10.10.2009 7:54 pm
Dodgers manager Joe Torre summoned closer Jonathan Broxton a bit early, bringing him in with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to face Albert Pujols.
And Albert got him, ripping a single to score Julio Lugo from second…
10.10.2009 5:37 pm
Ryan Ludwick did his job in the No. 2 hole, driving a one-out single into right field to give Albert Pujols a baserunner.
And Albert dumped a single into right field, putting runners at first and second base and giving Matt…
08.11.2009 7:34 am
Can Shaquille O’Neal outslug Albert Pujols? Of course he can’t.
At the promotional news conference for his reality show “Shaq Vs.,” O’Neal admitted that hitting a baseball wasn’t one of his strengths.
But for the sake of reality TV, he will try. His…
08.05.2009 7:30 am
As you might expect, the Cards’ dramatic victory in Queens wasn’t well-received by the Big Apple media:
Wallace Matthews, Newsday: “So far, the only benefit Johan Santana has derived out of being a Met is getting to co-star in a sandwich commercial…
07.14.2009 10:23 pm
Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina did his part for the National League tonight.
His RBI single in the second inning triggered a three-run NL rally. That surge erased the 2-0 American League lead and gave the home team hope of FINALLY winning an…
07.14.2009 8:10 pm
This is not how Albert Pujols wanted to start the All-Star Game on his field. The American League exploited his fielding error to take a quick two-run lead.
Ichiro led off the game by doing what he does, lashing a single…
07.14.2009 4:45 pm
When a large group of military personnel came into the field for the National League batting practice, Albert Pujols waded into the camouflaged group and signed scores of autographs.
The servicemen and women offered up balls, bats, hats, programs and anything else…
07.14.2009 1:40 pm
As always, Albert Pujols has approached the whole steroid issue directly. He couldn’t be more clear with his comments.
Speaking to a Latin-American reporter, Albert took his position to another level.
Questioned in Spanish about skeptics assuming he uses steroids, Pujols didn’t mince…
07.13.2009 9:25 pm
The good news for Albert: He advanced to Round 2. The bad news: He carried forward his meager homer total of five.
That left him with a lot of work to do — too much work. He ripped six more homers,…
07.13.2009 8:55 pm
Albert Pujols barely staved off first-round elimination. He rallied to hit five homers, forcing a swing-off against Carlos Pena and Joe Mauer.
Here was his first-round homer roll:
- Left-center field stands, to the right of the bullpen.
- Higher into the left-center field stands, to the…