Does anyone think that Albert Pujols can break the single season HR record this year?
599128
I trully hope so, but I will doubt it... manager may start walking him more and more if he stays that hot, however he wil still get chances, fewer chances but still I believe he should.
272804
Albert Pujols of The ST. Louis Cardinals no doubt
1160340
Albert Pujols !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1050606
According to ESPN the top 3 players with walk-offs (a game winning single, double, triple or home run) for last season and this season are David Ortiz with 10 game winning hits, Albert Pujols with 8 game winning hits and Orlando Cabrera with 7 game winning hits. A-Rod is no where to be found on that list and probably never will be, he's just not a gamer.
686254
Projected Stats for Albert Pujols assuming he averages a typical Albert Pujols season for the next 5 years:\n\nG 1580\nAVG .333\nHR 402\nRBI 1242\nR 1258\n\nIf those are not HOF worthy numbers (among the many others that could be listed) for 10 seasons, then I don't know what is.  HOF = yes
658514
I doubt it.  He's had his sights set on Ruth's 714 for years.  Now that he finally has it, I don't think he'd give it up for a ring.  That's not where his legacy lies.\n\nBesides, he may just play for an AL team next year as a DH, so even if the Giants continue to suck, he might catch on with a World Series team yet.
1031060
I agree w/ the HGH rumors swirling around Pujols.  The size of that guy's head is huge!  The timing of Grimsley's uncovering & Puj's injury seem like a coincedence, huh?\n\nI'd love to be wrong about this, but baseball players have proved me right soooo many times now.  Yeah, we do need players like Pujols as long as they're clean.  Major League Baseball needs major drug testing that includes a blood test for HGH.\n\nCheaters!!  Stop ruining our game!!\n\n(Oh yeah, the major cop-out has poked its ugly head out...  "he's not white"... give me a break.  Se_Roddy, you're the scumbag for using that old crutch.  I don't give a damn about the race/religion/ethnicity of a player.  Just don't cheat!  I sincerely hope Pujols is not cheating, but in this climate you're guilty until proven innocent and NOBODY except baseball players themselves can be blamed for this mess.  As an intelligent fan of baseball, shame on you if you're not questioning every single one of these guys because it's more than just Jason Grimsley & David Segui that are/were doing it...)
433249
I'm a huge Cardinals fan, so I sure hope he will.  The argument in favor:\n\n1. He's put up 5 straight years of Triple-Crown caliber production from the age of 20-25.\n2. He just turned 26, and most ballplayers peak between the age of 26 and 29.\n3. He's got two legit All-Stars batting behind him in the lineup (Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds), so it's tough to walk him.\n4. He's got more home runs in April than any player except McGwire in MLB history, and he's only one shy of tying Big Mac's record, set in his 70 HR 1998 season.\n5. There are still 5 games left in April.\n6. He's hitting the ball a mile, so his hitting is basically ballpark independent.\n7. He's the most focused, disciplined hitter I've ever seen, and I don't think the pressure will get to him the way it might a lesser player.\n\nAll that said, I think the odds are heavily against him breaking the mark, but I think he's got to be favored to do something almost as impressive:  be the first guy to hit 50+ home runs since the Juiced Era wound down.
318308
If he keeps up what he is doing this year then definatly. A run scored every game exept one, thats some potinential Hall of Fame Material.
399751
The Cards are my favorite team, so I might be biased.  But, the fact still remains that Pujols is the best hitter in baseball right now.  He will eventually be labeled as one of the best hitters in baseball history.  This year is also the year that Bonds record has a shot to be broken, especially if Pujols keeps hitting HRs the way he has been.  The man just has natural talent and on top of the natural ability he has, he fine tunes what he already has by working hard and practicing to be the best.  Many people have all of a sudden started to accuse Pujols of using steroids lately.  FALSE, FALSE, FALSE!  They're all just jealous that he doesn't play for their team and they're just looking for someone to take Bonds place.  Since Pujols is hitting the way he is, now all of a sudden he's on steroids?  Must be Cubs fans saying that.  Get real!  I definitely agree with you on this matter, Pujols is the man and nobody in the league can come close to his ability or talent.
404496
Because there is no such thing as a player who is so good that he should be walked every time up.\n\nIn 2005, Pujols batted 591 times with an additional 97 walks, for 688 plate appearances (not counting sacrifices, just at bats plus walks here to simplify).\n\nWith 114 singles, 38 doubles, 2 triples and 41 HR, that's 360 total bases, plus another 97 for the walks for a total of 457 bases.\n\nHe made 396 outs, so his bases/outs ratio is 457/396 = 1.15, which is excellent.\n\nBut if you walk him every time, you get 688 bases, with no outs...that's far worse (for the defense).\n\nBasically, you can't take the 396 outs that Pujols made and give those extra 396 outs to his teammates. You'll get killed in the long run.\n\nBill James has shown that not even Babe Ruth was good enough that it would have made sense to walk him every time he came to bat. The bases/outs ratio is the reason. \n\n(steaksammich had the right idea about the OBP).\n\nIf you walked Pujols every time out, one or two of his teammates would end up driving in 150 runs apiece.
181323
1.Alex Rodriguez  Gets edge over Pujols because of position\n2.Albert Pujols   Extremely consistent\n3.Vladimir Guerrero Hit .300 every year in his career\n4.Johan Santana    Number 1 pitcher in the draft\n5.Mark Texiera    Power machine\n6.David Ortiz     At DH all he thinks about is hitting\n7.Carl Crawford    Most underrated player \n8.Jason Bay        Should have better season than last\n9.Miguel Tejada    Should get back to great SS status\n10.Michael Young   Behind Tejada by a hair
366764
albert pujols... he's great at everything he does.
664826
Albert Pujols. I live by St. Louis but I'm not just saying him cause i live here. He's mlb leader in homers(16) Sure there's people like Chris Shelton with a lot of homers but not good average. Pujols has good average and homers(16)
542461
I would be surprised if he beats Barry Bonds record this season and hits 74 HR. He could defeat Bonds recods when the San Francisco Giants come to St. Louis on the weeked between Friday to Sunday, September 15 to 17.
519808
I think that he will. It may not be this year, but next year for sure. That is if they pitch to him and not walk him all the time.
891412
This is a no brainer! It has to be Albert! The Cards won the series, without him they would not have done that(sure the pitching helped also)! Howard and the Phillies had a great season, but you cant argue with Pujols being the unanomous choice in this question!