The Cardinals Winter Warm Up is coming to the Millennium Hotel in downtown St. Louis.

Some quick details on the annual fanfest:

WHEN: Saturday, January 17, 2009 – Monday, January 19, 2009
WHERE: Millenium Hotel
200 S 4th St, St Louis, MO 63102-1804
COST: $40.00 (autograph ticket prices are listed below)
Tickets can be purchased here.
Bids for 1st 10 places in lines for Albert Pujols Winter Warm Up Autograph Ticket can be made here.

So who’s coming to this shin-dig?

• Albert Pujols ($175)
• Rick Ankiel ($60)
• Lou Brock (100)
• Chris Carpenter (60)
• Bob Gibson (125)
• Tony LaRussa (30)
• Red Schoendienst (75)
• Adam Wainwright (60)
• Free autographs – Bryan Anderson, Brett Wallace, Joe Mather, P.J. Walters, Cal Eldred, Rick Horton, Royce Ring, Andy Benes, Alan Benes, Ken Reitz, Bob Forsch, Todd Worrell, Danny Cox

The Pujols autograph bid to be one of the first 10 people in line are going for insane prices, currently at an average of around 400+.  Yes, Pujols autographs are extremely valuable especially with respectable COAs (certificate of authenticity); even the Pujols signed baseballs with notable COAs such as PSA go for around 200.  You decide.  Still it’s pretty darn cool to get a quick shot of a future HOF.

Some of you may look at the prices of the autograph tickets, but it’s always a trade-off at these fanfests.  You can pay for an autograph ticket like the Cardinals Winter Warm Up or you can wait hours and hours in line for one autograph like you do at the Cubs Convention.  Which would you rather do?