First Spring Notes on Pujols

[KevinStockerIsGod]

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna 5m

Good news for #Angels out of chute: Albert Pujols down 7 lbs, looking very lean and muscular, said L foot and R knee are 100 percent.

 

Jeff Fletcher ‏@JeffFletcherOCR 4m

Albert Pujols is here. Says he feels great. Jokes he may steal "five or six" bases this year. #Angels

 

Mike DiGiovanna ‏@MikeDiGiovanna 4m

Said Pujols: "You're gonna see it when I run and move around. I might steal 6 or 7 bags this year." #Angels

 

[fan_since79]

He doesn't need to steal any bases. I would rather he not. Risk of injury and all that. 

 

He's being paid to hit a baseball hard, and often. That's his role. If he does that like he used to, we're going to be scary good.

[stevestevens]

So which was it "five or six" or "6 or 7"? This is all a lie, he probably is just hitting of a tee with no stride and only running in a straight line

[KevinStockerIsGod]

He was joking about stealing bases.

[gotbeer]

Baby steps Albert.  First try and beat Bengie and Kendrys to first.

[Stradling]

FS79, he might have been saying that in jest.

[KevinStockerIsGod]

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez 4m

Albert Pujols looking as trim as he normally does in Spring Training. No restrictions to start camp. #Angels

 

Alden Gonzalez ‏@Alden_Gonzalez 1m

Pujols, on what his lower half felt like last year: "It's like playing with a flat tire and a broken rim." #Angels

[Angelsjunky]

That's all false. Here's an actual picture:

 

[fan_since79]

FS79, he might have been saying that in jest.

 

I'm wound up a little tight here. Four straight frustrating years are getting to me. I need to relax, but I keep wondering if the roof is going to fall in. 

 

I want to see him trotting around the bases after hitting 400-foot home runs. Not limping off the field after a collision at second.

Edited February 13, 2014 by fan_since79

[WallyWorld]

but is he in the best shape of his life??!?!??!

[Lhalo]

Is he in the best shape of his life?

 

Is this the best he's ever felt?

[Lhalo]

Beat me to it WallyWorld.

[wopphil]

If Pujols is healthy and Hamilton rebounds, the middle of our order is going to be absurdly good. 

[KevinStockerIsGod]

http://aldengonzalez.mlblogs.com/2014/02/13/pujols-in-good-spirits-to-open-camp/

[bloodbrother]

Good to hear

[Blarg]

That's all false. Here's an actual picture:

 

 

That's Sabbathia.

[Season Over]

I'm just dying to know how fat Mike Trout is.

[nate]

Always happy when the high paid guys show up before they need to.  Say what you want about Albert, he is a pro and a good dude.

[Glen]

I'm glad he found that missing 0.1%.

[Docwaukee]

his foot and knee feel fine.  

 

I actually touched them as they are in a jar on display near the team store.  

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Cautious optimism engaged...

[tdawg87]

Is he in the best shape of his life?

 

Is this the best he's ever felt?

 

Technically no.

[Chuck]

"It was like playing with a flat tire and a broken rim," is how Pujols described last season, referencing his left foot and right knee.

 

I'd say his numbers were pretty good considering the pain he was enduring last season.

[Season Over]

It sure would suck if some dude shook his hand during Spring Training

[fan_since79]

...or took his picture.

Edited February 13, 2014 by fan_since79