Comments on: Albert Pujols is fifth ever with three 50-double seasons

By: thefalcon123

thefalcon123 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:22:14 +0000

Sort of, aceshigh. You’re talking into account his numbers that have been dragged down by his clearly inferior play the past two seasons.

Pujols 01-10: .332/.428/.626.

The big on is that the OBP is down a whopping 48 points.

By: thefalcon123

thefalcon123 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:35:01 +0000

…at what, $25 million per year? And no, at this rate, he’ll be a below average first baseman in 2 to 3 years.

By: nbjays

nbjays — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:30:44 +0000

Oh noes! At this rate he will be hitting like a mortal in 5 or 6 years.

By: aceshigh11

aceshigh11 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:57:17 +0000

This is Albert’s lifetime line though:

.325/.415/.609

Pretty damned close, honestly.

By: aceshigh11

aceshigh11 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:55:26 +0000

But wait…

I thought Pujols was FINISHED.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:07:43 +0000

Wade WAS a doubles machine Michael. Just of the 40+ variety.
All while hitting about .450 of course. ***

By: blues1988

blues1988 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:01:17 +0000

great point, i take it back. i hope Albert enjoys watching the post season from his couch.

By: sir1389

sir1389 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:08:50 +0000

As a Cards fan I’ve always known he’ll still put up numbers that other pros would be jealous of, even when he had such a poor beginning of the season. However I also knew that each and every year his numbers are going to notably slip in one category or another.

By: butchhuskey

butchhuskey — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:02:47 +0000

I agree, I’m just saying some people thought he was completely finished after his slow start

By: Detroit Michael

Detroit Michael — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:58:50 +0000

Fun list with Hall of Famers and other notable but less stars too.

I would have guessed that Wade Boggs would have been on the list because it seemed like he was constantly banging doubles off of The Wall in Fenway Park, but he had just one 50 double season although he often hit 40+.

By: stex52

stex52 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:43:03 +0000

Excellent poiht. His numbers are still outstanding, but they are not Albert. Two years in a row of reduced output makes you wonder.

By: sir1389

sir1389 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:42:03 +0000

Remember when it was December 2011 and the Angel’s paid a man $254 million dollars to put up MVP numbers year in and year out for the next 10 years? That’s why you gotta know you can’t just buy championships. Cultivating players like Trout wins you games and rings, not over paying for the best player on the market.

By: xjokerz

xjokerz — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:29:42 +0000

for how much hes being paid… id hope he would preform at a high level…

By: butchhuskey

butchhuskey — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:23:53 +0000

Remember when it was May and Pujols was hitting about .200 with no home runs? That’s why you have to exercise patience over the course of a baseball season.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:12:10 +0000

Easy Blues. While I appreciate the spirit in which you post…the Cardinals haven’t clinched anything yet. If/when they do clinch…I will be right there with you.

By: thefalcon123

thefalcon123 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:10:59 +0000

Albert after his May 15th low point:

.317/.380/.600

Still not the Albert of old, but awfully good.

By: stlouis1baseball

stlouis1baseball — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:10:51 +0000

Good for “him.”

By: thefalcon123

thefalcon123 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:09:03 +0000

By far the worst year of his career…
…with a 143 OPS+ and 4.8 WAR.

Still pretty great, but the trend is clear:

2009: 1.101 OPS, 9.4 WAR, 115/64 K/BB
2010: 1.011 OPS, 7.3 WAR, 103/76 K/BB
2011: .906 OPS, 5.1 WAR, 61/58 K/BB
2012: .870 OPS, 4.8 WAR, 52/73 K/BB

By: hojo20

hojo20 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:49:22 +0000

Nice job by Pujols turning it around after a rough start.

By: sir1389

sir1389 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:39:19 +0000

It seems to me that 50 double seasons come in a players’ sunrise or sunset years as their power peaks in their prime and those doubles turn into home runs. Albert of old would’ve had 50+ home runs and considerably less doubles. Nonetheless, its a decline in production that nearly every team would still be happy with right now.

By: blues1988

blues1988 — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:32:10 +0000

glad to see albert will be watching the cardinals in the “post season” friday night from his couch!

By: ajcardsfan

ajcardsfan — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:11:38 +0000

While I’m not bitter about him leaving, if I had the chance to make that much you bet your rear, I’m moving to go get it. However, I am sad that Albert is losing the comparisons with Stan Musial as far as records he could have sat with the Cardinals club. That said, I am glad to see him getting into those elite records he belongs in, Congrats Albert.