E.A.'s 2012 MLB PREDICITIONS and other fine notes.

Ahhhhhh yes.........the smell of hot dogs and hamburgers roasting on an open grill. The sounds of the vendors yelling, "HOT SALTED NUTS". The second mortgage you just took out to get tickets to see Albert Pujols and Cliff Lee battle it out. The spicy aroma of chili and sauerkraut roasting in a kettle along with the aroma of cooked onions and peppers that go oh so well with cheese steaks and Italian sausage sandwiches. The whizzing sound of batteries being thrown at the left and right fielders by obnoxious drunken Philly Fans. You can also hear the sound of a metal tab striking a metal lid with an explosive "popping open" sound to reveal a cold refreshing beverage inside. Let us also not forget the popping sound of the old lady's left eye socket bones breaking sitting next to you as she takes a foul ball to the head and failed to pay attention to the game as she was looking on in puzzlement at the guy wearing the home team jersey with the custom name of "hewhodealtitsmellsit". Oh the ever so sweet and countless screams of a child having to go to the bathroom after they were just there 5 minutes ago. And finally let's not forget about the obnoxious drunken couple making out up on the upper deck as the camera man can't seem to keep the camera focused on which set of balls being pitched................ IT'S MLB TIME FOLKS!!!

Here we go:

Milton Bradley: Will Not be playing!

oops......wrong item


AL: Eastern
1. Boston Red Sox
2. Tampa Bay

AL: Central
1. Detroit
2. Minnesota

AL: Western
1. Texas Rangers
2. Seattle Mariners

AL: MVP- Miguel "I'll Kill You" Cabrera
       CY Young: Justin Verlander

NL: Eastern
1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Miami Marlins

NL: Central
1. Cincinnati Reds
2. St. Louis Cardinals

NL: Western
1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. San Francisco Giants

NL: MVP: Joey "I swing a sticky bat" Votto
       Cy Young: Ian Kennedy

WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: ARIZONA

Call me crazy but I got a funny feeling about those kids in ARIZONA!

Is this Albert Pujols autograph a fake?

I've been looking to acquire an Albert Pujols autograph for our collection of MLB players and came across this ebay auto:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Albert-Pujols-autograph-signed-The-Bigs-auto-case-UDA-/220844978503?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336b62f147

The owner of the auction said this in the item description:
"This auction if for an Albert Pujols signed The Bigs case. There is no game or game book. The Upper Deck Authenticated authentication hologram number is pictured, and it does not come with the UDA COA, but obviously it has the UDA sticker on it, and is obviously the real deal. It was given to players in the St. Louis, Missouri area, at the Albert Pujols charity golf tournament. I will ship via USPS mail with tracking."


Then when I entered the code on Upper Deck's website to check the hologram authenticity this is what I got:

We are unable to locate SHO20950 in our hologram database.

Note: Items that were produced prior to 2002 are not included in the online database.

Please contact our Customer Service Department at (800)551-8220 or via e-mail at ud_store@upperdeck.com to confirm the authenticity of your item.

Welcome to UDA's Hologram Data Center. To view and verify the authenticity of Upper Deck Authentic Memorabilia, please enter its corresponding hologram ID number below and click on "Submit."

A photo of the item will appear, as well as a brief description of the item, and will reveal immediately if the entered hologram ID number properly matches the piece to which it was originally applied. Please note that this database only contains items from January 2002 to present at this time. To find out information on older items, please contact us at 1(800)551-8220 between 8:00AM-5:00PM, Monday-Friday PST. 

So you tell me......would you buy this item based off of what he has described in his auction listing? Look for the clues!