The Albert Pujols $254,000,000 For 4 RBI's, 0 HR's and .216 Average Thread

Arte, money well spent,

 

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Lol! I'm sure before all is said and done he'll be at 30 hrs, a .300 average and near 100 RBI's, but in the meantime, ouch. His stats could take a major beating this year

 

Agree, except the one stat that counts to him-- his bottom line

He is a great player, and I am sure will adjust.

-dsd

 

Here is what matters most
Angles, 7-15 (last place) Power ranking: 19
Cardinals, 14-8 (first place) Power ranking: 2

So far I think St. Louis has got the better end of this deal...

 

Cardinal fans should not be bitter.



He is a great player.

However, what can you expect him to produce, when he is in his late 30's and early 40's ?

 

I'm not bitter. Maybe I was at first, but looking back at it, we got his 11 best years at a great price. I think the beginning of his decline was last year, but it has accelerated faster than anyone expected this year, including myself. I figured he'd have 8 homers, 25 RBI's and be hitting .330 right now, but it seems like Albert is no longer the greatest hitter in baseball right now.

 

this. it would have been nice to see Al stay in STL for the right price, but he (his agent ) made it clear that wouldn't be happening, and I think the Cards' front office played it right.

 

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Maybe the box scores doesn't reveal the true character of how Albert played last night --- but how does LAA win a no-hitter with plenty of offensive power, yet AP only puts up a single hit and no RBI's? I'm with Scott -- his best days may be past, and StL got him on sale for many years of fine play.

The new Birds might not be the deepest team, but they show good breadth and (most) everyone is pulling their own weight. I wouldn't say that any single player is "THE" reason for the year's early success.

 

It's not a sprint, it's a marathon.

 

yeah but Big Al's shoelaces are tied together

 

I hear ya!

 

He's on a decline; dude'***** ZERO home runs in how many regular season games dating back to last year? Granted, he had one great Series game, and was good in the NLCS, but he's on the way down.

 

You've got a point. I hope he pulls through, because I'm still a fan of his, but if year one of ten is like this, I can't imagine the agony of years 6-10.
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I'm beginning to wonder if Albert's injured, 0-3 last night, I wonder if his wrist or elbow is giving him issues again?

 

I think I've created a monster in my son, Luca. Each morning during breakfast, after we watch the FastCast and DailyDash, he insists we look at Pujols' stats from the prior day. The top 7 Birds are all out-hitting poor old Al, and my son is (somewhat oddly, I must say) taking great joy in his slump.

 

http://www.albertcountdown.com/

 

Dare I say it? Albert = Tiger. The mojo be gone.

 

Lol, nothing like getting booed at home.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2012-05-05/albert-pujols-slump-los-angeles-angels-fans-boo-pujols-homerless-drought

In all honesty, I think Pujols could hit his first HR this year against Texas next weekend. He will face Harrison in the last game of the series, and if you guys remember...Harrison pitched in game 3 of the WS, where Pujols hit 3 longballs.

If it makes you guys happy, I'll be there on Saturday booing him.

 

It took him 111 tries, but...he finally did it.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/albert-pujols-ends-longest-hr-drought-of-career-1.3702296

 

That ball's now worth a Quarter of a Billion Dollars.

 

Pujols and the Angels still have a long ways to go if they want to try to keep up with this person, and his team...

For April...

Hamilton - 9
Pujols - 0


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Indeed. Now all he needs to do is somehow hit about .330 the rest of the season to pull his average up to above .300, and drive in about 90 more rbi's, and he may actually be worth the money this year. As far as being worth $30,000,000 in 2022, I kinda doubt it. But by then, I'll be in my flying car and getting ready to move to the moon,

 

Tip: Don't seal boxes too tightly. Pressure causes expansion.