Albert Pujols

[Ohtaniland]

This Albert Pujols is long gone.

 

 

 

[HaloMagic]

Cool sample size, bro.

Only sample size I'm concerned with is the one that has actually happened.

[YouthofToday]

I would have preferred Howie was hitting in that spot over the Albert Pujols. Anybody disagree?

[ScottT]

I would have preferred Howie was hitting in that spot over the Albert Pujols. Anybody disagree?

 

Good point.  Except Howie couldn't pinch hit or swap spots in the order with Pujols.  

[HaloMagic]

He means to start out the game.

[YouthofToday]

Good point. Except Howie couldn't pinch hit or swap spots in the order with Pujols.

Good point, I clearly don't know the rules of baseball. Thanks for the tip.

[ScottT]

You're welcome

[Ray McKigney]

He should have gotten a hit. He didn't. End of story. Even the great ones fail sometimes. He'll make up for it come playoff time!

[Chuck]

http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/blogpost?blogname=los-angelesangels&id=7805&city=losangeles&src=desktop

[Mark68]

Pujols collects his RBI's because of where he hits in the lineup, but how many BIG hits has our prized FA signing had since he' been with us?

 

I want to say one or two.... That's pretty sad.

There was that one earlier this year....

 

 

...And I got nuthin' else.

[Mark68]

What moves did you hate?  What moves do you think they should make now? 

I think they should collectively make a bowel movement, personally.

[Docwaukee]

Albert through about 300pa

 

2013 - .260/.329/.446/.775 11hr, 42rbi, 27bb 35k

2012 - .258/.316/.446/.762 11hr, 43rbi, 24bb 34k

 

weird. 

[Mark68]

Pujols won't hit below 3rd any time the next nine seasons, I'm afraid.

[EDinTUSTIN]

He should have gotten a hit. He didn't. End of story. Even the great ones fail sometimes. He'll make up for it come playoff time!

LOL  No doubt about it, Ray.

[Angel Oracle]

This is what years of steroid use does to an athlete's body.

More accurately, this is what happens from years of drug abuse, although it goes back to before 2006.

That drug abuse eventually wreaks havoc on a body.

When it starts is unknown, but this quick decline could well be the abuse finally catching up to his body.

THAT's why Arte was crazy to give THAT contract to Hackilton.

[shellback]

did pujols state that when he was no longer valuable to the team he would quit?

[Ohtaniland]

Playoffs are a pipe dream. Pujols is old and just swings for the fences. Hamilton has lost whatever talent he had and Weavers arm is falling off just like his brothers did. Mike Trout will end up leaving eventually.

[Angel Oracle]

Ok. If the Angels have Hunter instead of Hamilton and Williams instead of Blanton, what do you think their record would be? If you go by Baseball Reference's WAR, they'd be about +3 in the win column. 33-36. That's being generous with Williams' innings. That was also totally unexpected... which is the point.

I guess I'm more thinking of both this year and beyond.

That's a lot of money to waste on a guy with past drug abuse and who is 32 the first season

of the contract.

Pujols contract is just absurd, although part of it may have been securing the new tv deal.

Blanton is more of a current concern because they can easily release him after 2013,

and only eat $7.5 million.

Nibs Nibbler is the ultimate enigma so far in 2013.

Looks like a top 10 Cy Young ballot pitcher in many innings, but has one inning in many of

his starts where he might as well be Blanton.

[YouthofToday]

There is 0 evidence Pujols helped to secure the TV deal.

Considering how much the Dodgers got It looks like Fox severely underpaid for the Angels TV rights.

[Lou]

I missed these comments after the games on Friday and Saturday

[tdawg87]

Pujols sure got some clutch hits on Friday and Saturday.

[Torridd]

The batting order looped in the 9th, Pujols had gone 2-3, walked and scored in the 9th and you turkeys are gobbling about who didn't step up their game?

 

Weaver didn't step up his game until he had let 5 Yankees score with 2 outs. That is who wasn't playing worth crap today, not the other 11 guys who tried to take back the game in the 9th.

I agree with this. I know Pujols missed his shot, but he's been doing well of late and Rivera is in the elite class. Weaver basically screwed up the game in the third , walking a no-bat to lead off the inning and giving up the homer when he badly fooled the guy the pitch before.

 

I mean, Weaver is the best so he deserves to be off once in awhile but this loss has to be laid at his feet.

[Ohtaniland]

If Albert Pujols is going to be a shell of himself... we should call him Al. Just saying.

Nicely done!

[Lou]

If Albert Pujols is going to be a shell of himself... we should call him Al.  Just saying.

 

Just saying what?

[T.G.]

Just saying... you'll have to read the blog to see the connection.... but the short version is that he's not Albert right now... I'll just call him Al instead...