Official Albert Pujols Thread
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Ok, this guy is pretty good.
Another game winning homerun last night. That's 17 on the year with 41 RBI's. He has done this several times already this year.
I was watching the game last night, and we all pretty much knew what would happen. He has more home runs (17) than strikeouts (9). Is there anybody even close to a ratio like that?
This picture is after his game winning homerun a few weeks ago on April 16th (his third of the day). Just put a bid "S" on his chest and call him Superman. It looks like he is going to fly away.
Another game winning homerun last night. That's 17 on the year with 41 RBI's. He has done this several times already this year.
I was watching the game last night, and we all pretty much knew what would happen. He has more home runs (17) than strikeouts (9). Is there anybody even close to a ratio like that?
This picture is after his game winning homerun a few weeks ago on April 16th (his third of the day). Just put a bid "S" on his chest and call him Superman. It looks like he is going to fly away.
Shane
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Shane
<< <i>Albert is the man. No question. Has that ball he hit of Lidge in the playoffs landed yet? >>
Lidge is today's Mitch Williams.
Oh and by the way, who won the series?
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<< <i>Albert is the man. No question. Has that ball he hit of Lidge in the playoffs landed yet? >>
Lidge is today's Mitch Williams.
Oh and by the way, who won the series?
Hey man, I love the Astros. Biggio is my favorite ballplayer. But I even I can admit that was some bomb.
He just hit number 18.
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<< <i>Albert is the man. No question. Has that ball he hit of Lidge in the playoffs landed yet? >>
Lidge is today's Mitch Williams.
Oh and by the way, who won the series?
The White Sox.
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<< <i>Albert is the man. No question. Has that ball he hit of Lidge in the playoffs landed yet? >>
Lidge is today's Mitch Williams.
Oh and by the way, who won the series?
The White Sox.
I wasn't asking you, so there
I just think it's funny when one "brags" about a playoff highlight even though the team eventually lost the series.
It's like the Eddie Johnson last second shot against Utah in '97
<< <i>the Omaha..er Kansas City Royals. >>
<< <i>I just think it's funny when one "brags" about a playoff highlight even though the team eventually lost the series. >>
I agree. It coulda been one of the best moments in team history had it rallied the team to come back and win the series. As it is, it's just a pretty good moment in Cardinals history.
But I guess the beginning of Brad Lidge's demise isn't such a bad thing.
Shane
-- Yogi Berra
<< <i>But I guess the beginning of Brad Lidge's demise isn't such a bad thing. >>
Unfortunately, I think you are correct; Brad hasn't been the same since.
<< <i>There are some moments that have to be looked at from the perspective of "how did it turn out." And then, there are some where you have to look at "just the moment itself, at that time". With the Pujols homerun off of Lidge, if you watched that game and if you were a Cardinals fan, you had all but given up hope. Even with Albert at the plate. Then, he hits that homerun to win the game. It was truly an incredible moment. >>
Bro, I WAS there, in the outfield bar, jumping up and down, drunk off my arse, thinking it was over.
Remember when Kent won game 5 with a walk off home run? That was an incredible moment. We end up losing the series and that moment just doesn't seem to be as incredible.
Don't get me wrong, I'll never forget that shot off Lidge. However, you still lost the series and the moment became, for a lack of a better word, meaningless.
Sincerely,
Barry Bonds
Ok, How many homeruns will he end up with this year?
66
Not counting the playoffs and WS!
Mark McGwire hit his 18th home run of the year in the 43rd game. He finished 1998 with 70 home runs.
In 2001:
Barry Bonds hit his 18th home run of the year in the 42nd game. He finished 2001 with 73
Albert Pujols hit his 18th home run in the teams's 35th game. Keeping up the pace will be difficult, though.
And as for Pujols and his "quest" for 80?
"Talk to me in September," Pujols said, laughing, "and then we'll see."
Yard Sticks: Will 2006 be bigger bang for Pujols?
I say it will be 64.
The thing with Pujols is that along with his homeruns, he has a high average. He's not just up there swinging for the fences. I like the quote in the above article that he would rather hit a double in the gap to drive in 2 runs than hit a solo homerun.
Shane
He's almost the anti-Bonds.
you never hear a bad thing about this guy
And you will never!
-- Yogi Berra
Much of his success has to do with having Rolen in the lineup along with Edmonds (.243).
I really hope the roid controversy doesn't shift over to him. Already had to deal with one of those guys.
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- For a guy who's never considered himself a home-run hitter, Albert Pujols is setting a blistering pace.
Pujols became the fastest player in major league history to reach 19 home runs, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.
Very qood question! It's crazy, but I am glad they are doing it. There walking Bonds like crazy, but pitiching to a guy who they know is on fire. I just hope he keeps it up.
Did anybody see the FSN special "Hall of Fame" 30 minute interview with Pujols? I wished I would have taped it. He said that he took English lessons for 6 months. He worked his butt off in summer school so he could graduate a semester early, so that he could go to play baseball at the local community college nearby. That's pretty impressive. He knows one more language than I do.
Can you believe he went in the 13th round. That means EVERY team in the majors passed on Albert Pujols 13 times!!!
When he got to the minor leagues he heard mumblings about how he couldn't pull the ball. They said he hit it the other way too much. So, on opening day in single A ball, he proceeded to pull two homeruns over the left field wall. I would say that he learned real quick to pull the ball.
Shane
<< <i>My only question: why are teams pitching to him?
Very qood question! It's crazy, but I am glad they are doing it. There walking Bonds like crazy, but pitiching to a guy who they know is on fire. I just hope he keeps it up. >>
I believe it's because he's right handed. Managers walk Bonds because they just do not want, under any circumstances, to have their right handed pitchers in Bonds' cross hairs. With a righty at the plate, and a righty on the mound, it's a little different situation.
That being said I think the number of hittable pitchers that Albert is going to see in the next few months has gone down considerably.
Two Words For You:
PUJOLS. POWER.
Pujols is the anti-Bonds:
Humble, awesome, untainted (to our knowledge).
While everyone's attention is focused on Bonds this week as he tries to top Babe Ruth's mythical 714, Albert Pujols has done something even Bonds hasn't done:
Pujols hit another home run Wednesday night, giving him 18 in the season's first 35 games. That's the 2nd-fewest games in MLB history to hit 18 HR (behind the suddenly conjured Cy Williams, who hit 18 in 34 games in 1923).
So I'm starting to dream...
Instead of wasting my energy booing Bonds, I'm cheering for my new slogan of the season:
"Pujols 74."
With last night's HR, Pujols is on pace to hit 84, leaving a nice cushion to top Bonds' single-season record of 73.
Wouldn't that be the most spectacular reversal in a season that otherwise looks like it will be defined by Bonds passing Babe?
Instead of debating the value of Bonds' 700-whatever for the next six months, fans can just say, "whatever," tossing it aside in favor of tracking Pujols as he knocks Bonds from his own greatest record.
So, I implore MLB pitchers:
Please: Keep pitching to Pujols. Everyone has been waiting for Albert to get the "Bonds treatment" and never see another decent pitch to hit again.
It hasn't happened yet. After his killer April (14 HR), he has seen an average of 3.4 at-bats per game in 10 games in May, with only 3 total walks.
That's a good sign. (Maybe MLB, managers and the media are colluding to give Pujols a chance to beat Bonds' record. As far as collusions go, fans could get behind that one.)
Breaking Bonds' single-season walks record (232 in 2004; Pujols has 31 so far) wouldn't be particularly satisfying.
But if there ever has been a year to break Bonds' home run record, this is the right one -- and the right player is set up to do it.
Keep hitting 'em out, Albert: for the good of the game.
Shane
Thats the key right their for me, whether he is " untainted ".
I realize everyone's been on the Pujols bandwagon lately but im not so quick to jump on quite yet.
You have to admit the guy is built like a brick wall. It's hard to believe 4,5,6 years ago when the juice was so popular that Pujols never touched the stuff.
I'd like to think he hasn't because so far he's looked like an awesome player
Dave
The Best Thing About Pujols Is That He Doesn't Cheat New York Times
Shane
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Steve
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without Vitamin S.
Take it for what it's worth...Pujols may be the hero that baseball is in need of.
why do people always need a sports figure to idolize
But how can I pick him over my father, my mother, President Reagan, Yzerman, Kaline, Pete Rose, etc, etc, and etc!
How do you expalin the last 3 names mentioned?
Yankeeno...........Bingo
Steve?
How does anyone know if Pujols has been clean? How do you honestly know Pujols is 26? How do you know if Pujols has ever taken anything that is now illegal in the game of baseball? Hell, I took andro a few years back while working out, did I cheat and sin also? As I said, if everyone and anyone out of the last 10 years has to be scrutinized for roids, then Pujols is right there also, along with Bonds, Sosa, and McGwire!
If I were to pick a sports hero, why can it not be Yzerman, Kaline, or Rose? Yzerman and Kaline were the epitome of hard working, constant professionals! Pete Rose gave 100%, on every play, even if he walked, and he loved the game he played! As I said in a previous thread, I do not really care whether he gambled or not, much worse has happened in pro sports in my opinion! In any other realm of life, people would say Rose had a disease and needs or needed help, apparently, a crack whore has more clout in life than he does now. The game used him, so when his book came out, I was happy to see him use it to make sales, about time someone used big business to make a buck, because it would and did use him the same way. Why do you people love Pujols so much anyways? I do not hate him personally, so before you say so, you are incorrect. The reason why you all want him to smash these records, set new records, etc, etc, and etc, is because you want to cash in on the present and future soaring of his card value! Same you all probably did with Bonds, that is why you want him to bang 'em out!
<< <i>When I was growing up, my father and mother were my heros, why do people always need a sports figure to idolize! When I was younger, if I had to choose a sporting hero, it would have been Bob Probert, because I loved watching him fight! But how can I pick him over my father, my mother, President Reagan, Yzerman, Kaline, Pete Rose, etc, etc, and etc! I still say Pujols has to be under the same scrutiny as any other home run hitter of this generation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >>
Your parents were your heros? Oh please stop with the sappyness.
The general public idolize people who acomplish exciting and extra-ordinary achievments...be it sports or otherwise.