LA Times: Angels' Albert Pujols gets a night off to recharge

[AngelsWin.com]

The first baseman has been hampered by plantar fasciitis in his left foot and a sore right knee, though he ranks second on the team with 30 runs.

A .246 average, .318 on-base percentage, .415 slugging mark, eight homers and 31 runs batted in entering June may be decent numbers for a middling major leaguer. Not for Albert Pujols . Not even close.

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[70runner]

Perhaps also hampered by being closer to 37 than 33yrs old

[Angel Oracle]

This

[AZMike]

Perhaps also hampered by being closer to 37 than 33yrs old

Are you suggesting that this man:

 

 

was actually closer to 22 than 18?

[Angel Oracle]

Would the tv deal have truly not been inked if Fielder had been signed instead of Pujols?