Albert Pujols Career Finale

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

[Frobby]

On 8/30/2022 at 10:17 AM, Frobby said:

 

By the way, next to Yankee fans, Cardinals fans have to be the most spoiled fans in baseball.  Nothing ever goes wrong for that team.  

 

 

10 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

Exactly my point.  

[Just Regular]

Albert just got 698...seems like 700 going to be a lock.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 hour ago, Just Regular said:

Albert just got 698...seems like 700 going to be a lock.

It's amazing, I never thought at the beginning of the season Pujols had a chance at 700 home runs. He's rejuvenated (read that however you wish) back with the Cardinals.

Barring some unfortunate circumstance or slump it's happening. 

 

[Sports Guy]

He was arguably the greatest player of his generation.  He did so little in LA that it’s great to see him end on a high note.

His greatness became forgotten imo. Good to see him reminding everyone in his last hurrah.

[Frobby]

41 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

He was arguably the greatest player of his generation.  He did so little in LA that it’s great to see him end on a high note.

His greatness became forgotten imo. Good to see him reminding everyone in his last hurrah.

Depending on when you think a “generation” begins and ends, I don’t even think it’s arguable that it’s anyone else. Among active players, he’s 20 WAR ahead of the closest player (Trout, who I’d consider to be a generation behind him) and 33-34 ahead of the players after that (Cano and Cabrera).   The only player with more WAR that him who mostly played in the 21st century is ARod, who I’d consider to be in the generation ahead of him (debuted 7 years before).  You’d probably consider Beltre to be from Pujols’ generation, but he’s not quite as good (8 WAR behind him).   

[CharmCityHokie]

12 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:

It's amazing, I never thought at the beginning of the season Pujols had a chance at 700 home runs. He's rejuvenated (read that however you wish) back with the Cardinals.

Barring some unfortunate circumstance or slump it's happening. 

 

I'm happy for Pujols and want 700 to happen for him this season, but the biggest thing I took away from that clip is that I can't wait for OPACY to be packed like that again with fans as excited for their team as Busch Stadium is right there.

[eddie83]

He did it. Glad I saw it live. Was going to go to bed but I figured I would watch him hit. 

[Sports Guy]

2 homers tonight…now at 700 for his career.

So awesome.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

3 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

2 homers tonight…now at 700 for his career.

So awesome.

After the first home run, I figured Pujols wouldn't get another one tonight. 

[CharmCityHokie]

Really awesome to see, especially given at the beginning of the season I thought there was no chance. Good for Pujols. One of only two members of the 700/3000 club. Pretty exclusive. 

[Sports Guy]

See the guy on MLbN that predicted, back in April, that Pujols would hit #700 in Sept on a Friday night in LA?

[Moose Milligan]

Gotta wonder if he’d consider coming back next year at this point, especially with the NL adopting the DH. 

He probably doesn’t but it’s gotta be hard to walk away when there’s still something left in the tank. 

[forphase1]

9 hours ago, Moose Milligan said:

Gotta wonder if he’d consider coming back next year at this point, especially with the NL adopting the DH. 

He probably doesn’t but it’s gotta be hard to walk away when there’s still something left in the tank. 

I was thinking the same thing.   I get wanting to quit as bad as he'd become but now I just don't know. 

[Frobby]

20 minutes ago, forphase1 said:

I was thinking the same thing.   I get wanting to quit as bad as he'd become but now I just don't know. 

He should stick to his plan, like Ted Williams  did after working hard to have one great last year after slipping badly the year before.