Pujols Watch

[pdga#7648]

I can't wait to see how these signings work out.  Things have the potential to go very badly very quickly for this Cardinal team.  There are alot more uncertainties with this squad than in the past.  Time will tell.

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pretty good huh Danny Boy?

[CEValkyrie]

Currently the Cardinals would miss the playoffs. Beltran is having a monster year. Furcal sucks!

Get over the greed thing. He had an organization who would actually pay him. If you had a company that came in and offered you considerable amount of money you'd leave too.

[CEValkyrie]

I'm amazed what Pujols can do when he gets hot. He's been on fire.  ESPN stat showed they are 17-7 over his hot streak.

We'll see what Beltran does when the pressure cooker is on. That's if he isn't on the shelf.

[pdga#7648]

not hot enough I guess??   1st year in the AL and no All-Star game for AP?    Hilarious!

[CEValkyrie]

Pujols
.284 20 67 .350

Beltran
.284 24 75 .359

Starting to even out there. Maybe STL should have saved the 12 million they are giving Berkman and paid Pujols!!!

[Dan Michler]

Starting to even out there. Maybe STL should have saved the 12 million they are giving Berkman and paid Pujols!!!

At this point, it seems pretty obvious the Cardinals made the right decision in not paying Pujols, regardless of what Beltran does.  Unless Pujols has a drastic turnaround, his career arc is absolutely trending downward.  I would hate to be locked in to 9 more years with him right now, no matter the pricetag.

The smarter Cardinal fans I know seem to have some perspective on the difficult business decision that resulted in Pujols heading to L.A.  They are still fans of Pujols because of the Hall of Fame career he put up in St.Louis, rather than wishing failure upon him.

[airspuds]

http://larrybrownsports.com/category/baseball
albert  p  needed a tissue Sat night  after this  play
how does he argue with the ump when the ump is right there ?
hey bartman, see how you do it,   let your team catch the ball , block the OTHER team from catching

he did have last laugh with some home runs in the series
also, 
when the angels manager goes to protest the game, he is causing the delay, why does their picture get
to throw pratice pitches,
its HIS mgr delaying the game
this was on friday

2  out of 3 from them ,  angels not going to make playoffs

[Clonan]

http://larrybrownsports.com/category/baseball
albert  p  needed a tissue Sat night  after this  play
how does he argue with the ump when the ump is right there ?

Haha and of course it happens to be AJ Pierzynski's at bat.

[pdga#7648]

Starting to even out there. Maybe STL should have saved the 12 million they are giving Berkman and paid Pujols!!!

At this point, it seems pretty obvious the Cardinals made the right decision in not paying Pujols, regardless of what Beltran does.  Unless Pujols has a drastic turnaround, his career arc is absolutely trending downward.  I would hate to be locked in to 9 more years with him right now, no matter the pricetag.

Smartest thing I have ever witnessed Dan saying!!

And I don't wish failure upon him, his #'s are dropping on thier own! Age does that to players, even the best of alltime!!

[pdga#7648]

but still Brett, the Cardinals are playing better without AP. They are the best in NL in runs scored, and close to the top in BA. Holliday is .320ish, Molina .310, Jay has to be close to or over .300. and look at all of those HR's. They may still lead the NL??
and 59-52 is the Angels record. Cards are 60-50.  need I say more??

[CEValkyrie]

but still Brett, the Cardinals are playing better without AP. They are the best in NL in runs scored, and close to the top in BA. Holliday is
and 59-52 is the Angels record. Cards are 60-50.  need I say more??

You are on crack. If you think the NL Central is better than the AL West you nuts. LAA might have 70 wins in this pathetic division.

[pdga#7648]

are you serious? who is good besides Texas??  Oakland will fall off hard.  But I never said Central was better than the AL West. I'm just saying the Cardinals are just fine without AP. And 3 teams are pathetic in the NL Central, CUBS, Houston and Milwaukee. The other 3 are in the playoffs or just 2.5 games out of a wildcard spot. and all at least 10 games over .500

[pdga#7648]

Cards have outscored opponents by 114 runs, Angels just 47!   

[CEValkyrie]

Cards have outscored opponents by 114 runs, Angels just 47!   

If they played the Cubs & the Astros that much they'd outscore them by 114 too 

[pdga#7648]

touche, I guess? even though just 8-6 vs Scrubbies!

[CEValkyrie]

Ouch! That run differential went down to 99 after that 15-0 pounding! Welcome to my world.

[CEValkyrie]

Just had to bring this back to life. Beltran has come back to earth while Pujols continues his stardom. Luckily for the Cardinals the expanded they playoffs this year. They'll probably find a way to win the Worlds Series as the worst team ever again.

Carlos Beltran
BA HR RBI OBP SLG
.268 28 85 .340 .504

Post All Star--.217

Albert Pujols
BA HR RBI OBP SLG
.288 29 90 .348 .540

Post All Star--.322

[pdga#7648]

worst team in regular season? maybe!  but they were the BEST team when it mattered, playoffs and WS! that's what matters!

and compare salaries of Beltran and the Greedy one, and tell me who you would rather pay for comparable #'s. Who is in playoffs if season ended today? Yep Beltran and the Cardinals, not the Angels!   

[Dan Michler]

I'm over the Pujols thing.  Who cares what Beltran does.  From a historical perspective, the Pujols contract will only be judged by his own performance.  As it stands now, his numbers are approximately on par with his 2011 season, and still nowhere near his 2001-2010 prime.  He's still one of the top 10 hitters in the game though.

I'm more interested in what his teammate Mike Trout is doing.  In my opinion he is the runaway winner of both the AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP this year, and is probably the best defensive outfielder in the AL as well, and is also super fun to watch.

.336- 25 HR -41 for 45 in SB - .400 OnBase%  #1 in OPS.   For anybody that looks at advanced metrics, Trout's WAR of 8.9 is the highest in MLB since Pujols in 2009.

The only players to ever win MVP ROY in the same year are:  Ichiro (2001)  Fred Lynn (1975)

Trout just turned 21 a few weeks ago.  This guy's career is going to be one to watch.  Maybe he wants to play for the Cubs?   

[airspuds]

Nice pic of busch stadiium from the field.