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NLCS: No Pujols, No Problem on 19/10/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Think about that: They're fine without Albert. Think about what it signifies. Jeff Passan(via Yahoo Sports) , adding: "What emboldened the Cardinals most to let Pujols walk wasn't just the prospect of spending more than $200 million on a single player. It was their confidence in replacing him."
What's Wrong With Pujols, Cont'd on 8/5/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The Angels can write off those 110 at-bats as the cost of trying to impress a new team, and not connect them to a two-year decline. Tom Verducci(via SI.com) , adding, "[Mike] Scioscia, for one, does not discount the effect of Pujols' lack of familiarity with AL pitchers."
Finally: Albert Pujols Hits a Home Run on 6/5/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Now we can get back to remembering that Pujols' contract isn't horrible because he hasn't homered, it's horrible because it's horrible. Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan(via Twitter)
Albert Pujols' Slow Start, Cont'd on 1/5/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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It means something, I think. Does it mean that Albert Pujols is done as a great player? Of course not. But baseball can be a cruel game... And while he will undoubtedly have big stretches -- look at Derek Jeter's April -- how many of them does he have left? Joe Posnanski(via JoePosnanski.com) , concluding: "He really does look helpless up there at the moment. It could be a passing thing. But I can never remember that happening before."

MORE: "Come see him in September. He remains an affable Angel. He is finding a routine. He believes it is coming, and it is." (Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports)
"What's The Matter With Albert Pujols?" on 30/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The only indication that's something's "wrong" is that he's struck out 13 times and drawn four unintentional walks. That ratio is completely out of whack with the rest of his career, and does suggest that he's doing something different. Rob Neyer(via SBNation.com) , as Albert Pujols completes his worst month as an MLB player, adding "I am 93.4-percent confident that he'll figure this out, and fairly soon. He always has before."
Pujols Era Begins on 7/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The Angels didn't become L.A.'s team on Friday. But they won a ballgame, and with the win, Arte Moreno's big fat party was officially underway -- and the Pujols Era in L.A. had begun. Albert Chen(via SI.com)

MORE: "At the end of the day, let’s say after Game 1, let’s say in Anaheim, let’s say in Angels colors, it all works the same way. Then he continues. It’s what he promises." (Tim Brown, Yahoo Sports) "THE WIN": What Pujols said mattered most to him about the massive hoopla for his debut with the Angels, an oh-fer for Pujols but a W for the team. (The Orange County Register assigned 70 reporters to cover every aspect of the game; check out the results here.
ICYMI: This Week's SI Cover Story (Pujols and MLB '12) on 22/3/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Pujols's swing is a technical wonder, a kinetic event that causes the most mayhem with the least effort. But if you had to reduce it to its most astonishing element, it would be this: He brings his hands to the baseball faster and more directly than perhaps any other man who has ever lived. Tom Verducci(via Sports Illustrated) , on the greatest hitter of our time (and maybe ever).
Feels Noteworthy (Not to Mention Like Foreshadowing) on 5/3/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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BREAKING: Albert Pujols hits RBI double in first Spring Training at-bat with Angels. MLB(via Twitter)
The Pujols Backlash in St. Louis Begins on 12/12/11 | Tipped by Jonah Keri |
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Really? God ordered you to Anaheim? I wonder what God would have advised had the Angels offered less money than the Cardinals. Bernie Miklasz(via St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Pujols: How Will He Fare Over Time? on 12/12/11 | Tipped by Quickish |
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So, if Pujols matches the production of the best player at each age since 1969 for the next 10 seasons, his on-field value will actually match the contract Moreno gave him. David Schoenfield(via ESPN.com) , in some great historical comps to judge Pujols' ceiling over the next decade, adding: "As great as Pujols is, I don’t see that happening, especially considering the signs of decline the past couple of seasons."

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