Yardbarker: Albert Pujols

Cardinals Fans Try to Figure Out Wandy the Cardinal Killer

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:40:46 -0500

Cardinals Fans Try to Figure Out Wandy the Cardinal Killer This article at Cardinals' blog Vivaelbirdos.com aims to figure out why Wandy Rodriguez shuts down Albert Pujols. Interesting effort to interpret the Pitch f/x data. Pujols has a .523 career OPS against Wandy.

David Wright, First Baseman

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:35:12 -0500

Let’s stop the talk now, because it’s only the end of November, and the BS meter is already at 11. Suck it up, folks — Adrian Gonzalez will not be coming to the Mets this offseason. Neither will Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols or the ghost of pre-coke Keith Hernandez. And there likely won’t be a Festivus miracle coming to Queens this winter, either. The Mets are a struggling, overpriced big market team that has collapsed enough to buff the luster off their sales pitch. And while they’ll likely still spend a ton signing free agents and dealing bodies this winter, we need to come to terms with the fact that playing in Queens probably doesn’t have the same appeal to big name...

Pujols vs. Wandy

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:44:10 -0500

More photos » by Morry Gash - AP MVP! Browse more photos » Wandy. Despite being fruity and somewhat hilarious when uttered (especially if say it like "w-and-y" , that name has brought much anger and exclamations of, "f'ing gdm!" to game threads around VEB. The primary reason for that is how much he has dominated Albert Pujols over his career. Using the invaluable B...

PUJOLS WANTS TO REMAIN A CARD FOR 15 MORE YEARS

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:15:47 -0500

Good news, Cardinals fans – and I’m not talking about Albert Pujols winning the MVP again. It turns out that Pujols wants to stay in St. Louis for a long, long time: “This is my place,” Pujols said. “This is where I want to be. I don’t hide that. I keep saying that, since you guys [...]

Black Friday Random Astros Discussion Question

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:00:21 -0500

by Ben Margot - AP Albert Pujols wins another MVP, crushes non-Cardinal fans souls... View full size photo » We haven't really discussed it here, but you may have seen a certain slugger from up north won another MVP award. No, not Joe Mauer, it's Albert "Killer of Dreams" Pujols. If you're counting, that's his third MVP trophy and eighth finish in the top five. In fact, the only season Pujol...

Albert Pujols Christmas Ornament

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:39:36 -0500

WHY YOU NEED IT: The holiday season tends to bring out a little bit o' the crazy in all of us. We all have that family member who gets just a little too excited about tinsel, or is really -- really -- territorial about making the Thanksgiving green bean casserole. But how far are you, the sports fan, willing to take your fandom during the holidays? If someone ever gave me a Will Clark Christmas ornament, I would probably break down in tears of joy, no matter the pose he's in, and ...

Pujols Unanimous Choice For NL MVP

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:49:47 -0500

The Baseball Writer’s Association of America finished up it’s awards on Wednesday and for the second straight year, they have selected St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols as the National League MVP. The BWAA was unanimous in it’s selection of Pujols. Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez was a distant second. For Pujols, it’s his second straight [...]

Pujols Walks Away With NL MVP

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:35:00 -0500

Albert Pujols, hands down the best player in baseball (the ESPYs said so,) was unanimously nominated as the National League’s Most Valuable Player this afternoon by a panel of writers from the BBWAA.The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman was chosen first out of ten choices on all 32 ballots, which is exactly as it should have been. Sure, the NL has some terrific hitters, but none hold a candle to Prince Albert. This season, he hit .327 with 47 bombs and 135 RBIs, along with a league-leading .4...

Albert Pujols Wins NL MVP In the Least Surprising Vote Ever

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:30:35 -0500

In a shock to no one, Albert Pujols was named the MVP of the National League with a unanimous vote. (Voting breakdown here.) Here's how good Pujols is -- he finished the 2009 season batting .327 with 47 home runs, 135 runs batted in, 124 runs scored and a 1.101 OPS, and none of those haughty statistics were the best of his career in any category. Quite simply, Pujols is the most dominant hitter of his generation, and as far as we know the Cardinals first baseman is totally clean, putting...

Pujols is National League MVP

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:20:02 -0500

In the least unexpected news of all time, the Baseball Writers Association of America has voted unanimously to award Albert Pujols the NL MVP for the second year in a row, and the third time in his career: Pujols received all 32 first-place votes, good for 448 ballot points. Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez garnered 15 second-place votes and 233 points. First baseman Ryan Howard of the Phillies was a close third with 217 points. He was followed by Brewers first baseman Prince Fiel...

Your NL MVP Is Albert Pujols

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:02:00 -0500

The MLB awards train finally pulls into the station with the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols being named NL MVP. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was a unanimous choice in winning the National League Most Valuable Player Award for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career. Pujols was listed first on all 32 ballots submitted by two writers in each league city to score a perfect total of 448 points, based on the tabulation system that rewards 14 point...

Tuesday Rockpile: Pujols to be crowned today

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:02:47 -0500

More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP Tulo just beats out Pujols here. That won't happen today. Browse more photos » The NL MVP award will be going back to St. Louis today at 11am MDT. Albert Pujols won the award in 2005 and 2008. Aside from landslide drama, we might be interested to see where Troy Tulowitzki ends up on ballots. The MLB.com article made a serious mistake in appoint...

The Greatest Cardinals of Each Time: The American Association

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:00:14 -0500

It is a lucky thing for Cardinals writers that Stan Musial's birthday falls in the offseason; in July it would be a blip on the radar while complaining about relief pitching remained in fashion, but in November there is simply nothing else to talk about. As The Man gets older and his first plausible heir nears 30 it makes sense to begin wondering where each will fall on the list of all-time greatest Cardinals, even if the resulting P-D article was less than satisfying i...