Pujols has turned into our worst nightmare.

[Lifetime]

 37 year old David Ortiz 1B/DH .326 / 9hr's / 35rbi's / .996ops

 

 

33 year old Albert Pujols 1B/DH .248 / 8hr's / 33rbi's / .736ops

And again, he's effing injured! 

 

By the way, how did David Ortiz hit when he was 33?

[YouthofToday]

                          G   AVG   OBP   SLG   OPS    $$$
Albert Pujols             55  .248  .411  .416  0.736  16,000,000
Paul Edward Goldschmidt   55  .337  .419  .604  1.023  500,000

Don't just cherry-pick.

Albert has some pretty big numbers too.

In all fairness this isn't a valid comparison. I also think Goldschmidt is really overachieving.

[YouthofToday]

And again, he's effing injured!

By the way, how did David Ortiz hit when he was 33?

Pujols is injured. I do expect him to return to .900 OPS production after the inevitable surgery and recovery.

[SmallSampleSize]

In all fairness this isn't a valid comparison. I also think Goldschmidt is really overachieving.

 

I'm partially just toying around, but in all fairness in return...

 

...we discredit when players play to their fullest potential and find excuses for someone who underperforms?

 

Injured, family, pressure, billboards messed with his Himalayan chi yoga inner child, etc.

 

Scoreboard is all I care about.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

37 year old David Ortiz 1B/DH .326 / 9hr's / 35rbi's / .996ops

 

 

33 year old Albert Pujols 1B/DH .248 / 8hr's / 33rbi's / .736ops

Ortiz just hit another HR. Also, he missed the first three weeks of the season and he still has more HR's and RBI's than Albert. 

[Lifetime]

Is that a question? 

 

I'm partially just toying around, but in all fairness in return...

 

...we discredit when players play to their fullest potential and find excuses for someone who underperforms?

 

Injured, family, pressure, billboards messed with his Himalayan chi yoga inner child, etc.

 

Scoreboard is all I care about.

[Ohtaniland]

That is just sad.

 

Update; 37 year old David Ortiz just hit his 10th home run.

[xboom28x]

                          G   AVG   OBP   SLG   OPS    $$$
Albert Pujols             55  .248  .411  .416  0.736  16,000,000
Paul Edward Goldschmidt   55  .337  .419  .604  1.023  500,000

Don't just cherry-pick. 

 

Albert has some pretty big numbers too.

 

That Pujols stat line doesn't match. His OPS should be 0.827 according to his OBP and SLG

[Kenny]

I'm not the one to think that coaching on any major league level can adversely affect players, but it does feel like we get players that are good, and then after playing on the Angels, they aren't as good.  Then they go to other teams and play better.

 

Not sure why that is, maybe it's just bad luck, maybe it's coaching, maybe it really is the marine layer.

[Lifetime]

Really? Who are you speaking of? 

[Brandon Wing]

Big difference between Ortiz and Pujols if you are looking at longevity. Ortiz has spent his whole big league career as a DH, and  didnt start playing full time until he was 27 in 2004. Pujols at 33 playing everyday at 1b since 2001 has WAY more mileage on his body.

[Tyler]

Home park will help you find or lose your bat.

[EDinTUSTIN]

Big difference between Ortiz and Pujols if you are looking at longevity. Ortiz has spent his whole big league career as a DH, and  didnt start playing full time until he was 27 in 2004. Pujols at 33 playing everyday at 1b since 2001 has WAY more mileage on his body.

First base isn't that demanding of a position. I agree that he is playing injured.

[fan_since79]

Update; 37 year old David Ortiz just hit his 10th home run.

Juice.

 

Has to be.

[seenoevil]

He's starting to look like Dwayne Wade. If  you are hurting your team but trying to play through injury, then I suggest Pujols take some time off. He is hurting the team and himself at the same time

[Angel Oracle]

Good grief with your responses Lifetime!

People are pissed!

[Lifetime]

Good grief with your responses Lifetime!

People are pissed!

WTF are you talking about? 

[dimitrig]

With Bourjos back, and moving Trumbo to 1b, you are effectively giving more at bats to Shuck, Harris, Conger and Nelson.  A hobbled Pujols still brings more to the team than that lot.  It's gonna be several months and there will be no doubt whatsoever in the mind of the front office before Albert gets shut down. 

 

Does he?

[Angel Oracle]

WTF are you talking about?

Over the past week using responses like "Good lord", "Pissy", and in general belittling someone's response. Anyone has a right to wonder how old Pujols really is. What is so wrong with that?

You act like some posts are an affront, when they are simply someone's thought that they have.

[Lifetime]

I don't really care what you think about my posts AO but if you want to discuss me rather than the topic, feel free to PM me. I'm not going to get into this with you in a thread. 

[Docwaukee]

Does he?

yes. 

[Homebrewer]

Pujols out, Trumbo to first.

You lose nothing....nothing!

The team is doing SO well... you don't want to mess it up?

It has been a while since I have known where this org is coming from.