Does Anyone Really Care....

[Waybackman]

About Albert Pujol's batting records? Whether he hits x amount of this or that, or who he passes on the all-time list? The Angels' front office makes such a big deal about it. His glory days were with the Cards. I'm sure it's all about marketing, but it hardly compensates for how badly the team is playing. In my opinion: who cares?

[halobob]

No.

[ukyah]

in this case, no i don't care. as you said, almost all of his work was done with the cards. he'll go into the HOF as a cardinal, as he should. the angels are paying him for what he did with another team. luckily, we're getting something out of him, but we're not seeing 240 million dollars worth. i think few angel fans have really embraced him as a face of the franchise. i think most view him as a cardinal who's on the angels. 

[Glen]

I love seeing the Facebook updates about what milestone Pujols just achieved, in a game that the Angels lost.

Edited June 7, 2015 by Glen

[FabulousFabregas]

I'll care when it's a World Series rings record.

[Stradling]

I love milestones and no one would be mentioning this if the team was playing well.

Edited June 7, 2015 by Stradling

[shellback]

no. WGAF. did this used to be a team game?

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

I care; the Angels are playing like shit. At least Pujols & Trout look good. He's an all-time great and watching him locked in right now is about the only fun thing about watching Angel games.

[QuinlansMinion]

If he never wins a ring with the Angels his time he spends here will be meaningless.

[yk9001]

Big pet peeve of mine.

Its physically impossible for me to give less of a shit about how pujols passed Jimmie Foxx for seventeenth place on some list.

Edited June 7, 2015 by yk9001

[Stradling]

If he never wins a ring with the Angels his time he spends here will be meaningless.

I kind of agree, at the absolute minimum it's a waste of money, not a waste of $240 million but probably $140 million, because almost any good first baseman will cost you $10 million a year.

[Blarg]

Do we give a shit when Trout is compared with Mantle?

Edited June 7, 2015 by notti

[TroutCron]

Of all the problems that the Angels have Pujols is about the least of my worries.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Do we give a shit when Trout is compared with Mantle?

No.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Milestones are silly, especially when Albert has achieved 92% of it with the Cardinals.

Mang.

[Jobu]

Be thankful the Angels can even mention it without getting a union grievance.

[Stradling]

One of the things I like most about baseball is the records and milestones. I'm shocked Glen and Soto, who are about my age would feel different.

[mancini79]

I'm not big on the HR milestone til he's top 10. The $$ he's getting paid doesn't diminish the accomplishment.

[Ohtaniland]

Do we give a shit when Trout is compared with Mantle?

I was actually excited to hear about the comparison of Trout and Mantle. Has anyone seen how Mantle performed when he turned 24? .353 / 52hrs / 130rbi's / 1.169pos. Yep I can't wait for Trout to turn 24 next season.

[Stradling]

Yes and have great number for today's game, however they won't be like that.

Edited June 8, 2015 by Stradling

[ten ocho recon scout]

I was actually excited to hear about the comparison of Trout and Mantle. Has anyone seen how Mantle performed when he turned 24? .353 / 52hrs / 130rbi's / 1.169pos. Yep I can't wait for Trout to turn 24 next season.

one thing about mantle, and mays and all the greats frm that era (and im not knocking them) is i wonder how much thinner the talent pool was back then. Not just because of segregation, not international drafting etc, but because of the war.

[Stradling]

one thing about mantle, and mays and all the greats frm that era (and im not knocking them) is i wonder how much thinner the talent pool was back then. Not just because of segregation, not international drafting etc, but because of the war.

Those numbers are ridiculous and anyone that has those numbers in today's game would be about a 15 WAR player, which we know won't happen. Trout had 70% of those numbers and was a 10 WAR and that year Mantle was an 11 WAR player. Now I will readily admit that dwar is a joke when no one actually saw all of those games or has access to all of those games on tape.

[Ohtaniland]

Those numbers are ridiculous and anyone that has those numbers in today's game would be about a 15 WAR player, which we know won't happen. Trout had 70% of those numbers and was a 10 WAR and that year Mantle was an 11 WAR player. Now I will readily admit that dwar is a joke when no one actually saw all of those games or has access to all of those games on tape.

Trout could do this if he starts drinking and smoking like Mantle.

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

If Josh Hamilton were here............

He'd be on the DL and out 3-4 weeks?

[ELEVEN]

Big pet peeve of mine.

Its physically impossible for me to give less of a shit about how pujols passed Jimmie Foxx for seventeenth place on some list.

Have you tried oatmeal?