How Many Vintage collectors Sprinkle in Some Pujols?

[pgellis]

I also agree with others about Pujols and the juice. I am a huge Red Sox fan and have been saying for a long time that Big Papi had to be on the juice. I feel the same about Pujols.

That being said, I would not invest a penny into any modern rookie cards, no matter who it is. Before all the steroid info came out (when I was much younger), I had some Sammy Sosa RCs, Jose Canseco RCs, Mark McGwire autographs, etc., etc. Wouldn't be able to get rid of those for a penny nowadays.

There's just too much uncertainty with any ballplayers that excel way above the average ballplayer.

[teetwoohsix]

I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks Pujols is juicing.

Clayton

[Rob D.]

Simply put, you never know who's juicing:

[alanu]

LaRussa would never let a juicer play on his team!!

[canjond]

Jeter's the last clean star from the early 2000s.

[quinnsryche]

I really hope he's not and he really is that good. Me and my son will stick with Paul Konerko as our fave. WAY too slow to be on the junk!

[teetwoohsix]

Just wanted to say,I have a bit of a warped sense of humor,but is anyone else laughing at the title of this thread?

[sox1903wschamp]

Hi Scott,

There is no "sprinkling" of modern cards for me. Back in 1987 I had diligently collected all of the sets from each year up to that point and then I had to choose because it was just too confusing and crazy to me. I said to myself, I am either in or out collecting current issues. I chose Out and have never looked back. Not to demean modern issues, it was just a personal choice.

[iggyman]

I doubled and tripled checked, but did not see one "T206 Pujols" in my set. Sorry, never heard of him.

Lovely Day...

[caramelcard]

Originally Posted by alanu

LaRussa would never let a juicer play on his team!!

Where's the smiley face or wink? This is a joke right? LaRussa is the reason that juice is so prevalent in baseball.

[Browncow75]

I have bought a few of his rookies. I wont fall for the $2000-3000 price tag of the "best one" though. As far as being on the juice, with his off field persona, I think he would have to be one helluva actor to get away with it. He is a very religious guy, and Ive actually met his son A.J. at my cousins' house. They go to the same church, and the kids play together. Im not naive enough to say "there's NO way", however, it just seems unlikely when you look at the "man behind the ballplayer".

With that said, having McGwire as the hitting coach - WORST IDEA EVER!!! What can he tell them? Swing for the fences, boys! He is a career .263 Hitter, with only 30 more hits than strikeouts!!! How can you have a batting coach who, himself, is only famous for hitting a bunch of Tainted homeruns? Doesnt make any sense to me. Thats another brilliant "Larussa idea" I suppose.

[ScottFandango]

interesting responses!

But for those who think he is juicin, i think you need to find out a little bit more about Albert...juicing doesnt fit in his life timeline, nor does it fit his persona...

all i can say is, we may be watching ONE OF THE GREATEST PLAYERS EVER...we should enjoy it and tell out grandkids we saw ALBERT PLAY!

his stats already DWARF the great Mantle....

Pujols WORST season is better than MANTLE'S SECOND BEST SEASON

[Woundedduck]

Originally Posted by pgellis

I also agree with others about Pujols and the juice. I am a huge Red Sox fan and have been saying for a long time that Big Papi had to be on the juice. I feel the same about Pujols.

That being said, I would not invest a penny into any modern rookie cards, no matter who it is. Before all the steroid info came out (when I was much younger), I had some Sammy Sosa RCs, Jose Canseco RCs, Mark McGwire autographs, etc., etc. Wouldn't be able to get rid of those for a penny nowadays.

There's just too much uncertainty with any ballplayers that excel way above the average ballplayer.

Actually autos of Canseco, Sosa, & McGwire still do pretty well..... Especially McGwire.

[nebboy]

Im a BIG fan of his charity work. His one of the most stand up guys off field.
If you don't know about him its worth you time to find out. I hope he doesn't caught up in the wrong side of things.


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[Anthony S.]

Probably bought my last pack of cards when I was 13 back in 1981. But the countless shoe boxes of cards I collected between 1975 and 1981 remain in my old room at my parent's house, and I know my nephew loves to swing by with his friends and plow through the cards. I've told them they can take whatever they want, but I still receive phone calls from my mom in which she insists on reading off the names of the players on the cards they've just selected, to make sure it okay:

Mom: "Hi Dude*, Lou picked out a few cards today. I'll just read them off to y..."

Me: "Mom, whatever he takes is fine."

Mom: "Well, I just want to make sure that..."

Me: "Mom, trust me, it's fine."

Mom: "Tim Wallach, Dale Murphy, Marc Hill, Manny San...um..."

Me: "Sanguillen. Mom, just let him have them." (Raising my voice) "Lou! Can you hear me, Lou? Take the cards."

Mom: "Jack Clark, Ron Cey, Steve Garvey....Isn't he the one that had all those children with all those different women? Mickey Rivers, Ed Goodson..."

I've received that phone call 10 times, minimum.

* yes, mom calls me "dude." It's a California thing.

[Griffins]

Anthony, I'm starting to wonder if we have the same mother and she gave us both the same name to avoid confusion.

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by Anthony S.

* yes, mom calls me "dude." It's a California thing.

Dude, that is some funny shit.

[dstudeba]

If they don't play in my town's Little League I couldn't care less about them.