Comments on: Albert Pujols for Ryan Howard: Seriously? http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/03/14/albert-pujols-for-ryan-howard-seriously/ A Historical Look at the National Pastime Tue, 22 May 2012 04:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Graham Womack http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/03/14/albert-pujols-for-ryan-howard-seriously/#comment-1650 Graham Womack Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:38:09 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=798#comment-1650 I talked to an old-timer once who grew up with Joe DiMaggio and claimed he made him whiff on the playground. I have a hard time believing him, though I'll give you the benefit of the doubt here. You should write a post on the experience, if you haven't already. I talked to an old-timer once who grew up with Joe DiMaggio and claimed he made him whiff on the playground. I have a hard time believing him, though I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt here. You should write a post on the experience, if you haven’t already.

]]> By: Graham Womack http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/03/14/albert-pujols-for-ryan-howard-seriously/#comment-1649 Graham Womack Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:36:43 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=798#comment-1649 Money shouldn't be an object with guys like Pujols. You pay what it takes and tighten the purse strings with guys like Ryan Ludwick, end of story. Money shouldn’t be an object with guys like Pujols. You pay what it takes and tighten the purse strings with guys like Ryan Ludwick, end of story.

]]> By: Joe http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/03/14/albert-pujols-for-ryan-howard-seriously/#comment-1646 Joe Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:30:06 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=798#comment-1646 Yea, this is pretty ridiculous. Even if the Cardinals couldn't afford Pujols they would be better off trading for someone's top 6 prospects instead of Howard. Howard is still going to cost a ton of money when his contract is up in 2011 and albert will be worth every penny above Howards contract plus the extra fans he brings in pays for the additional money anyway. If Pujols was gone, attendance would immediately go down because the cards wouldn't win as much and the fans that came for Pujols wouldn't show. @marcus at least you could say you struck out a first ballot hall of famer twice in one game. And to be hones I can't believe Pujols struck out twice in one game in high school. He might only do that once a season in the pros. Yea, this is pretty ridiculous. Even if the Cardinals couldn’t afford Pujols they would be better off trading for someone’s top 6 prospects instead of Howard. Howard is still going to cost a ton of money when his contract is up in 2011 and albert will be worth every penny above Howards contract plus the extra fans he brings in pays for the additional money anyway. If Pujols was gone, attendance would immediately go down because the cards wouldn’t win as much and the fans that came for Pujols wouldn’t show.

@marcus at least you could say you struck out a first ballot hall of famer twice in one game. And to be hones I can’t believe Pujols struck out twice in one game in high school. He might only do that once a season in the pros.

]]> By: Marcus http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/03/14/albert-pujols-for-ryan-howard-seriously/#comment-1638 Marcus Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:44:29 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=798#comment-1638 I saw this trade rumor too and immediately was all over talking to my friends and analyzing the ramifications. Pujols is said to be a few months younger than Howard. Yeah right his birth certificate is not correct i'd say add 2 or 3 years to him. This doesn't discount at all the fact that he is THE BEST PLAYER IN BASEBALL. The only feasible thing we could see in this deal would be the fact that at the end of his contract the cardinals just won't be able to afford pujols but will be able to keep howard. If this trade went through straight up the cards would be crazy. Also the flat out denial from the phillies is a must at all times. You never say publicly that you are thinking about trading one of your best players. If the deal didn't go through which it probably won't and howard was still there which he will be he would feel a little less secure. Kinda like well I guess I don't mean too much to them. Thats just business. In highschool albert hit a homerun off me in a tournament in Missouri after I stuck him out twice. No one ever hit a ball so far. It cleared the right center field fence and ended up on the other side of the track and field track. Not to mention there was 2 fences and at least 50 ft or so of grass between the baseball field and the edge of the track. For sure first ballot HOF inductee. I saw this trade rumor too and immediately was all over talking to my friends and analyzing the ramifications. Pujols is said to be a few months younger than Howard. Yeah right his birth certificate is not correct i’d say add 2 or 3 years to him. This doesn’t discount at all the fact that he is THE BEST PLAYER IN BASEBALL. The only feasible thing we could see in this deal would be the fact that at the end of his contract the cardinals just won’t be able to afford pujols but will be able to keep howard. If this trade went through straight up the cards would be crazy. Also the flat out denial from the phillies is a must at all times. You never say publicly that you are thinking about trading one of your best players. If the deal didn’t go through which it probably won’t and howard was still there which he will be he would feel a little less secure. Kinda like well I guess I don’t mean too much to them. Thats just business. In highschool albert hit a homerun off me in a tournament in Missouri after I stuck him out twice. No one ever hit a ball so far. It cleared the right center field fence and ended up on the other side of the track and field track. Not to mention there was 2 fences and at least 50 ft or so of grass between the baseball field and the edge of the track. For sure first ballot HOF inductee.

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