this is one hot card....prices continue to rise..record Raw Close $455.55

fandango

this pujols card seems to still be in a steady rise...raw or graded,they fly off the shelves...
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not for nothing, but Pujols seems to be the front runner for NL MVP....he has won them 3 games in a row now....especially if they make the playoffs, i dont see who else in ahead of him ....

BobaFett72

well, if the Cards finish in 3rd place and the Brewers win the division or Wild Card. I'd put my money on Braun.
I personally like to see the MVP come from a team that makes the playoffs or at least comes in 2nd. Pujuls certainly has the numbers, thats for sure.

fandango

another over $375.......a Very Hot Card

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bdunndchi

Wow. It is a cool card.

hofautos

I dont know if its accurate of not, but I was told that the base card #/1000 were not die cut, but that only the first x amount were die cut, and then a smaller number of those were autographed? I forget the actual numbers but is this accurate to your understanding?

gumbyfan

<< <i>well, if the Cards finish in 3rd place and the Brewers win the division or Wild Card. I'd put my money on Braun.
I personally like to see the MVP come from a team that makes the playoffs or at least comes in 2nd. Pujuls certainly has the numbers, thats for sure. >>



I'm biased, so I went to the stats for the comparison

Pujols:
AVG - .347
OBP - .456
SLG - .602
HR - 21
R - 65
RBI - 67
2B - 26
3B - 0
SB - 5

Braun:
AVG - .299
OBP - .338
SLG - .586
HR - 29
R - 61
RBI - 82
2B - 28
3B - 6
SB - 9

I wouldn't call either of them a front runner by any stretch of the imagination.

Goot

Since Chipper's hurt........

Manny Ramirez for NL MVP

Goot

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I wouldn't call either of them a front runner by any stretch of the imagination. >>




If I recall, there isn't a single player, from a contender in the NL, that is putting up numbers anywhere close to Pujols.

gumbyfan

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I wouldn't call either of them a front runner by any stretch of the imagination. >>




If I recall, there isn't a single player, from a contender in the NL, that is putting up numbers anywhere close to Pujols. >>



Did your hair get in your eyes when I showed the comparison between Pujols' and Braun's stats?

Goot

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Did your hair get in your eyes when I showed the comparison between Pujols' and Braun's stats? >>



Haha no. I think I misunderstood your statement though. I thought you meant the neither of them were frontrunners at this point as in, there are OTHER people up there with them. It's late, my bad.

BTW, I'd take Braun for MVP if the season ended today.

Kind of on a side note and somewhat random, but we've been hearing about him for years in my area because he went to Miami and then played for the local minor league team (Brevard County), and it's so awesome to see him doing so well. The local paper kind of cheers him on as though he is one of the local boys (Prince, Wakefield, Clint Hurdle, and a lot of minor leaguers grew up around here).

gumbyfan

We love Braun here. He signed the extension (at a substantial discount, imo) to stay with the Brewers for a few years. He's been great in the community. It's gotta be hard not to pull for him.

fandango

<< <i>I dont know if its accurate of not, but I was told that the base card #/1000 were not die cut, but that only the first x amount were die cut, and then a smaller number of those were autographed? I forget the actual numbers but is this accurate to your understanding? >>



the first 100 were die cut and autographed....that means only 900 of the base exist

the status and aspiration variations were die cut and numbered separately..numbered to the players uniform number-and then cut in half -68-34 for Pujols

DrJ

Though I am a Phillies fan, if Ryan Howard gets his BA up to about .260 (He has been climbing week after week), leading the league in RBI and potentially HR (1 behind Dunn right now) is nothing to sneeze about, and worthy of MVP conversation on a 1stplace team.

It is good to see Fandango right on schedule with his weekly Pujols praise/card hype thread. Unload those cards now because they will only go down once he retires in about 10 years and falls short of setting the all-time HR record.

fandango

Dr J, this is my first Pujols thread in a month or so...

i have been concentrating on my Pre-war sets.....not as popular on the PSA site...

i was just surprised to see how much the DOnruss ELite Pujols has climbed in raw condition...

Pujols doesnt need me to hype him, he is the best of our generation with or without the Fandango....

julen23

+1 for illeism usage fandango.

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theczar

did lance berkman retire?

top 4 in BA
top 10 in rbi
# 1 in sp
# 3 in obp

pujols is has slightly better numbers but he has ludwick and glaus behind him. berkman has no one in the top of any meaningful hitting category (SB's are not hitting)

gumbyfan

<< <i>did lance berkman retire?

top 4 in BA
top 10 in rbi
# 1 in sp
# 3 in obp

pujols is has slightly better numbers but he has ludwick and glaus behind him. berkman has no one in the top of any meaningful hitting category (SB's are not hitting) >>



After Berkman's lackluster July, a lot of his....well...luster wore off. He'll have to pick up the pace again to have a shot at MVP.

swartz1

Why are those first two cards not in slabs?

fandango

the Status Sample and Aspirations are going to Newport soon....

fandango

bump for shwartz

fandango

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Final Price $455.55 for a raw version, is the most i have seen BY FAR for this card..and by a solid Buyer too!!