Orange County Register: Pujols concerned with championships, not milestones

[AngelsWin.com]

ANAHEIM – Albert Pujols says he doesn’t care about milestones. He shrugs off the fact he hit his 526th double two days earlier that moved him into a tie for 37th on the all-time list with Derek Jeter and Ted Williams.He brushes off any...

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[Glen]

**** Yu, we got Pujols.

[Section517]

If he was truly focused on winning championships then he should have taken less money and stayed in St. Louis.

[FabulousFabregas]

If he was truly focused on winning championships then he should have taken less money and stayed in St. Louis.

[ukyah]

championships, my ass.

i used to love pujols. now, i actually hate his face.

i am aware that it's probably moderately misplaced, but i'm so sick of hearing his talk, talk, talk. PRODUCE!

Edited April 3, 2014 by Stradling

[Splint7438]

Focus on line drives instead of grounders

[yk9001]

These are just troll articles, right?

[Sully151]

Focus on line drives instead of grounders

You can't hit Home Runs with line drives. What were you thinking?

[fan_since79]

Albert should be more concerned right now with identifying the hitting zone. 

 

Forget about championships, just figure out how to hit a baseball again.

[Glen]

Ya know what really bugs me about that article?  This:

 

"The team erected an 8-foot sign in center field before Wednesday’s game bearing his name in capital letters and “492” as a not-so-subtle reminder of how close he is to joining the exclusive 500 club. The Angels first baseman was not notified before it went up, team spokesman Tim Mead said."

 

I get that they're trying to drum up fan interest and celebrate a milestone that will get some media attention, but it seems like a hollow celebration to me, especially if the team continues to blow chunks on the field.  Particularly if they continue to blow chunks.  445 of those HRs came with another team.  I guess most of it is just frustration at how the Angels are playing, but it seems like celebrating your car having over 200,000 miles on it while it's in the shop getting the engine changed.

[yk9001]

Ya know what really bugs me about that article?  This:

 

"The team erected an 8-foot sign in center field before Wednesday’s game bearing his name in capital letters and “492” as a not-so-subtle reminder of how close he is to joining the exclusive 500 club. The Angels first baseman was not notified before it went up, team spokesman Tim Mead said."

 

I get that they're trying to drum up fan interest and celebrate a milestone that will get some media attention, but it seems like a hollow celebration to me, especially if the team continues to blow chunks on the field.  Particularly if they continue to blow chunks.  445 of those HRs came with another team.  I guess most of it is just frustration at how the Angels are playing, but it seems like celebrating your car having over 200,000 miles on it while it's in the shop getting the engine changed.

 

 

I saw that... it didn't look particularly professional, from 150 yards away.

 

I must be a different kind of 'fan'.  I can't give two sh*ts about his milestones accumulated as a Cardinal.  I care about that game-ending DP he grounded into in the first inning last night.

[fan_since79]

I can just imagine us celebrating his 600th home run sometime in 2019 while we're mired in 4th place.

[Glen]

I saw that... it didn't look particularly professional, from 150 yards away.

 

I must be a different kind of 'fan'.  I can't give two sh*ts about his milestones accumulated as a Cardinal.  I care about that game-ending DP he grounded into in the first inning last night.

 

 

Sadly, it's the entire team right now (minus Trout and perhaps Calhoun).  A first-inning GIDP shouldn't signal the end of the game.

[Hollyw00d]

for a guy who only cares about championships, he likes to mention his stats a lot

[Ludwig Von Mises]

Milestone? More like a millstone.