happy 38th
only four years and $114m to go
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 16:55 (six years ago) link
https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/albert-pujols-and-the-crawl-to-3000-hits/
― k3vin k., Thursday, 3 May 2018 16:20 (five years ago) link
if he finishes this season with the same number of ABs and BA as last season, his career BA will go from .304 to .301
that HOF plaque won't look as good with a .290/.361/.520 slash.
― omar little, Thursday, 3 May 2018 17:49 (five years ago) link
double in the 2nd puts him at 2999
― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 May 2018 03:01 (five years ago) link
On the chart in Kevin's link, Beltre probably would've ranked second if not for the injury last year.
― clemenza, Friday, 4 May 2018 03:20 (five years ago) link
Just realised Joey Votto is only 3 years younger than Pujols.
― Van Horn Street, Saturday, 5 May 2018 02:08 (five years ago) link
well, i guess he finally did it.
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Saturday, 5 May 2018 06:01 (five years ago) link
― Van Horn Street, Friday, May 4, 2018 10:08 PM (yesterday)
5 years*
― k3vin k., Saturday, 5 May 2018 18:25 (five years ago) link
Seems apropos that 3,000 was a broken-bat single.
― clemenza, Sunday, 6 May 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
on the road, in SEA, who then immediately started booing ohtani
the whole thing was kind of sad
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Sunday, 6 May 2018 17:59 (five years ago) link
Breaking fantasy news: Albert Pujols finally drives in a run.
tbh it seems like a very good time for him to hang it up, if the Angels make the postseason he’ll be an albatross. His WAR continues to creep down.
― omar little, Thursday, 24 May 2018 00:30 (five years ago) link
he could suck ass for the rest of the season...or pick up the rest of his $24 million for the year. he'll get to make the same decision every year through 2021
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Thursday, 24 May 2018 01:40 (five years ago) link
he has some stiff competition for worst player this year, though. He's at -0.4 fWAR, but chris davis is somehow already at -1.4 fWAR! ian desmond and dexter fowler have both been godawful, too, and seem likely to continue getting lots of playing time
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Thursday, 24 May 2018 01:49 (five years ago) link
wonder if mike scioscia will be able to sit pujols more often, in general, now that he's reached 3000 (unless we're all supposed to care about reaching 700 or 714 home runs, too)
― obviously DLC (Karl Malone), Thursday, 24 May 2018 01:51 (five years ago) link
how about not batting him 4th
― k3vin k., Thursday, 24 May 2018 02:07 (five years ago) link
Prince Albert Pujols, He Has Obtained positive WAR so far this season!!
0.2 fWAR, 1.0 bWAR.
.257/.293/.437, 17 HRs, 99 wRC+
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 2 August 2018 06:02 (five years ago) link
he is hovering just above replacement level, at least
he has the slowest sprint speed of any player this year at 22.3 ft/s, which is faster than he was in 2017 when he was also the slowest player, at 21.8 ft/s. he tied for last with victor martinez in 2016.
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 2 August 2018 06:07 (five years ago) link
Was Pujols' 2017 the worst season ever for a player with 100 RBI's?
Dante Bichette had some bad WAR seasons with Coors-inflated numbers, but according to bWAR his defense was the worst part of his game.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 2 August 2018 10:59 (five years ago) link
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24270231/mlb-how-shift-ruined-albert-pujols
More hard hit outs than anyone in baseball the past four years, blames the shift, thinks RBIs aren't overrated.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Tuesday, 7 August 2018 20:12 (five years ago) link
Pujols is one of only eight players who have been active over the past 18 seasons
pujols, beltre, utley, bartolo, ...?
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:17 (five years ago) link
sabathia
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:27 (five years ago) link
fernando rodney? he pitched a few games in 2002
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:29 (five years ago) link
ichiro
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:31 (five years ago) link
joaquin benoit
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:34 (five years ago) link
that's 8!
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:35 (five years ago) link
From 2015 to 2018, Pujols has accumulated a whopping 403 hard-hit outs, putting balls in play that travel at least 95 mph. Nobody has more. His average exit velocity is 90.3 mph, ranked fourth among those with at least 1,700 batted balls during that stretch, according to Statcast. His batting average on balls in play is .245, tied for the lowest in the majors among qualified hitters during that time.Pujols shrugs."What can you do, bro?"
Pujols shrugs.
"What can you do, bro?"
wwjvd
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:40 (five years ago) link
yeah that's a pretty pathetic attitude from someone who is too rich to care lol
― k3vin k., Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:40 (five years ago) link
i like how they paired the article with a sam miller piece explaining how shifts are bullshit
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:42 (five years ago) link
espn, something for everyone
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:42 (five years ago) link
Thinking about that makes Pujols think about all the line drives he has lost up the middle -- guaranteed hits in the baseball game he once knew. He is asked what his batting average would look like if second basemen played their position traditionally and didn't shade toward center field."Between .290 and .300, for sure," Pujols says, who instead sports a .254/.290/.428 slash line "Look at the balls that I'm hitting up the middle, especially this year. Out of those 30 or 40 or 50 balls, give me 25 hits. Add those 25 hits to my .250 batting average, I'd be hitting like .290."
"Between .290 and .300, for sure," Pujols says, who instead sports a .254/.290/.428 slash line "Look at the balls that I'm hitting up the middle, especially this year. Out of those 30 or 40 or 50 balls, give me 25 hits. Add those 25 hits to my .250 batting average, I'd be hitting like .290."
(narrator voice): "he'd be hitting like. 316."
...
(narrator voice): "if you assume he's actually right about losing 25 hits up the middle this year against the shift"
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 8 August 2018 02:47 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwZJR3x9xwI
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 29 August 2018 00:12 (five years ago) link
right after i posted that, he got injured and then underwent season-ending surgery on his left knee. sorry albert.
his line for 2018:
117 G, .245/.289/.411, wRC+ 90, 19 HR, 5.6 BB%, 13.1 K%, -0.2 fWAR, 0.1 bWAR (positive!!)
― Karl Malone, Friday, 31 August 2018 01:35 (five years ago) link
only 3 years left on his contract, after this season
― Karl Malone, Friday, 31 August 2018 01:36 (five years ago) link
he actually injured his left knee in the hardware store
happy 39th
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 22:16 (five years ago) link
sigh... thread:
He’s listed at 38, but I’m pretty sure Albert Pujols is 40. Today @baseballpro, I lay out new evidence (from Pujols’s own mouth), and then dig into why this happens, and why it matters, and what parts of it *don’t* matter much (Free): https://t.co/HGub38otZd— Matthew Trueblood (@MATrueblood) April 24, 2018
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 16 January 2019 22:21 (five years ago) link
or rather link:
https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39462/rubbing-mud-aging-angel/
only 3 years and $72 million left on his contract
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 22:22 (five years ago) link
slowest sprint speed in the majors last year (22.2 ft/s, which, when you put it that way, always seem really fast to me)slowest sprint speed in 2017 (21.8 ft/s)slowest sprint speed in 2016 (22.6 ft/s)8th slowest sprint speed in 2015 (23.5 ft/s)
― Karl Malone, Thursday, 17 January 2019 03:42 (five years ago) link
this will be close when it's all said and done
Pujols career (18 seasons): .302/.382.554Cabrera career (16 seasons): .316/.395/.551
(after 16 seasons Pujols was at .309./.392/.573)
― omar little, Friday, 1 February 2019 20:26 (five years ago) link
wow that's sad
― k3vin k., Friday, 1 February 2019 20:41 (five years ago) link
(cabrera obviously a HOFer, but pujols' fall from the inner circle back to the mere mortals has been a long, slow, sad journey)
― k3vin k., Friday, 1 February 2019 20:42 (five years ago) link
pujols still a little more valuable overall, on average, due to his blazing speed and impressive defensive skills compared to miggy, but yeah :(
― Karl Malone, Friday, 1 February 2019 20:50 (five years ago) link
Pujols w/the Angels: .260/.315/.453
― omar little, Friday, 1 February 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
to compare to similar "decline phases" from a couple recent HOF guys who fell off a lot from their peak:
Frank Thomas after his MVP runner-up campaign in 2000: .262/.376/.507
Griffey Jr with the Reds/ChiSox/Seattle pt 2: .262/.355/.493
― omar little, Friday, 1 February 2019 20:58 (five years ago) link
that's why Peak Value and Career Value are separate considerations
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 1 February 2019 21:07 (five years ago) link
prince albert pujols, he broketh free agency
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 February 2019 21:10 (five years ago) link
First I've ever heard that Ruth's and Cap Anson's RBI totals are not considered official. I can maybe see that for Anson, but I don't get it for Ruth.
― clemenza, Monday, 29 April 2019 04:33 (four years ago) link
Box scores from the teens and '20s are not all absolutely verified/complete.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 29 April 2019 11:53 (four years ago) link
It's strange though that the pre-1920 RBIs aren't included in the official totals at all. Mistakes aren't too uncommon, and the "official" totals can easily be adjusted.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Monday, 29 April 2019 12:45 (four years ago) link