15 until 500. Let the countdown begin.

[19HALO71]

That's right!! Pujols is 15 homeruns away from 500.

 

I say keep him in the lineup until he get's to 500 then shut him down!! and let him start to heal.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

I'm going to be so excited when he hits his 500th HR!!  

 

You want to shut him down next year? I doubt he'll hit 15 more HR's this year. 

[bloodbrother]

2 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

3 TIME MVP

9 ALL STAR APPEARANCES

[yk9001]

2 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

3 TIME MVP

9 ALL STAR APPEARANCES

 

 

lol

 

Arte the marketing genius.

[Glen]

He won't even get to 600 HR. 

[bloodbrother]

lol

 

Arte the marketing genius.

 

It took me a while to figure out the other WS championship and then I realized it was Joe Blanton LOL

[Troutipoo27]

Does he even get 15 more this year?

[Bruce Nye]

Does he even get 15 more this year?

 

We're not quite half finished with this season and he doesn't have 15 (does he have 12?).  It is doubtful he will have 15 more HRs in 2013.

[LBHalos17]

He finished with 30 bombs last season, and is supposedly ahead of that offensive-pace this year.  I expect him to finish with at least 25 homers this season, including #500.  It will be a magical time and hopefully will happen at home.  We need something to look forward to this season...

[Angel Oracle]

He is currently on pace for exactly 25 HRs.

Question is, if he gets the surgery in the off-season, can he recover in 4 months time for ST? 

I just want to make sure the injury won't get much worse long term by playing on it for 3.5 more months. 

[19HALO71]

Now down to 14!!!

[Jimmag]

Go Pujols! DO it this year.

[Jim]

[vlad27]

He will get there this year - if he hit 30 last year and didn't hit his first one till May - he will get there this year

[vlad27]

Now down to 14!!!

3.5 months to hit 14 hrs - no doubt it happens this year

[AZMike]

It took me a while to figure out the other WS championship and then I realized it was Joe Blanton LOL

in order to get to 11 world series appearances you have to count Scioscia with the Dodgers in the '80s

[19HALO71]

That was #487......13 to go!!!!

[19HALO71]

Sorry so late, 488...12 to go!!

[Vegas Halo Fan]

That's right!! Pujols is 15 homeruns away from 500.

 

I say keep him in the lineup until he get's to 500 then shut him down!! and let him start to heal.

 

It's only a ten-year contract, for crying out loud.

[19HALO71]

Had a great time watching the Angels play at Wrigley. Came home to some pretty bad family news. Sorry for being so late with the update. I believe Albert is at 9 after the shot tonight against Oakland. Closing escrow so I've been a little pre-occupied. Please correct me if I am wrong. Hope all is well with everyone.

[Bashbrothers]

Four away from passing McGriff and Lou Gehrig

[19HALO71]

BOOM!!! 492 (8 to go!!) to tie the game against the Twins in the bottom of the fourth.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

#500 probably won't come until May or June of 2014 (This year he hit 8 HR's in April and May combined). 

[Pdblu]

2 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS

3 TIME MVP

9 ALL STAR APPEARANCES

That's history, like you live "on the fumes" of a Championship.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

He finished with 30 bombs last season, and is supposedly ahead of that offensive-pace this year.  I expect him to finish with at least 25 homers this season, including #500.  It will be a magical time and hopefully will happen at home.  We need something to look forward to this season...

 

Maybe I'm just not as jacked about this as some people. Pujols was a great player in St. Louis - which is where the bulk of his stats were put up. He has fallen far short of expectations here. Celebrating an otherwise insignificant home run in a disappointing season because it marks a statistical milestone in his career is something I care little about. 

 

This is like Wade Boggs saying that he planned to go into the Hall of Fame as a Tampa Bay Devil Ray (which MLB pulled the plug on).