St. Louis deity slugger Albert Pujols picked up right where he left off before the All-Star break, clubbing two solo home runs in leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Busch Stadium.
Pujols opened the scoring by drilling an opposite field homer off of D-Backs’ starter [...]
Via Bleacher Report
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July 16, 2009
Albert Pujols has been suspended from Major League Baseball after testing positive for using the gym, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announced yesterday."We have a problem in baseball," said Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, upon hearing the news. "Using [the gym] is not respecting the game."Although it is impossible to tell without testing whether a given...
Via Sports Frog
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July 18, 2009
Batting Average: .334 (third—Hanley Ramirez leading at .347)
Home Runs: 34 (after two more bombs last night, he’s 10 clear of the rest of the league)
RBI: 89 (eight clear of Price Fielder and 21 clear of third place)
So, yeah. He’s got a legit shot. And then some. We have not seen a triple crown [...]
Via Cubbies Crib
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July 17, 2009
Barack Obama has not been shy about expressing his preference for the White Sox over the Cubs - he even wore a Sox warm-up over his flak jacket when he tossed his ceremonial eephus pitch to Albert Pujols at the All-Star Game - but that didn’t stop Lou Piniella from paying prez a visit at [...]
Via Motown Sports Revival
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July 16, 2009
During Fox’s broadcast of the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday night, Eric Karros interviewed Albert Pujols in the NL dugout. Karros started off the interview by matter-of-factly pointing out that Pujols is the best player in baseball. Pujols embarrassingly responded by saying, “I don’t think I’m the best player in the game.” In fairness to Phat Albert, I appreciate his attempt...
Via Deadspin
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July 17, 2009
Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. -Cardinals revoke newspaper's credential after they publish the home address of a number of players, including a furious Albert Pujols. Perhaps unsurprisingly...
Via Fanster
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July 19, 2009
Right hander Yusmeiro Petit takes the mound at Busch Field on Sunday as the Arizona Diamondbacks go for a series win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Led by Albert Pujols’ two solo home runs, the Cardinals took the opener on Friday night 6-1. The Diamondbacks struck back on Saturday behind starter Dan Haren [...]
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