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MLB Awards 2003.(Know It All)

The Sporting News

| October 27, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

PLAYER OF THE YEAR Albert Pujols ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

The first of his kind by Joe Strauss

The sound, explosive as a cannon shot and persistent as a monsoon, gives him away.

By now, teammates don't even have to be watching to know Albert Pujols has stepped into an indoor batting cage.

"It's embarrassing at first because the sound is totally different--it's so much louder. Then you realize that it's not you. It's him that's different" says Cardinals catcher Mike Matheny, who has watched and listened to his team's left fielder/first baseman/third baseman in each of Pujols' incredibly productive three major league seasons.

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