Panini to Make the First Albert Pujols LA Angels Cards

[Jaypers]

Obviously not in uniform, but they will say "Los Angeles".

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One of the biggest free-agent baseball signings in recent history — and perhaps of all time — took place earlier this morning when former St. Louis superstar Albert Pujols signed a massive 10-year, $254 million contract with Los Angeles. The signing sent shock waves throughout the sports world and will be just as huge in the sports card world as well.

As a result, Panini America responded quickly to the move, nearly stopping the presses to update the planned and already-in-production Pujols trading cards for its first two MLBPA-licensed products — 2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition and 2011 Playoff Contenders – to reflect Pujols’ new workplace.

2011 Donruss Elite Extra Edition, which ships later this month, will include updated Pujols base cards as well as parallels numbered to 200, 100, 25 and 1, respectively. 2011 Playoff Contenders will follow closely on the heels of Donruss Elite Extra Edition with base cards, a 1/1 Season Tickets Championship Tickets card and Artist’s Proof (numbered to 49) and First Day Printer’s Proof (numbered to 10) parallels.

Stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance in the coming days for more details on that release.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

It's no less ugly than it was when it said "St. Louis."

Puke.

 

[morgoth]

Isn't the purpose of having a "new" card of a recently traded player is to show off the new uniform?

 

[hoopster3977]

Not interested.

 

[fsulevine]

The ink on the contract probably still hasn't dried yet. Geesh!

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

To be fair, they only need to change a little bit of text on the card - so the lack of an MLB license makes this particularly easy for Panini to do.

 

[miguelcabrera]

To be fair, they only need to change a little bit of text on the card - so the lack of an MLB license makes this particularly easy for Panini to do.

agreed

 

[morgoth]

I think it would have been more fun if they would have just used masking tape and a sharpie and wrote Los Angeles on the cards.

 

[smapdi]

They're about 12 days behind the times.

 

[allstars]

I wish unlicensed cards didn't exist. Period, I hate them.

 

[KLARNOLD]

They are half licensed...MLBPA.

I wish unlicensed cards didn't exist. Period, I hate them.

 

[cmnkb8]

Well, how convenient, he was already wearing red and white for the photo shoot :lol:

 

[Todd44]

it reminds me of those cards that came in cereal in the 80s with the big blank space on the hat and jersey. All that blank space looks terrible in my opinion.

 

[Casebusters]

I think it would have been more fun if they would have just used masking tape and a sharpie and wrote Los Angeles on the cards.

that would have been awesome!

 

[saferseas]

Anyone else confused by the football-shaped Playoff Contenders logo?! ::facepalm::

 

[Pine Tar]

I think it would have been more fun if they would have just used masking tape and a sharpie and wrote Los Angeles on the cards.

that would have been awesome!

I did this with the ones I have :lol: