Birdbats blog...
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 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.
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.
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 28, 2009. The Cardinals have shipped Chris Perez off to Cleveland in exchange for Mark DeRosa. Mark is wearing #7, the number Joe Mather wore during most of spring training. Joe's season-ending wrist surgery made #7 available for DeRosa, who has worn that digit with his last three teams (the Indians, Cubs and Rangers) and also as a rookie with the Braves. How convenient... DeRosa's jersey is unusual in that the "e" in DeRosa is subscript (50% as high as the other letters and positioned on the baseline). Players with similar names have other treatments. For example, all of the letters in Jason LaRue's surname are the same height and there's a space between the "A" and the "R" (Tony LaRussa gets the same treatment). Kyle McClellan, on the other hand, has a superscript "c" for his second letter (50% as high and positioned even with the top of the other letters). Consistency, anyone?... DeRosa was using an all-black LS M9 bat, which is strange because maple bats are no longer allowed to be all black. I couldn't tell if he'd covered a bare handle in black tape, or if the bat truly was all black. Hope to get a better look next time out.
June 27, 2009. I noticed Schumaker was using a different bat today. He almost always uses an X-Bat, but today's bat had a Rawlings logo... Today was "Jersey off the Back" day at Busch, which means somebody out there has a new Pujols jersey and could have paid as little as $1. Anybody get lucky?... Josh Kinney got an AB today and used an unfinished ash LS... I have several items listed for sale on the Game Used Universe site. If you want something, contact me using the subject line "DISCOUNT" and I'll give you 15% off listed prices and pay your shipping.
June 26, 2009. I was contacted by Hunt regarding the 2001 Pujols jersey. Seems it wasn't rejected on its own merits; it was pulled because they checked with Cardinals Care and the LOA turned out to be bogus.
June 25, 2009. The 2001 Pujols jersey offered in Hunt Auction's upcoming ASG auction has been withdrawn. Kudos to Hunt for making the call on that one. Bidding already had passed $2,100... Two of the three pink bats used by Cardinals on Mother's Day are now at auction on MLB.com. Khalil Green's Old Hickory, used for two ABs, is offered, as is the bat Rasmus used in his first four ABs. Based on the condition, it's clear now why he used a black bat for his last plate appearance. Schumaker's X-Bat is not part of this auction.
June 24, 2009. Interesting note from the Post-Dispatch, courtesy of Derrick Goold: "La Russa received a memento from his 2,500th career victory, which came Sunday in Kansas City. Albert Pujols autographed his game-used bat with gold pen and wrote out his stats from the day -- six RBIs, two homers. But the bat was not the one he used to hit either of the homers; it was the one that cracked on a single. 'It's got some character,' La Russa said. 'It will go up at ARF (offices), next to Bruce Springsteen's guitar.'"
June 23, 2009. I've added a couple links to the left. One is to Game Used Universe, a great site full of information for memorabilia collectors. I post there often. The other link will take you to my current eBay auctions. I have 16 bats listed at the moment -- bid early and bid often... I've also added a Google search bar that is supposed to search this site, but it doesn't seem to work well. For example, a query for "Pujols" returned six hits. I'll try to figure out what's wrong.
June 22, 2009. Still waiting for Hunt Auctions to pull the 2001 Pujols jersey and either pull or edit the description for the 1948 Yochim shirt (see the 6/17 and 6/18 entries)... The Pujols BP jersey I mentioned on 6/19 sold for more than $2,000... Yadi is back to Sam Bat tonight.
June 21, 2009. The team wore blue ribbons on their jerseys and blue wristbands in recognition of prostate cancer awareness and Father's Day. They didn't match the Cards well, but sure looked good on Kansas City's powder blue alternate jerseys... Yadier Molina is back to using Marucci bats.
June 20, 2009. If you've always wanted a Stan Musial game-used bat, here's your chance. I'm offering one of mine for sale. It's a 1953 signed and uncracked Louisville Slugger. This is one of the first M159 models ever turned, which is noteworthy since Musial and the M159 are synonymous. Please contact me if you're interested.
June 19, 2009. Molina has switched batting helmets again, option for a regular road lid instead of a Cool Flo... The Cardinals Web site has a Pujols spring training BP jersey available via auction through Sunday. The problem is, I can't find any photos of Pujols wearing a standard BP jersey during the spring or regular season. He favors a lightweight pullover jacket with a partial zipper front and navy short sleeves. Even when every other player is in a regular BP shirt, he seems to be doing his own thing. If you have a shot of Pujols wearing a BP jersey that was taken in 2009, I'd love to see it.
Blog Archive
June
15-June 21, 2009
June 8-June 14, 2009
June 1-June 7, 2009
May 25-May 31, 2009
May 18-May 24, 2009
May 11-May 17, 2009
May 4-May 10, 2009
April 27-May 3, 2009
April 20-April 26, 2009
April 13-April 19, 2009
April 6-April 12, 2009
Off Season 2008-09
Sept. 21-Sept. 28, 2008
Sept. 14-Sept. 20, 2008
Sept. 7-Sept. 13, 2008
August 31-Sept. 6, 2008
August 24-August 30, 2008
August 17-August 23, 2008
August 10-August 16, 2008
August 3-August 9, 2008
July 27-August 2, 2008
July 20-July 26, 2008
July 13-July 19, 2008
July 6-July 12, 2008
June 29-July 5, 2008
June 22-June 28, 2008
June 15-June 21, 2008
June 8-June 14, 2008
June 1-June 7, 2008
May 25-May 31, 2008
May 18-May 24, 2008
May 11-May 17, 2008
May 4-May 10, 2008
April 27-May 3, 2008
April 20-April 26, 2008
April 13-April 19, 2008
April 6-April 12, 2008
April 1-April 5, 2008
March 2008
February 2008
January 2008
December 2007
November 2007
October 2007
Sept. 23-Sept. 30, 2007
Sept. 16-Sept. 22, 2007
Sept. 9-Sept. 15, 2007
Sept. 2-Sept. 8, 2007
August 26-Sept. 1, 2007
August 19-August 25, 2007
August 12-August 18, 2007
August 5-August 11, 2007
July 29-August 4, 2007
July 22-July 28, 2007
July 15-July 21, 2007
July 8-July 14, 2007
July 1-July 7, 2007
June 24-June 30, 2007
June 17-June 23, 2007
June 10-June 16, 2007
June 3-June 9, 2007
May 27-June 2, 2007
May 20-May 26, 2007
May 13-May 19, 2007
May 6-May 12, 2007
April 29-May 5, 2007
April 22-28, 2007
April 15-21, 2007
April 8-14, 2007
April 1-7, 2007
