ALBERT PUJOLS RUMORS

What in the world to do with Albert Pujols?

Wow. Who would have thought we'd be seeing headlines like that only two years into the Pujols contract. Most people speculated we wouldn't be seeing any significant problems with him until about 5-6 years into the contract. It seems now that the Angels have some serious deliberating to do on the topic of what is going to happen with Pujols. I don't want to come off as...
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20 hours ago  |  Discuss

Sit/Start: Wednesday’s (5/15) Probable Pitchers

Albert Pujols hit a monster homerun, and Barry Zito got tattooed by the Blue Jays. Maybe baseball is predictable after all. Then again, the umps blew two more easy calls, and Mitch Moreland and Howie Kendrick hit their 8th and 6th HRs respectively. So maybe not. To be fair, I think a vortex opens a tear in space-time if Adam Dunn beats out an infield grounder, so the first base umpire...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

Halo Headlines: Pujols having knee problems, Hamilton calm despite his deep slump

The May 9th, 2013 edition of daily news for the Los Angeles Angels including Pujols having knee problems, Hamilton calm despite his deep slump and much more... The Story: Albert Pujols is dealing with pain in his surgically repaired knee. The Monkey Says: The same knee that took longer than expected to recover from off-season surgery. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised...
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9 days ago  |  Discuss

Will the Angels place Albert Pujols on the DL?

Albert Pujols has been battling plantar fasciitis all season.  For anyone who has ever experienced this condition, you know it's tough to manage.  Pujols and the Los Angeles Angels believe the pain is manageable and Pujols can play through it.  However, Pujols' production has been down and he is sitting at times when he otherwise wouldn't.  Yesterday, Pujols was...
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12 days ago  |  Discuss

Sunday Reader Survey, Week 5: Are You Worried About Pujols?

We have a weekly email chain that connects the rapidly expanding group of Baseball Professor contributors. In the chain we discuss what topics to cover for the coming week and divvy up some of our weekly posts.This week one of our writers, Adam Nodiff, sent an email reading as follows:Are you guys serious? Two-start pitchers pieces, daily FanDuel picks and rapid reacts, Foul Paul...
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12 days ago  |  Discuss

Should how much Albert Pujols makes really matter?

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following  is a guest post from Michael Pina. Michael Pina is a writer for ESPN’s TrueHoop Network. His work has been published at The Classical and ScoreBig.com. Follow him on Twitter @MichaelVPina. There were many rational reasons why the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim signed Albert Pujols to a 10-year, $240 million contract five weeks before his 32nd...
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15 days ago  |  Discuss

On an Intentional Ball Thrown to Albert Pujols

Monday night and Tuesday morning, the A’s and Angels played a game for the ages, a 19-inning affair that saw the hosts rally in the ninth and the 15th before walking off in the game’s seventh hour. The game featured 18 runs and nearly 600 pitches, and in the end, the A’s improved to 15-12, while the Angels fell to something much worse than that. Generally, such games are immediately...
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17 days ago  |  Discuss
GIMPY

Pujols says he's 'hurting real bad'

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim slugger Albert Pujols is still dealing with plantar fasciitis in his left foot and told reporters that it is "hurting real bad."

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26 days ago  |  Discuss

Albert Pujols plans to walk away from his contract when he can’t produce?

Albert Pujols signed a 10-year, $240 million contract with the Angels before last season and will still be owed $212 million by the team after the year. Though Pujols has started off the season well, he is 33 and possibly beyond his prime. The Angels first baseman/DH seemed to indicate Saturday that he might walk away from his contract if he can no longer produce during the courseâ€...
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April 08, 2013  |  Discuss
NO ANGEL

Pujols may not play out entire contract?

Albert Pujols reportedly said he could walk away from the game before he fulfills his 10-year contract if he felt that he could not compete at a high level.

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April 07, 2013  |  Discuss
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