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Baseball By The Numbers: Weak AL Central, Position Players Pitching and Mo Rivera

Albert Pujols 0-8 Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez suffered through an 0-fer day against Baltimore in the Red Sox’ 9-6 loss in 17 innings. The first baseman struck out in the 17th representing the tying run agains...

2 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Chris Davis, Mariano Rivera, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

Baseball By the Numbers: AL West bullpens, Kemp and Ethier, and Pujols

Albert Pujols 0 Runs scored by the St. Louis Cardinals while Adam Wainwright was in the game during his first four starts this season, spanning 20 innings. 2.05 ERA of the first-place Texas Rangers’...

3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Andre Ethier, Angels bullepn, Matt Kemp, Pablo Sandoval, Rangers bullpen

Baseball By The Numbers: Pujols, Bautista and Tough Pitchers

Albert Pujols 3 Active pitchers who have held opponents to a sub-.200 batting average over a full season: Justin Verlander 2011 (.192); Johan Santana 2004 (.192); Kerry Wood 1998 (.196) [min. 162 innings]. ...

5 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Jose Bautista, Justin Verlander

AL West Predictions

Albert Pujols AL West 1. Texas 2. Los Angeles (wild card) 3. Seattle 4. Oakland While the Los Angeles Angels upped the ante in the AL West by signing the ultimate free agent, Albert Pujols, and by si...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL West, American League, Albert Pujols, Jered Weaver, Josh Hamilton, Yu Darvish, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland A's, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers

St. Louis Cardinals 2012 Preview

Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals With the Cardinals wallowing 10.5 games back in the wild card race, several veterans convened a team meeting in late August to stress making the most of a misspent season. T...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, NL Central, National League, Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Carlos Beltran, Chris Carpenter, David Freese, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Mike Matheny, Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals

Major League Baseball is Back: 2012 Preview and Predictions

Albert Pujols From the pages of Athlon Sports Monthly, here are five major storylines for the 2012 baseball season , as well as our predictions. Pujols and the Angels After their agonizing choke on the bri...

7 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB, Albert Pujols, CC Sabathia, Clayton Kershaw, Cliff Lee, Joey Votto, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano, Roy Halladay, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki

Los Angeles Angels 2012 Preview

Albert Pujols Los Angeles Angels Arte Moreno clearly doesn't like finishing second. After the Angels missed the playoffs in consecutive years (2010-11) for the first time in his ownership, Moreno fired GM To...

9 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL West, American League, Albert Pujols, C.J. Wilson, Dan Haren, Howard Kendrick, Jered Weaver, Kendrys Morales, Los Angeles Angels

2012 Fantasy Baseball Primer: First Base

Albert Pujols The 2012 baseball season is just around the corner. As players gets loosened up at Spring Training, we thought we'd pull from Athlon’s 2012 MLB Preview Magazine to catch you up on some ...

11 weeks ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera

Nine Top Offseason Stories Heading into the 2012 MLB Season

Albert Pujols --By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) Since the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World Series in late October, the baseball world has witnessed many major moves and risky contracts — and that ...

12 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB Offseason, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

St. Louis Cardinals Mt. Rushmore

Albert Pujols MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller We believe that all MLB teams should have their own Mt. Rushmores. Who are the four individuals that have risen above all others for each organization? T...

15 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Bob Gibson, Dizzy Dean, Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, Red Schoendienst, Rogers Hornsby, Stan Musial, Whitey Herzog, St. Louis Cardinals, Mt. Rushmore

Prince Fielder Signs Giant Contract with Tigers; Cabrera Now 1st Overall Fantasy Pick

Albert Pujols In a surprise free agent signing, the Detroit Tigers won the Prince Fielder sweepstakes and inked the ex-Brewer to a reported 9-year $214 million contract today. And with that, the Tigers fille...

17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Albert Pujols, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers, Fantasy Baseball

Who Wins the World Series First: St. Louis Cardinals or Los Angeles Angels?

Albert Pujols by Charlie Miller With Albert Pujols signing with the Los Angeles Angels, ending his 11-year tenure in St. Louis, just how much does that swing the balance of power in baseball? While the Cardi...

Albert Pujols New 10-Year Deal with the Angels is good for the Cardinals; A Fan's Take

Albert Pujols DALLAS, Texas — Let me start with this disclaimer: I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan. There I said it. It’s out there. The walls in my office are decked out with newspaper front pages of the Cardi...

23 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, News, Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, St. Louis Cardinals

Albert Pujols is an Angel

Albert Pujols Albert Pujols has signed a 10-year $250 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting. This qualifies as a huge surprise as just yesterday his flirta...

24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Albert Pujols, Angels, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Is Albert Pujols really worth it?

Albert Pujols by Charlie Miller Question: Would you rather be the GM that allowed Albert Pujols to walk? Or would rather be the GM, who seven years from now, will be associated with a contract that is crippl...

24 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals, 2012 Free Agency

What Albert Pujols Would Look Like In A Cubs or Marlins Jersey

Albert Pujols Albert Pujols is dominating the MLB hot stove headlines right now. One of the greatest players in baseball history (who has never tested positive for steroids) is now a free agent and is testing th...

24 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: Overtime, Albert Pujols, Chicago Cubs, Miami Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals

2012 MLB Free Agent Projections/Signings

Albert Pujols The 2012 Free Agency fun has really begun now. The Angels opened the Disney vault for Pujols and Wilson, while the Marlins make headlines on the other coast. Teams listed for Unsigned players are p...

25 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, CJ Wilson, Jose Reyes, Prince Fielder

Athlon Sports' 2011 NL MVP

Albert Pujols With the World Series in the rear-view mirror and the hot stove just beginning to heat up, it's time to hand out some awards to this year's best performers on the diamond. The Baseball Writers' Ass...

26 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, National League, Albert Pujols, Joey Votto, Jose Reyes, Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Troy Tulowitzki, MVP

Albert Pujols’ Last Game With The Cardinals

Albert Pujols by Nathan Rush Albert Pujols’ last game as a St. Louis Cardinal is Game 7 of the World Series. The stage is set for a Michael Jordan or John Elway hero’s exit. But instead of retiring a cha...

29 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

Greatest World Series Game Ever Played?

Albert Pujols Was last night’s Game 6 the greatest World Series game ever? Tough to say. After all, the World Series has been played 107 times now. I wasn’t alive for the 1960 World Series, but that Game...

29 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, David Freese, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, 2011 World Series, World Series

St. Louis Cardinals' Manager, La Russa, Not His Normal Self

Albert Pujols by Josh Kipnis Game 5 of the World Series was a disaster for the St. Louis Cardinals; they couldn’t hit with runners in scoring position, they couldn’t take advantage of Chris Carpenter’s...

30 weeks ago by Josh Kipnis Tags: News, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Derek Holland, Jason Motte, Tony La Russa, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

Texas Rangers Take Advantage in Game 5-St. Louis Cardinals Don't

Albert Pujols by Josh Kipnis My favorite baseball colloquialism to call out to a teammate at the plate is “Right man, right spot.” It is the ultimate pick-me-up; it says, you are the man for the jo...

30 weeks ago by Josh Kipnis Tags: News, Albert Pujols, Derek Holland, Ian Kinsler, Lance Berkman, Mike Napoli, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

Brewers Enjoy Home Advantage, Will Win in 7

Albert Pujols by Charlie Miller With little hope in mid-September, the St. Louis Cardinals somehow have managed to find their way into the NLCS for the fourth time in eight years. Meanwhile in Milwaukee, the...

32 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Chris Carpenter, Corey Hart, Lance Berkman, Matt Holliday, Prince Fielder, Rickie Weeks, Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, NLCS

Cardinals Look to Avoid Elimination

Albert Pujols by Charlie Miller The St. Louis Cardinals couldn’t muster enough offense yesterday and face elimination in St. Louis today. Meanwhile, rookie Josh Collmenter pitched the Diamondbacks to a win...

33 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Edwin Jackson, Hunter Pence, Roy Oswalt, Ryan Howard, Yadier Molina, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, NLDS Game 4

MLB Playoffs: Four Must-see Games Today

Albert Pujols by Charlie Miller Today is a day that Major League Baseball had in mind when it expanded the playoffs for what was to be 1994, but due to the strike, actually began in 1995. Four playoff games,...

33 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Albert Pujols, Allen Craig, Cole Hamels, Jaime Garcia, Shane Victorino, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, NLDS

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