stltoday.com - 6/22/2009
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Tie game, bases loaded, one out, fourth inning. And the preposterously dangerous Albert Pujols digging in to face Gil Meche, Kansas City's laboring starting pitcher. I was waiting to see something that's happened only six times in baseball history: a manager ordering an intentional walk with ...
mysportsrumors.com - 6/22/2009
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mysportsrumors.com —
So the biggest rumor of the day has
nothing to do with trades, signings or anything like...
that. The rumor of the day is whether or not did St Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols called his massive grand slam against the Kansas City Royals . The St. Louis Dispatch reports: After opening ...
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Albert Ruthian Pujols
baseballmusings.com - 6/22/2009
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baseballmusings.com —
Via the Projo Sox Blog , Albert Pujols
called the location of his grand slam on Sunday:...
After opening the third inning with a fly out, Pujols returned to the Cardinals clubhouse to review video. There he predicted to assistant hitting coach Mike Aldrete that his next at-bat would ricochet off ...
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The Called Shot
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Where Have These Bats Been?
C70 At The Bat —
... . Not that he would hit a home run next time up. Not that he'd hit it to center field, but that he'd hit the Royals HOF, which he did. In case you ever wondered just how special that guy is..... Perhaps Bernie Mikalsz is right, Pujols needs to be walked all the time. Just hope people don't actually start doing that. ...
Where Have These Bats Been?
Seamheads.com —
... . Not that he would hit a home run next time up. Not that he’d hit it to center field, but that he’d hit the Royals HOF, which he did. In case you ever wondered just how special that guy is….. Perhaps Bernie Mikalsz is right, Pujols needs to be walked all the time. Just hope people don’t actually start doing that. ...
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Walking Pujols
vivaelbirdos.com 6/22/2009 —
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by ED ZURGA - AP
Opposing managers are playing with fire when they intentionally walk Pujols, as Ryan Ludwick showed last night. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
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Start now to keep Pujols on the payroll
stltoday.com 6/15/2009 — Like many baseball fans, I continue to be surprised that teams choose to challenge Albert Pujols. He's the human wrecking ball who destroys pitchers and breaks open games with one swing of his bat. But there's also one team that hasn't pitched to ...
How Good is Albert Pujols
sportsscribes.net 7/5/2009 —
When you think of the best hitter in baseball, most people generally think of Albert Pujols. Some think of Alex Rodriguez. Others maybe Manny Ramirez. Let there be no mistake: Albert Pujols is the best hitter in baseball. Don't believe me? Look at the statistics.
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vivaelbirdos.com 6/13/2009 —
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by Amy Sancetta - AP
Congrats, Albert! You just hit another solo homer! (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
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Pujols launches long ball No. 30 | MLB.com: News
baltimore.orioles.mlb.com 7/1/2009 — By Matthew Leach / MLB.com 07/01/09 1:30 AM ET ST. LOUIS -- When Albert Pujols does something even he has never done before, you know it's special. Pujols cranked his 29th and 30th home runs of the season on Tuesday night in the Cardinals' 6-3 loss ...
Pujols!!!!
myteamrivals.typepad.com 6/14/2009 — Say one word and it says it all to Redbird fans. Just say Albert. Through the years I've seen some great hitters like Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Carew and anyone else you can think of since the 1960's. But, I believe I've never seen a better all-around hitter than Albert Pujols. He is on track to ...
How The Cardinals Could Lose Albert Pujols
deadspin.com 6/18/2009 — I'm not sure people realize how possible it is that Albert Pujols won't be a Cardinal in three years. And every day, every loss, every solo Pujols homer, makes it a little more likely to happen.
The great Bernie Miklasz touched on this in his ...
Albert Pujols helps Tony La Russa make history
scoresreport.com 6/22/2009 —
Facing the Kansas City Royals, Albert Pujols went 4-for-5 with two homeruns and six RBIs. His offensive display also helped manager Tony La Russa reach his 2,500th career win.
“Is it special? Yeah, because I got family and friends here,” Pujols said. “But it’s ...
Albert Pujols and the List of Other Players I THINK (Hope) Are Clean
midwestsportsfans.com 7/1/2009 — So I just checked traffic to the site so far today. Decent, nothing spectacular, just a normal no-link-from-the-Philadelphia-Inquirer (or, excuse me, tweet from @HHReynolds) day here at MSF.
However, something caught my eye that has become a pretty ...
