Albert Pujols retiring after the season
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Re: Albert Pujols retiring after the season
Otis Nixon, Marquis Grissom, DeLino DeSheilds, Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee, Tony Gwynn and Vince Coleman on the original RBI. Un friggin stoppable.
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Ha didn't even check that aspect...but still that would have only been 1 season. still would be have been to think about.Magneto2.0 wrote: ↑February 25 21, 9:09 amAnd had he not missed 19 games, he most certainly would have.
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I live with the cognitive dissonance of both agreeing that the Cardinals made the right move in not extending Albert, and also absolutely wishing he signed that 9 year, $210m deal (is that right?) that I think I remember was on the table.
I’m convinced that Albert’s decline would have been more graceful/less sudden had he stayed in stl. I think he really pressed to be “the guy” in Anaheim, and that those struggles stuck with him, effecting those early-and most productive years. I think he would have been more relaxed in stl (and on a deep cards team 12 and 13) and would have performed better the first few years of the deal at least, if not a little better for most years.
Just speculation obviously.
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Re: Albert Pujols retiring after the season
Albert Pujols said Saturday that he won't make a decision on his potential retirement until the end of the 2021 season.
The future Hall of Fame first baseman told reporters, "My main focus is on the end of this year. That decision will come at the end of the year... This thing got blown out of proportion." Pujols' wife, Deidre posted to her Instagram earlier in the week that "today is the first day of the last season of one of the most remarkable careers in sports!" which fueled speculation that Pujols would be retiring at season's end. For now, his focus is solely on the 2021 season. He'll enter the year in fifth place on the all-time home run list -- 34 behind Alex Rodriguez and 38 shy of 700 for his career. Perhaps his reasoning for wanting to play another season after 2021 could be to reach that illustrious milestone.
Source: Mike DiGiovanna on Twitter
Feb 27, 2021, 10:44 AM ET
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March 2, 2021