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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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