since its markings are consistent with comments made by Rawlings' Bill Steele in this article... If you want a Pujols autograph ticket for Monday's WWU session, you might be in luck. A reader contacted me last night saying he bought a ticket, but now cannot attend on Monday, so he's selling his ticket for $280. If you're interested, I can hook you up with the ticketholder, who will be at the WWU on Saturday and Sunday. Contact me here... I have several nice bats and jerseys on eBay at the moment. These auctions will end Sunday night. January 7 , 2010. Matt Holliday has officially signed on the dotted line. He will wear #7 next season in deference to Jim Edmonds; because Matt prefers a single digit; because his favorite #5 is taken; and because another Oklahoman, Mickey Mantle, had an OK career with #7 on his back... An updated Winter Warm Up autograph list is posted with prices. Though he's not listed yet, I've been told Holliday will be there; his ticket will be $100... If you have any interest at all in owning a great Stan Musial game-used bat (see entries on 10/25/09 and 11/16/09), time is running out. If this bat doesn't sell before the Winter Warm Up, the owner is reclaiming it and putting back on his wall. Final price: $3,100 plus shipping.
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