Ok Albert, if you say so........

[Chuck]

yah, I don't really have a problem with anything he said.

I don't either.

[Chuck]

I'm already geared up for 2014 and I believe Pujols is going to crush it next season.

[tomsred]

Do you guys spend the winter criticizing the shape of snowflakes as they fall?

This ^  --  It's the post of the year!

[Angel Oracle]

If Trout can continue to be Trout, Pujols can put up his 2012 numbers, and Trumbo/Hamilton can each put up at least an .800 OPS, that's some good production that would be even more if the support players get on base just often enough. 

[WallyWorld]

I don't think he said anything that warrants getting upset over.

 

As for 2014, my hope is that Albert is able to stay healthy and reasonably productive.  I don't think there's a chance in hell he puts up anything close to his vintage STL numbers.

[wopphil]

I don't think Pujols is as done as some of you think. Last year, despite a horrendous start, he still finished with an OPS+ of 140. I gotta believe his foot injury really did affect his play this year. I look forward to seeing what he does next year.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Lets leave me out of this, yeah?

 

I'm only an assistant GM on this board. I don't make the actual trade and free agent decisions, I only advise.

[Halos of Anaheim]

I'm already geared up for 2014 and I believe Pujols is going to crush it next season.

We said that this year.

[WallyWorld]

I don't think Pujols is as done as some of you think. Last year, despite a horrendous start, he still finished with an OPS+ of 140. I gotta believe his foot injury really did affect his play this year. I look forward to seeing what he does next year.

 

I'm sure the foot was a big part of his struggles this year, and his knee for that matter too.  But that's the point, even if he manages to stay on the field all year, he's never going to feel like he did when was in his 20s and crushing it.  He's only getting older, and next year even if his foot and knee are totally healed, he's going to be a year older, a half-step slower, his bat speed will decrease slightly, etc.  Ballplayers don't get better into their mid-30s (without breaking the rules).

[stormngt]

Too many on this board must live to bit&& about the Angels.  It doesn't matter what is said or done, they will interpret something silly just so they can complain.

[Hollyw00d]

We said that this year.

Yup, Ill believe he's going to "crush it" when I see it actually happening. Now, in reality, he's just living on the past.

[Lifetime]

So you missed last year from May on? 

[WallyWorld]

So you missed last year from May on? 

 

a season is 6 months, you don't just get to exclude the bad parts.  And going into next season he'll be 2 years (and several injuries) removed from being good for "most" of a season.  Again, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect him to be good again, but the Pujols of old is GONE.

[Ohtaniland]

So far I've seen nothing out of Albert Pujols in a Angels uniform that would put his number up on the wall in the RF pavilion.

[ELEVEN]

On Sunday, April 29, 2007, Hancock was killed in a motor vehicle accident when the 2007 Ford Explorer he was driving while intoxicated struck the rear of a flat bed tow truck at 12:35 a.m. Central Time. The truck was reportedly in the left lane assisting another vehicle that was involved in a prior accident.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

A police report revealed that Hancock was intoxicated at the time of his fatal accident with a blood-alcohol level of 0.157, nearly double the legal limit in Missouri. Police found 10.95 grams of marijuana and a pipe in his vehicle, although toxicology reports came back revealing that there were no drugs in his system. Hancock was texting on his cell phone when the accident occurred and was not wearing a seatbelt. An accident reconstruction team determined that Hancock was driving 68 mph (109 km/h) in a 55 mph (89 km/h) zone.^[7]

So it was suicide.

[SmallSampleSize]

Salmon is coming back and is going to CRUSH it** next year as well...with a hometown discount!

** According to 2013 Fangraphs ™ statistics as compared to probability of Pujols doing the same next year using real world math.

[Lifetime]

 a season is 6 months, you don't just get to exclude the bad parts.  And going into next season he'll be 2 years (and several injuries) removed from being good for "most" of a season.  Again, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect him to be good again, but the Pujols of old is GONE.

So let's see, a season is 6 mos. And 4 of the 6 he was very good proving he can in fact still be an impact player even if not up to his previous domination, but we should ignore that and just focus on that first 2 months and this year's injury issues and draw the conclusion that he can't and won't be an impact player in the future. 

 

I never said or implied that Pujols of old is still here. The point was, he showed last year that he can still be an impact player as opposed to saying he hasn't shown he can still crush the ball as the post I was replying to implied. 

[VariousCrap]

I'm sorry, but I have no problem seeing Pujols put up similar numbers to his 2012 season for the next few years.  The dude played in major pain all season long this year.  That is the only reason his numbers were down this year.

[tdawg87]

Pujols needs to STFU and hit. Next year.

[ELEVEN]

I'm sorry, but I have no problem seeing Pujols put up similar numbers to his 2012 season for the next few years.  The dude played in major pain all season long this year.  That is the only reason his numbers were down this year.

I have plantar, and I don't know how he played every day on it. Dude is tougher than I am. I give him credit for that.

[m0nkey]

Go back to juicing, pooie

[Tyler]

So let's see, a season is 6 mos. And 4 of the 6 he was very good proving he can in fact still be an impact player even if not up to his previous domination, but we should ignore that and just focus on that first 2 months and this year's injury issues and draw the conclusion that he can't and won't be an impact player in the future. 

 

I never said or implied that Pujols of old is still here. The point was, he showed last year that he can still be an impact player as opposed to saying he hasn't shown he can still crush the ball as the post I was replying to implied.

Why assume he'll ever be healthy again? There will be more/different injuries to come for Pujols.

[CaliAngel]

Go back to juicing, pooie

 

Boneheaded comment par for the course.

[Lifetime]

Why assume he'll ever be healthy again? There will be more/different injuries to come for Pujols.

why assume he won't be? Of course there will be more injuries of varying degrees in his future. I'm not assuming otherwise.

[mtangelsfan]

I don't really get what you want these guys to say when they are asked a question.

 

Would you prefer "I'm getting older and the team is going to regret my contract.  I'm going to be below average for the next several years"?