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

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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 ?

 

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.

 

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.

 

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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