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Recurring lower leg strains of Albert Pujols
2008-06-11 07:32:00 What is taking him out of the game?
By: The RotoFeed
Albert Pujols gets first 2 homers of season and Cardinals top Astros 6-4 (A
2008-04-10 07:38:00 Albert Pujols got his first home runs of the year after a heated, pregame exchange with Houston’s Brandon Backe on Wednesday night. So does that mean that he plays his best when he’s riled up? Pujols blew off the suggestion after his homers led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over Houston to ...
By: MLB News Blog
Line of the Day: Albert Pujols
2008-04-10 01:38:00 Phat Albert scoffs at those scared off by silly things like "bone spurs" and "ligament tears."Albert Pujols: 3-for-4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI
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You?ve Got to See This - YOUTUBAGE: The Amazing ICHIRO!, Albert Pujols, Wif
2008-03-20 00:27:00 Bored at work, trying to kill time. Maybe you are too. Mulling around Youtube, I’ve stumbled accross some cool videos. Here they are: 1. Ichiro Suzuki in a Japanese commercial advertisement for the Seattle Mariners. Hit tip my boy Jason Gostel. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Share/Email This Technorati ...
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Will Albert Pujols Injury Hurt Fantasy Players?
2008-03-19 11:20:00 A couple days I quipped that Albert Pujols will have a hard time driving in runs if SS Cesar Izturis were to hit in the #2 hole given the awfulness that is Cesar Izturis (258/302/315 in 2007 and 259/295/334 career). Beyond the snark, I wanted to see how various line-up spots around Pujols have produced compared with his RBI totals and whether last season's 103 RBIs can be reasonably expected to be unrepeatable. Here are the slashstat results for the lead-off hitter, #2 and the clean-up hitter along with Albert Pujols results since 2002. (That is all ESPN had available.) #1 AVG OBP SLG Pujols RBI 2002 268 331 342 127 2003 261 311 377 124 2004 293 335 377 123 2005 295 368 405 117 2006 280 335 366 137 2007 283 323 346 103 #2 AVG OBP SLG Pujols RBI 2002 272 330 392 127 2003 267 329 455 124 2004 279 350 473 123 2005 265 332 414 117 2006 271 338 426 137 2007 309 372 498 103 Pujols AVG OBP SLG Pujols RBI 2002 314 394 56...
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Link for Wednesday: Will Albert Pujols Need Elbow Surgery?, Felix Pie (Ball
2008-03-06 07:44:00 One of the remarkable things about Albert Pujols is the incredible numbers he puts up year after year, despite back and elbow injuries. The guy is just a beast. There were rumors that Pujols might undergo Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in his right elbow. MLB.com ...
By: The RotoFeed
Odds & Ends: Albert Pujols, Brad Lidge and Brandon Wood
2008-02-24 02:12:00 Since Albert Pujols announced he won't play through injuries the same way he has in the past, fantasy players have begun to re-evaluate where he should be drafted. I know I have no intentions of taking him with a mid-1st round selection. His ADP has fallen to 7th, but the last three mock drafts I have taken part in, he has gone 10th twice and 13th. My guess is he will be too hard to pass up with the 12/13 picks in 12-team leagues without additional negative information. * So the Phillies trade for Brad Lidge to solidify their bullpen and, on the first pitch, he catches a cleat and hurts the knee he had surgically repaired this past off-season. Tomorrow is the day Phillies' fans and fantasy players wait for. Will Lidge lose significant time? Who will close then? Tom Gordon and who? * Reports have Angels' prospect Brandon Wood moving back to SS in AAA this year. If something happens to Erick Aybar, Macier Izturis or Chone Figgins, do not be surp...
By: The RotoFeed
Tigers? Miguel Cabrera in company with the likes of Albert Pujols, Vladimir
2008-02-19 00:04:00 Miguel Cabrera’s bat has put him in pretty impressive company. Cabrera - who arrived Monday morning in Tigertown - averaged 32 homers and 115 RBIs while hitting .318 the previous four seasons in Florida. Only Albert Pujols and Vladimir Guerrero have had similar production at the plate since 2004. Hall of Famers Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx are ...
By: MLB News Blog
Tigers? Miguel Cabrera in company with the likes of Albert Pujols, Vladimir
2008-02-19 00:03:00 Miguel Cabrera’s bat has put him in pretty impressive company. Cabrera — who arrived Monday morning in Tigertown — averaged 32 homers and 115 RBIs while hitting .318 the previous four seasons in Florida. Only Albert Pujols and Vladimir Guerrero have had similar production at the plate since 2004. Hall of Famers Mel Ott and ...
By: MLB News Blog
Odds & Ends: Albert Pujols, Giants OF and An ROY Sleeper
2008-02-16 20:03:00 Buster Olney of ESPN has a blurb in his daily blog. He is hearing the concerns about Albert Pujols' health are very real. I know I have already decided to not pick him in fantasy baseball drafts. What I haven't decided at what point I would take Pujols? * On Grant Paulsen's "Minors & Majors" program on XM Radio, John Manuel of Baseball America offered the Angels' Nick Adenhart as a dark horse ROY candidate. Adenhart has a lot to overcome with the Yankees' Joba Chamberlain and the Red Sox' duo of Jacoby Ellsbury and Clay Buchholz set to dominate the headlines, but I know I'd rooting for Adenahrt to surprise. Mr. Manuel pegged Joba at the favorite. Two 80 pitches on the 20-80 scouting scale is too much to overcome. Additionally, he pegged Red 1B Joey Votto's chances of starting on Opening Day at 5%. He cited Hatteberg's experience and performance as too much for Votto to overcome. I wasn't surprised. What did su...
By: The RotoFeed
What In The World? Albert Pujols Injury Talks Grow
2008-02-14 23:04:00 Say it ain’t so… Let me first preface this blog post by saying that neither the St. Louis Cardinals nor Albert Pujols himself have verified these rumors. I’m doing my best right now to get a definite answer, but any fantasy GM who is going into a draft soon with an early to middle pick in ...
By: The RotoFeed
Albert Pujols Headed For Tommy John Surgery?
2008-02-14 15:50:00 With fantasy drafts getting underway, one of the top 1st round discussions is the placement of Cardinals' MVP candidate Albert Pujols. Injuries have sapped the SB potential he showed in 2005 and have knocked him from the perch as the top player in fantasy baseball. Now more rumors are swirling that could jeopardize his 2008. In reaction to being included on a since-discredited list of players who would appear in the Mitchell Report, Albert told the media he will no longer play through injuries as he has for the past few seasons. This has spawned the latest rumor about needing Tommy John surgery. From MLBnewsonline.com:The hushed voice of KMOX sports reporter Kevin Wheeler has joined the whispers in St. Louis that Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols may be headed for a fall, not merely because Pujols has been playing with foot, leg and various other aches and pains in recent years but because far more serious trouble awaits him. "Albert is the perfect hitter," sa...
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Albert Pujols, 1B - STL
2008-01-22 16:53:00 Pujols upset over PED report Visit Rotoworld.com for more analysis on this update.
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Albert Pujols still angry over being linked to Mitchell Report on steroids
2008-01-22 01:47:00 Albert Pujols, angry his name was incorrectly linked to the Mitchell Report on steroids last month, banned a St. Louis television station from participating in a news conference Monday. Pujols asked Cardinals media relations director Brian Bartow to make a reporter and cameraman from St. Louis Fox affiliate KTVI leave the room where Pujols’ news ...
By: MLB News Blog
Complete Mitchell Report List: Roger Clemens & Not Albert Pujols and A Whol
2007-12-13 16:27:00 Another sure-fire Hall-of-Fame candidate has been implicated by the Mitchell Report. Roger Clemens is in it, and ESPN News reported he received his 'roids from the Yankees trainer. This is not going to be a good day for many players. Maybe that is why they have a 6PM press conference scheduled. Any guesses who will be on it? Any players who will disappoint you if they are? Update [2007-12-13 11:8:30 by Eric Hz]: Here is a list that is supposed to be complete. I showed up in my email box. :Jose Guillen, Jay Gibbons, Juan Gonzalez, Clay Hensley, Jerry Hairston, Felix Heredia, Jr., Darren Holmes, Wally Joyner, Darryl Kile, Matt Lawton, Raul Mondesi, Mark McGwire, Guillermo Mota, Robert Machado, Damian Moss, Abraham Nunez, Trot Nixon, Jose Offerman, Andy Pettitte, Mark Prior, Neifi Perez, Rafael Palmiero, Albert Pujols, Brian Roberts, Juan Rincon, John Rocker, Pudge Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Scott Schoenweiis, David Segui, Alex Sanchez, Gary Sheffield, Miguel Tejada, Jul...
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Albert Pujols playing after Tony La Russa realizes mistake, rewrites lineup
2007-08-11 02:26:00 Cardinals manager Tony La Russa rewrote his lineup card to include Albert Pujols several hours before Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, forgetting that he had planned to give his star a day off later in the weekend. The original lineup had Chris Duncan batting third and playing first base. Read the full story. ...
By: MLB News Blog
Cardinals Tony La Russa Motivates Albert Pujols
2007-08-03 03:25:00 The public will never know unless Cardinals manager Tony La Russa one day acknowledges it, but the master motivator apparently crafted a solid dose of shame, humiliation and embarrassment to motivate his star slugger Albert Pujols.La Russa -- as manager of the the National League All-Star team last month -- deliberately humiliated his own player by leaving Pujols on the bench for the entire All-Star game, later offering implausible explanations that Pujols was being held in reserve as a pinch hitter.Pujols -- who had been playing anemically all year -- was put to shame not only before his teammates, fans and the public at large, but even family members whom he had flown to St. Louis to watch him.Pujols -- proud as only a Dominican can be proud -- was obviously shamed and shocked. The result: Since the All-Star break Pujols is hitting .351, with a .449 on-base percentage and .784 slugging.
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2007 HR Derby Predictions
2007-07-10 00:38:00 I would like to quickly offer you my predictions for tonight's State Farm Home Run Derby before I head off to Ming's to watch. Obviously I'll be cheering for Prince hardcore tonight but he's not my pick to win it. I know there are a lot of really great lefties (Prince included) who are going to be making a few splashes out towards right. However, I'm going to go against my heart, and against the grain and go with a gut shot in saying that I think Albert Pujols will win the Derby this year.My number two guy would have to be Howard just because he won last year, is a lefty, and doesn't have to do any of the ASB festivities being as he isn't an all-star. He can just show up and hit the ball. My third pick can be Prince just for good measure. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go iron my Brewers jersey.
By: The Sports Flow
Let the All-Star Festivities Begin
2007-07-03 20:36:00 There seems to have been a dearth of shoddy sportswriting for a while, so we here at BTL haven?t had great material lately. Fortunately, every year the All-Star game rolls around, and sportswriters all over the country come crawling out of the woodwork to lament a snub of their favorite player, or else laud some other All-Star team appointment. In other words, BTL is quickly back in business. This time around, it?s Phil Sheridan of the Philadelphia Inquirer, who chooses not only to applaud the selection of the three Phillies who made it, but also to offer up a couple more would-be Phillies All-Stars.It's always easy to debate All-Star Game selections and even easier to criticize a voting process that sometimes rewards reputation over merit. But as far as the Phillies are concerned this year, the system worked.Well, maybe it worked as far as the Phillies are concerned, but does that mean it?s fair?Ryan Howard probably should be on the National League team. Despite his slow start and...
Albert Pujols (1B-STL)
2007-06-02 23:53:00 Albert Pujols was back in the starting lineup on Friday night and went 2 for 4 to raise his average to .295 for the season. Keep the slugger active in all formats, as his average should rise above .300 soon and stay there, along with home runs and RBI's that are sure to come. He's the best 1B in the game.
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Albert Pujols named as cover athlete for The BIGS
2007-05-04 08:51:00 Contest for most active coming soon, will only include new posters and people who add videos from today. 2K Sports has named St. Louis Cardinals All-Star first baseman and power hitter Albert Pujols as the cover player for their upcoming MLB-licensed video game, The BIGS. Read on for a few quotable quotes from the press release. “Throughout his career, Albert Pujols has delivered unforgettable plays at the most amazing times,” said Erik Whiteford, Vice President of Marketing at 2K Sports. “His larger-than-life abilities and flair for the dramatic embody the spirit we are striving to capture in this game, making Pujols the perfect cover athlete.” “I m honored to represent this revolutionary new baseball title from 2K Sports,” said Albert Pujols. “I’ve been blessed to have played in some monumental baseball games in my career and it’s amazing to see how The BIGS captures the most dramatic plays and brings them to life in a baseba...
Albert Pujols named as cover athlete for The BIGS
2007-05-04 08:51:00 Contest for most active coming soon, will only include new posters and people who add videos from today. 2K Sports has named St. Louis Cardinals All-Star first baseman and power hitter Albert Pujols as the cover player for their upcoming MLB-licensed video game, The BIGS. Read on for a few quotable quotes from the press release. “Throughout his career, Albert Pujols has delivered unforgettable plays at the most amazing times,” said Erik Whiteford, Vice President of Marketing at 2K Sports. “His larger-than-life abilities and flair for the dramatic embody the spirit we are striving to capture in this game, making Pujols the perfect cover athlete.” “I m honored to represent this revolutionary new baseball title from 2K Sports,” said Albert Pujols. “I’ve been blessed to have played in some monumental baseball games in my career and it’s amazing to see how The BIGS captures the most dramatic plays and brings them to life in a baseba...
Albert Pujols named as cover athlete for The BIGS
2007-05-04 08:41:00 Contest for most active coming soon, will only include new posters and people who add videos from today. 2K Sports has named St. Louis Cardinals All-Star first baseman and power hitter Albert Pujols as the cover player for their upcoming MLB-licensed video game, The BIGS. Read on for a few quotable quotes from the press release. “Throughout his career, Albert Pujols has delivered unforgettable plays at the most amazing times,” said Erik Whiteford, Vice President of Marketing at 2K Sports. “His larger-than-life abilities and flair for the dramatic embody the spirit we are striving to capture in this game, making Pujols the perfect cover athlete.” “I m honored to represent this revolutionary new baseball title from 2K Sports,” said Albert Pujols. “I’ve been blessed to have played in some monumental baseball games in my career and it’s amazing to see how The BIGS captures the most dramatic plays and brings them to life in a baseba...
Albert Pujols = Modern Day Babe Ruth
2006-09-05 07:45:01 Albert Pujols hit three home runs yesterday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in St. Louis. Pujols is a baseball freak so this may come as no major surprise. The part that is Ruthian is that Albert is the father of a girl with Down Syndrome and yesterday was “buddy walk” day at the stadium. A few of the kids had a simple request for Albert. “Buddy walk” is a day the Cardinals have every year where kids with Down Syndrome can circle the field with the players and stand with them during pre-game introductions. Several of the kids during warmups asked Albert to hit a homer for them. Albert went out and hit home runs in his first three plate appearances. Children with Down Syndrome circled the field in pregame ceremonies and then stood with players at their positions during “The Star-Spangled Banner.” More than a few asked him to hit a home run for them. In his fourth trip to the plate Albert hit a long, deep fly ball that was caught on the warning tra... |
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