Albert Pujols' Baserunning Effort

[mtangelsfan]

I would rather have had Pujols up there than what was on the bench.  If he says he can hit and get to first then you have to be playing doctor to say he couldn't.

[fan_since79]

Not a doctor, but using common sense I think Albert should see one asap about his swollen gland. Among other less horrible things, it's also symptomatic of cancer.

[tdawg87]

This thread just took a turn.

[Jim]

I would rather have had Pujols up there than what was on the bench.  If he says he can hit and get to first then you have to be playing doctor to say he couldn't.

No, not playing doctor. Having an opinion after what I just witnessed, and heard from the player, Yes.

 

Me personally, I wouldn't even have asked him if he was OK. 

[m0nkey]

I believe this was a case of laziness (age-appropriate, as it were) and a medical condition.

First he slowed down when he thought the ball wasn't coming to 2nd. That's no different than him slowing down on a routine grounder, which he and a lot of older guys do all the time. Call that laziness or lack of hustle but he does it all the time. He admitted he should have run through the bag.

 

No, Bryce Harper is the only one who doesn't run things out

[AngelArcher]

So the foot injury last year was an excuse?

WUT?? How do you own up or make an excuse for injuries? You're reaching man.

[mtangelsfan]

WUT?? How do you own up or make an excuse for injuries? You're reaching man.

 

So what are all these excuses that have made you ill?

[Guest]

I hate this guy. Why is he in the lineup today

[Ohtaniland]

Adjustment

home sick

marine layer

calf

knee

hamstring

plantar fascitiis

back spasms

swollen lymph gland

 

And all this is during the "good" part of his contract.

 

There's no doubt that I'll be a full-time first baseman next year. Albert Pujols 2013

[vlad27]

I didn't see if he was in the lineup today before the rainout - the way I see it is this - he shouldn't be in the lineup for one of two reasons

A) he had a swollen gland and CANT RUN therefore unless he homers he is out - needs to see a doctor and or rest up

b ) he isn't injured and made a lazy move that ultimately could have cost the game ( Aybar would have had a 2 run hr would have been tied at 5 and gone to extras) and needs to be sat to teach a little lesson in hustle

Edited July 1, 2014 by vlad27

[fan_since79]

 

Adjustment

home sick

marine layer

calf

knee

hamstring

plantar fascitiis

back spasms

swollen lymph gland

 

And all this is during the "good" part of his contract.

 

There's no doubt that I'll be a full-time first baseman next year. Albert Pujols 2013

 

 

You forgot the unfortunate incident with Scott.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I still don't understand how, if the swollen node prevented him from properly running the bases in one AB, he was OK for his next AB with more potential baserunning. Does it randomly flare up and go away?

occasionally my groin swells when I dont want it to. And then I just think about baseball until it stops.

Not sure if albert can do the same though.

[Docwaukee]

these are the common reasons to have lymphadenopathy of the groin:

 

Infections of the leg or foot, STDs (e.g., herpes simplex virus, gonococcal infection, syphilis, chancroid, granuloma inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum), lymphoma, pelvic malignancy, bubonic plague

 

most of these aren't good or are going to have an interesting explanation.  Honestly, there aren't any things that cause golf ball sized masses in the groin that are going to be easily explainable.  As you can see from the above list, the overwhelmingly most common thing is an STD.  

 

Not jumping to any conclusions at this point, but this is curious. 

[fan_since79]

I think we can eliminate bubonic plague.

 

At least I hope we can.

[Docwaukee]

btw, if it turns out to be something benign, I am going to bet that we are told it was from an insect (spider) bite.  

[vlad27]

I think we can eliminate bubonic plague.

At least I hope we can.

hmmm season is still young ...

[ten ocho recon scout]

I think we can eliminate bubonic plague.

At least I hope we can.

it would actually explain what the hell has happened to him though

[Butcher'd]

Side note:  I hate that I'm in the position of defending Pujols.  He's been nothing short of awful this season.  Bad baserunning, bad hitting, average fielding at best.  I just think this criticism is silly and just another way to blame Sosh for things that aren't his doing.

 

Call him out for his silly lineups and predisposition to favor vets all you want but this isn't on him it is on the man who didn't hustle into second base, the same man who said he was fine to hit.

 

I don't blame Scioscia for Pujols at all. This is all on Albert. He can't hit, and is too stupid to realize he can't run. He's been playing at below replacement level the last 2 months. This is not good at all. We're getting the kind of production we thought we'd be getting years 8-10 in year 3. 

 

Think about this guy in 4 years...scary.

 

But yeah, this isn't on Sosh at all. All the blame goes square on Albert's shoulders for his lack of performance and discipline

[YouthofToday]

these are the common reasons to have lymphadenopathy of the groin:

Infections of the leg or foot, STDs (e.g., herpes simplex virus, gonococcal infection, syphilis, chancroid, granuloma inguinale, lymphogranuloma venereum), lymphoma, pelvic malignancy, bubonic plague

Is bubunonic plague commonly known as Reagins disease? Uh oh.

[Blarg]

When I was in high school the moment my friend turned 18 he was legally able to write his own absence notes to the office.

 

Tim was out yesterday due to a case of the Bubonic Plague.

Signed,

Tim

 

The office clerk got a chuckle out of it the first time but took a dim view of Whooping Cough, Diphtheria, Shingles and Projectile Vomiting. The last one wasn't a lie, he got drunk off his ass the night before and spent the morning praying to the porcelain god.

 

Lost track of him, he must be working for Pujols these days on his sick day excuses.

[mtangelsfan]

I was 18 for most of my senior year, I didn't have to use an excuse.  I just signed that I was out.

[Stradling]

According to people here Albert was 18 as a 6th grader so he wrote his notes from middle school on.

[Butcher'd]

According to people here Albert was 18 as a 6th grader so he wrote his notes from middle school on.

Nah, it's well documented that he was in the DR until he came here for high school. If you're going to be talk down on half the board, then at least get the facts straight

[70runner]

I don't blame Scioscia for Pujols at all. This is all on Albert. He can't hit, and is too stupid to realize he can't run. He's been playing at below replacement level the last 2 months. This is not good at all. We're getting the kind of production we thought we'd be getting years 8-10 in year 3. 

 

Think about this guy in 4 years...scary.

 

But yeah, this isn't on Sosh at all. All the blame goes square on Albert's shoulders for his lack of performance and discipline

 

uh, no

 

what IS on Scioscia is the unfailing placement of Pujols at 3rd in the lineup, right behind Trout 

 

beyond being a 250M hole in the lineup, helping put the best player in baseball near the top of MLB in BBs

[Butcher'd]

uh, no

 

what IS on Scioscia is the unfailing placement of Pujols at 3rd in the lineup, right behind Trout 

 

beyond being a 250M hole in the lineup, helping put the best player in baseball near the top of MLB in BBs

 

I agree. It's on Scioscia that he's hitting 3rd. It's not on Scioscia that Pujols' performance and effort is just awful