As much as we hate the Cardinals, are you rooting for Pujols to get to 700?

[SeaBass]

4 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

BeST FanS iN BaSEbaLL.

No. I am not cheering for anything in a Cardinals uniform, though as a person, Pujols seems like a perfectly reasonable human being.

Nah, he's a first class uber jag that pearl clutched because he didn't like the 2008 Brewers post game celebration of untucking their jerseys after a win. After the game was over. Not in the middle of the 5th inning, but after, when one team leaves the field and the other one stays out there for a few minutes extra. Fun police aren't very fun.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/217674-the-prince-of-power-fielder-untucksem-in-st-louis

Pujols recently said the following about the Brewers post-win ritual: "I see teams take their jerseys out when the game is over. To me, that's not professional. I don't care what you do when you get off the field, but don't do it on the field. You don't want kids to see negative things."

Those poor kids. I hope they're not scarred for life.

Edit:

Now that I think about it maybe you were being a bit tongue in cheek. I've just been nursing my disdain for many years lol.

[yfinn6]

I don't really care, just tired of hearing about the Cardinals. Last Sunday night they were on Sunday Night Baseball (I almost never watch ESPN anymore) and the love-fest for all things St Louis when they were playing the Braves was gross. I was reminded why I rarely watch their broadcasts when 15+ years ago it was almost can't miss viewing for me to watch random games. 

[rickh150]

Ha.. what a question. Of course not.. I’d rather wear a Cardinals baseball cap. Well, maybe not that far.

[UpandIn]

13 hours ago, KeithStone53151 said:

Add to that, he was really mailing it in for the Angels in his time there. He looked like Bartolo Colon for a few years. And now, he didn't go Gabe Kapler or anything but I can't see his gut waddlin around inside his jersey when he runs the bases anymore. So clearly he put in some effort finally. I'm also convinced he's a juicer that never got caught and he's one of the guys that lied about his age.

I suspected that, but I don't know enough to make that claim.

 

I mean...I'm just some idiot on a forum, so I know I'm not held to some high journalistic standard(like on Twitter!) but I've heard that as well.

[UpandIn]

9 hours ago, Jopal78 said:

That he's near 700 speaks more to the scarcity of quality pitching in modern era MLB, than Pujols being a feared slugger at 42 (?) years old, or really the last 5-6 years or so. 

I do not think that's what's happening. Seems like the state of pitching is as good as it's been in a VERY long time.

I'll chalk it up to a great, steroid aided first half of his career, then a TERRIBLE contract that kept him around much longer than he should have been.

9 hours ago, Jopal78 said:

Pujols has but 13 of his 694 homeruns off Hall of Famers or likely Hall of Famers (Randy Johnson, Smoltz, Maddux, Grienke, Sabathia).

I've gotta swallow that acid taste in my mouth from ALMOST kinda, sorta defending Pujols(more defending modern baseball), but...you're being a bit tight here on HOF. Madison Bumgardner? You don't have Verlander on there, you don't have Mussina on there. Just going through guys he's hit multiple HRs off and it's at 16 at a quick count and only going through the guys he's hit the most off of(I didn't even get to Greinke or CC). 

Meanwhile...when Willie Mays played, just a vastly different era. You didn't have Joe Nathan or Brad Lidge guys coming in out of the pen after Johan Santana or Roy Oswalt.

 

So I'll give the nod to Willie Mays EVERY day of the week because he did it clean, he faced very different issues, he was just a better player. But I think you'd be able to make the same arguments for every modern day player comparing them to an older player. Miggy vs Jimmie Foxx or whatever comparison you'd like to make. 

[Pugger]

No.  If he does get to 700 that means the damn Cards are winning.  I am a Packers fan and have no love for the Chicago Bears and MN Vikings but I hate the Cards even more.

[Robocaller]

No. I won't root for Pujols to succeed at beating anything short of cancer or heart disease.

The thing that burned it for me is that "The Classies" complained about (and insulted) the Brewers when Gomez or a couple other of the hispanic players flipped their bats, but Pujols did it all the freaking time.

[Harold Hutchison]

He's with the main focus of evil in MLB (the Yankees, Braves, and Dodgers each operate as a lesser focus of evil).

[LouisEly]

8 hours ago, Robocaller said:

The thing that burned it for me is that "The Classies" complained about (and insulted) the Brewers when Gomez or a couple other of the hispanic players flipped their bats, but Pujols did it all the freaking time.

That from the human statue who stood at home plate admiring his HRs.  Willing to bet that he has the slowest average time to 1B on a home run in MLB history.

[HarryDoyle]

I'll answer in Spanish: No.

[nate82]

No proof but I am positive Pujols was one of the other players to test positive when Braun did.  Weird that only Braun’s name leaked but no one else’s.  

[hawing]

On 9/2/2022 at 3:40 AM, Robocaller said:

The thing that burned it for me is that "The Classies" complained about (and insulted) the Brewers when Gomez or a couple other of the hispanic players flipped their bats, but Pujols did it all the freaking time.

A STL fan I know told me around that time that "He's earned the right."  Entirely irony free. 

Perhaps it's needless to say, but I can't root for Albert.

(Plus to be nearly on the scrap heap AND THEN FLOURISH as soon as he returned to STL.  Does anyone think that's coincidence? Can anyone outside stl nation even see how that might look a little weird?)

[Robocaller]

20 minutes ago, hawing said:

(Plus to be nearly on the scrap heap AND THEN FLOURISH as soon as he returned to STL.  Does anyone think that's coincidence? Can anyone outside stl nation even see how that might look a little weird?)

He's hardly the first player who suddenly got better in StL.

[JRob1125]

This season has really reminded why I hated Pujols so much growing up.

[NBBrewFan]

Before this year I would have bet 700 lbs was a better odds than 700 HR.  I guess that divorce and having to work for a contract has got him into playing shape and enough desire to get to 700.  HR that is.  I'm indifferent, just like I am becoming about the Brewers.