Albert Pujols' Baserunning Effort

[Chuck]

Sorry, this deserves its own thread. The other thread is well, monotonous.

 

I'm still angry and bitter over the effort Pujols put into that double that should have been. 

 

If the dude even slides after coasting into 2B he's in there. 

 

I have other words to express my opinion of Pujols' today...

 

!(@#*$#T^@#%#$%@&@@*@!@(*)*!#$&%^

[tdawg87]

Chuck you need to check his career stats.

[jshep]

Would you say it was the Alex Curry postgame interview of baserunning effort?

[Chuck]

Would you say it was the Alex Curry postgame interview of baserunning effort?

 

Oh no, her post game interviews are much MUCH better than Pujols' baserunning effort today.

[Chuck]

If he hits a grand slam here I'll forgive him.

[seenoevil]

Erstad probably gets in Pujols face after that one

[Glen]

He shouldn't even have been hitting there with the bases loaded. Either he's injured or he's not giving full effort. Either way, he should sit.

Edited June 29, 2014 by Glen

[bloodbrother]

Lazy base running costs them a run on the Aybar hr(that would have given them the lead right now)

 

and now he comes up small again with the bases loaded

[Chuck]

I want to punch something with Pujols' face on it. 

[bloodbrother]

I really wish Trout would hit 3rd and Hamilton 4th

[ettin]

You should remove the word "effort" from the thread title.

[hopkinsHalo]

Isn't everyone better off if he goes to the DL? His OPS in June is something like .675 -- surely Navarro and Green could do much better than that. We'd free up a roster spot for more bullpen depth in the coming weeks. And Pujols could rest and prepare to come back in August the way he started in April...

[Chuck]

I really wish Trout would hit 3rd and Hamilton 4th

 

And Pujols 7th..

[AngelsLakersFan]

I really wish Trout would hit 3rd and Hamilton 4th

 

I like Trout in the 2 spot, and Hamilton in the 4 spot... Maybe it's time to put Cron in the 3 spot and drop Pujols to 5th. 

 

I can dream...

[Glen]

I want to punch something with Pujols' face on it.

Preferably, his head.

[FabulousFabregas]

Somewhere, even Vladdy is laughing at Albert's baserunning instincts.

 

[Homebrewer]

Lots of words used here that shouldn't be in this thread..

Instincts, effort, running...

[QuinlansMinion]

Yeah I would love to see a lineup like this

 

Kalhoun

Kendrick

Trout

Hamilton

Pujols

Aybar

Cron

Freese

Conger

 

But of course, were immune to lineups that actually make sense.  

[Homebrewer]

Yeah I would love to see a lineup like this

 

Kalhoun

Kendrick

Trout

Hamilton

Pujols

Aybar

Cron

Freese

Conger

 

But of course, were immune to lineups that actually make sense.  

What's amazing is that Scioscia is doing better than he has for a few years...

he just can't get over that "Player Optimization" hump

[fan_since79]

If he hits a grand slam here I'll forgive him.

 

Sorry, Chuck. Another lazy fly ball to kill the rally.

[fan_since79]

I like Trout in the 2 spot, and Hamilton in the 4 spot... Maybe it's time to put Cron in the 3 spot and drop Pujols to 5th. 

 

I can dream...

 

Al long as Scioscia is here (and that will be four-and-a-half more years), Albert will bat third.

[Jim]

It's a sad commentary when a player becomes bigger than the game.

 

He should have been sat after that effort, or lack of.  

[fan_since79]

Did Scioscia say anything to him after that blunder? Did he even look at him?

[QuinlansMinion]

Did Scioscia say anything to him after that blunder? Did he even look at him?

He was about to.  Then he remembered Albert has 7 years left on his contract.  

[Homebrewer]

He was about to.  Then he remembered Albert has 7 years left on his contract.  

And he's Arte's partner..