Pujols’ plus/minus on the bases

Mike On The Cards found this 5/14/2008 on www.stltoday.com [flag]

TOWER GROVE — One thing about a player being on base all the time: he gets loads of practice running them and has plenty of opportunity to excel — and fail. Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols showed this past week that he can pound out the headlines with more than just his bat; carrying a big stick does not require always walking softly. In the span of a few games, Pujols ... [link]

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Cards in a Funk
Published 5/14/2008 by Mike at Mike On The Cards
... succumb to shoulder surgery. He’ll likely miss the rest of the season. Matthew Leach has the full story. Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of Stan Musial’s 3000th hit. He apparently would have liked to do it front of the home fans, but came in as a pinch hitter in a close game in Chicago, and doubled in a run. Robert Falkoff has more. Check out the latest from Derrick Goold. He crunches the numbers on Cardinal base running over at Bird Land. We all have come to expect great stuff from VEB, and Larry’s post on ...

Around the Blogs: Cracks Are Showing
Published 5/14/2008 by Cardinal 70 at C70 At The Bat
... The professionals are weighing in as well. Derrick Goold looks at some of the advanced metrics in relation to Pujols's baserunning (something that had been ...

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