MLB insider BNightengale shares what Albert Pujos' legacy and impact will be on baseball for generations to come.
There’s plenty of room on the sidewalk for more statues, and perhaps one will stand just as tall, proudly alongside Musial.
It has been like this all season, even when he was badly struggling the first half and was little more than a pinch-hitter. It has now grown into almost a spiritual experience with Pujols enjoying one of the greatest second halves by any player in baseball, hitting .323 with 18 homers, 48 RBI and a 1.103 OPS.
Now he’s back again with midnight getting pushed back, the Cinderella story continuing, and no one wanting the ugly reality to get in the way. “Who knows,’’ Pujols says. “I thought about it, but it doesn’t do any good now. This was God’s plan. God put me in the right place at the right time. I had so many lower-half injuries, I needed to play in the American League with a DH.’’
“From Day 1 when he was a rookie, he conducted himself like a 10-year veteran. He never gave an at-bat away. He studied. He cared about the game, every facet from hitting to baserunning to defense, the total package.
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