Albert Pujols released...

[AngelsLakersFan]

5 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Whats the difference, neither one is getting to 1st base tonight, amirite!

[HanfordGuy]

Skus for Albert but the Angels "turned the page."

Don't at me, eyem and idoit.

[tdawg87]

7 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Whats the difference, neither one is getting to 1st base tonight, amirite!

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

Damn, super jealous. 

Who wore it better???

[tdawg87]

Just now, HanfordGuy said:

Skus for Albert but the Angels "turned the page."

Nice. 

I'm assuming this is a Bob Seger reference since it's his birthday and not a Scioscia reference because it's not his birthday.

[beatlesrule]

9 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Whats the difference, neither one is getting to 1st base tonight, amirite!

[tdawg87]

Just now, Inside Pitch said:

Who wore it better???

You think anyone can judge the Judge?

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, Inside Pitch said:

Who wore it better???

Thanks. Now I can't get Phoebe Cates pool scene out of my head! 

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, bloodbrother said:

Awww man, Pedro Martinez is mad. Hate to see it

 

THIS twat actually wants to talk about shameful?   LOL..  Yeah, OK.

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, Chuckster70 said:

Thanks. Now I can't get Phoebe Cates pool scene out of my head! 

[Angels 1961]

I wonder if FO knew yesterday that Albert was going to DFA today. That is why FO said not to put Pujols in lineup in case he hit couple HR or had game winning hit.

[failos]

1 hour ago, bloodbrother said:

Awww man, Pedro Martinez is mad. Hate to see it

 

Fuck this guy

[mmc]

 

[Dtwncbad]

17 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

I guess he won't be greeting fans as part of his personal service duties after this year. I was looking forward to meeting him.

Too bad he's leaving on a sour note. The front office and owner should have handled this properly a long time ago. But of course we don't know if they tried a buyout or something similar, to provide a gracious exit. DFA kinda stings for a player of his caliber. I mean, he's the second best 1st baseman after that guy named Gehrig, and he's being told the equivalent of "get the hell out of here." Bad mojo all around, but still a sense of relief as a heavy weight is removed.

Sour note?

Try sour last four albums.

Edited May 6, 2021 by Dtwncbad

[Angelsjunky]

13 minutes ago, REDneck said:

He is one of the ten best baseball players to ever play this game...a game we all love and probably played growing up.

No he's not, by pretty much any measure. During his Cardinals career it looked like he was going to ensconce himself with Gehrig and Foxx as one of the three greatest first basemen ever, and he has ended up fourth all-time in WAR among 1B, but he's far closer to the pack than to those two.

Check it out here. (We can ignore Musial, who played more in the OF than at 1B). Or to put it another way:

1. Gehrig 116.3

2. Foxx 101.8

3. Anson 91.2

4. Pujols 87.0

5. Connor 86.2

6. Bagwell 80.2

Etc.

For wRC+ he's further back in the pack: #20 with 142, and behind guys like Thomas (154), Bagwell (149), Votto (149), Thome (145), and Miggy (144), and tied with Killebrew.

And of course among all position players, he's #28 in WAR and #57 in wRC+ -- both still really good, but there are dozens of greater players.

The only way to call him one of the ten best ever is to ignore his Angels career, and even then he wouldn't have the longevity and would be almost tied with Bagwell in terms of WAR, barely in the top 40. Unfortunately for Pujols, the whole career counts and his second half was just bad and tarnishes his overall greatness.

[beatlesrule]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Thanks. Now I can't get Phoebe Cates pool scene out of my head! 

Here you go

 

[Inside Pitch]

26 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Unfortunately Upton is still on the team and Arte is the owner. 

So yeah, probably not. lol

And Trout.   Also that guy who was ruined by the Angels and was never going to be a two way player.   

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

No he's not, by pretty much any measure. During his Cardinals career it looked like he was going to ensconce himself with Gehrig and Foxx as one of the three greatest first basemen ever, and he has ended up fourth all-time in WAR among 1B, but he's far closer to the pack than to those two.

Check it out here. (We can ignore Musial, who played more in the OF than at 1B). Or to put it another way:

1. Gehrig 116.3

2. Foxx 101.8

3. Anson 91.2

4. Pujols 87.0

5. Connor 86.2

6. Bagwell 80.2

Etc.

For wRC+ he's further back in the pack: #20 with 142, and behind guys like Thomas (154), Bagwell (149), Votto (149), Thome (145), and Miggy (144), and tied with Killebrew.

And of course among all position players, he's #28 in WAR and #57 in wRC+ -- both still really good, but there are dozens of greater players.

The only way to call him one of the ten best ever is to ignore his Angels career, and even then he wouldn't have the longevity and would be almost tied with Bagwell in terms of WAR, barely in the top 40. Unfortunately for Pujols, the whole career counts and his second half was just bad and tarnishes his overall greatness.

Thanks fir this. My same reaction.  People always overrate the current players historically.

[Inside Pitch]

9 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Thanks. Now I can't get Phoebe Cates pool scene out of my head! 

About that...

[mmc]

 

 

[Inside Pitch]

7 minutes ago, mmc said:

 

GRATS!  They actually may have found someone WORSE than AP to fill his spot.   Amazing...

[rafibomb]

 

 

[mmc]

 

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, mmc said:

 

 

And Walsh can now hit .223 and it’s still the right move.

[mmc]