{"product_id":"254-the-machine-7-x-10-5","title":"254. \"The Machine\"  7\" x 10.5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 × 10.5 inches art print (not a comic book)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pre-order ends Sunday, August 23rd at 3 PM PT \/ 6 PM ET\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Expected to ship approximately 40–60 days after the purchase window closes.\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated timeframe. Not guaranteed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Artist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePop Fly #253: The Machine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlbert Pujols showed up at the turn of the millenium and immediately started breaking things. He hit .329 with 37 home runs as a ROOKIE. 22 seasons later, he walked away with over 700  home runs, 3 MVPs , 11 All-Star selections and a .296 career average. At some point in his career, \u003cem\u003e“Albert” \u003c\/em\u003ejust  stopped being an adequate explanation. They called him \u003cstrong\u003eThe Machine. \u003c\/strong\u003eSo I took it literally here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePop Fly #254 imagines Pujols as the kind of baseball-playing mechanical marvel deserving of the nickname that might have appeared on the cover of a wildly overexcited 1960s comic book that might've been on the stands when Stan Musial played. Steel hands,  gears, wires. pistons...and a wooden bat. And, somewhere inside all that machinery, Albert calmly waiting for the pitcher to make his next mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Pujols once put it: \u003cstrong\u003e“I know what I am capable of doing.” \u003c\/strong\u003eThat sounds considerably more threatening when you’re made of metal and called The Machine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePOP FLY #254: THE MACHINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7\" × 10.5\" archival print\u003cbr\u003eLimited edition. Artist-signed, numbered. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pop Fly Pop Shop","offers":[{"title":"Regular","offer_id":50266812023024,"sku":"REG_MACHINE","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6450\/5260\/files\/Albert_PujolsWEBcopy.jpg?v=1786916795","url":"https:\/\/popflypopshop.com\/products\/254-the-machine-7-x-10-5","provider":"Pop Fly Pop Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}