Albert Pujols released...

[ten ocho recon scout]

When all the nerd computer stats say you suck

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Back up in your ass with the resurrection 

[Lou]

I think my mind just goes outta control

[Lhalo]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

When all the nerd computer stats say you suck

 

This is AW HOF worthy. 

[Dtwncbad]

David Ortiz in his 40s wasn’t treated like Pujols.

Yes David, you are correct.  But do you maybe think that hitting.315/.401/.620 with 38 homers and 127 rbi at 40 years old had a little something to do with it versus absolutely sucking and hurting your team?

David, we will give you a few minutes to think about your answer smart guy.

[Lou]

Ortiz needs another bullet. 

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

Ortiz needs another bullet. 

Oh fuck. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

Just now, cals said:

That’s what I’m not clear on now.  It sounds like they were gonna dump him anyways for being sucky.

You could say they were gonna "dump" him for being "shit"

 

(Yakov smirnov laugh)

[Chuck]

 

[Docwaukee]

6 hours ago, cals said:

That’s what I’m not clear on now.  It sounds like they were gonna dump him anyways for being sucky.

my guess is that they told him he wasn't gonna play much and he said 'i'm albert pujols' and they said 'cool.  you can be him somewhere else'.  

[yk9001]

9 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

 

Eh, I am for shitting on AP whenever its applicable, but what did he do wrong the first play (the first roughly 45 seconds?)

It was a tough throw, he had to loft it over the baserunner's head, since they were on the same path.

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, yk9001 said:

Eh, I am for shitting on AP whenever its applicable, but what did he do wrong the first play (the first roughly 45 seconds?)

It was a tough throw, he had to loft it over the baserunner's head, since they were on the same path.

Yeah, iglesias is making some bad throws in most of those, too. Albert should have dug them out, perhaps. But still bad throws.

Theres been a few pujols lowlight ones the past few weeks though.... im sure someone could make a video of them

[Fish Oil]

Since the Angels showed Albert the door with the blunt end of their boot, what now happens with the personal services contract?

[T.G.]

Just now, Fish Oil said:

Since the Angels showed Albert the door with the blunt end of their boot, what now happens with the personal services contract?

Albert will be Arte's new yacht captain.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Just now, Fish Oil said:

Since the Angels showed Albert the door with the blunt end of their boot, what now happens with the personal services contract?

They said its still in play.

Who knows what it will be, though. Not sure it was ever really defined to begin with.

[ten ocho recon scout]

When they asked Walsh to split time with albert

[ten ocho recon scout]

Albert seeing the lineup card that day

 

[Jay]

I'm glad Pujols is gone but I guess I'm not as happy about how it went down as some of you guys are.

 

[ten ocho recon scout]

22 minutes ago, Jay said:

I'm glad Pujols is gone but I guess I'm not as happy about how it went down as some of you guys are.

 

Im not "happy" about it, either. Im sure most here (except YK) would have preferred it went down differently. 

But it makes for good jokes, at least

[Lhalo]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Theres been a few pujols lowlight ones the past few weeks though.... im sure someone could make a video of them

The tag up at 2nd on a popup to RF had me enraged. It was so stupid that I actually questioned Albert's mental capacity.

[Don]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

I'm glad Pujols is gone but I guess I'm not as happy about how it went down as some of you guys are.

 

It's not ideal at all, but also isn't the FO's fault. AP is the one who made it go down this way. 

[ScottT]

Hilarious that people are calling the Angels classless and disrespectful.  Among other things.

Hilarious... ridiculous... absurd.

It's a shame if this is how he goes out, but the Angels offered a retirement option, didn't they? He wants to play. Good luck with that.

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, Lhalo said:

The tag up at 2nd on a popup to RF had me enraged. It was so stupid that I actually questioned Albert's mental capacity.

Yep. The one against the rays, right?

[Don]

2 hours ago, Lhalo said:

The tag up at 2nd on a popup to RF had me enraged. It was so stupid that I actually questioned Albert's mental capacity.

Honestly that will be one of the lasting memories for me about the end of his career. Trying to be clever, but not having the physical ability to execute/also looking like he was a 60 year old running. And I can't speak for PM/the FO in general, but it's possible that was actually the final straw for him in an Angels uni.

[ScottT]

My lasting memory of Pujols will be his first game back in St Louis.  They love that man.  And people wanted to talk to me because I was hanging out in town wearing Angels gear.  Both reasons were surprising. Hey, now.

That's the last road trip I took.  In a couple hours I visit my 16th current MLB park.  That game in St Louis ranks right up there with ordering rocky mountain oysters after Jeff Trout ordered...