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Albert Pujols: quickly becoming baseball's biggest' star.
KERRY WOOD STARED IN FROM the mound waiting for Albert Pujols' response.
Pujols was sprawled in the dirt of the Wrigley Field batter's box after ducking away from a 98 mph fastball that was aimed at his chin.
It was a hot afternoon that was just about to get a lot hotter.
Pujols got to his feet. He didn't charge the mound, didn't make any threats. He didn't even take a practice swing as he stepped in again.
He simply crushed the next pitch for a home run that helped the Cardinals beat the hated Chicago Cubs.
"You don't rattle him," teammate Jim Edmonds said of Pujols. "He rattles you."
It was the Fourth of July, the ...
- Albert Pujols: baseball's most complete hitter: Cardinals slugger uses his...
- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest Strauss, Joe August 1, 2005 700+ words
...an indelible first impression of Albert Pujols. "He has old eyes," McRae said...never seen anyone quite like Jose Albert Pujols. His concise description is praise...him. He knows." Know this: Pujols entered his fifth major league...
- Albert Pujols: player of the year: Cardinals slugger continues to raise the bar...
- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest Strauss, Joe January 1, 2006 700+ words
...seasons, Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols participated in the game's midsummer...Digest's 2005 Player of the Year, Pujols is a hitter who already has achieved...start of the 2006 campaign. "Albert Pujols is unbelievable," says Giants...
- 2K Sports Names Albert Pujols Cover Athlete for The BIGS(TM).
- Press release article from: Business Wire May 3, 2007 700+ words
...TTWO), announced today that Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals All-Star...Sports. "Throughout his career, Albert Pujols has delivered unforgettable plays...title from 2K Sports," said Albert Pujols. "I've been blessed to have...
- No ordinary rookie: Cardinals' Albert Pujols sparkled in his first major league...
- Magazine article from: Baseball Digest Muskat, Carrie December 1, 2001 700+ words
ALBERT PUJOLS WAS NO ORDINARY rookie last season...so I just try to do the best I can," Pujols said last August when he filled in at...rare guys." DID YOU KNOW ... that if Albert Pujols is elected National League Rookie of...
- Wheaties Honors Cardinals Slugger Albert Pujols.
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 7, 2005 700+ words
...new Wheaties-MLB partnership Albert Pujols was honored today by Wheaties...first four years in the league, Albert Pujols clearly has distinguished himself...Properties. "We congratulate Albert Pujols on this tremendous honor and look...
- Skills unleashed; St. Louis' Albert Pujols takes a back seat to few in terms of...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Neal, La Velle E., III July 15, 2003 700+ words
...reporters stood around St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. One veteran writer suggested that Bonds and...doesn't change, and I don't think he will." Pujols at the break Albert Pujols' rankings among NL statistical leaders: - Batting...
- Albert Pujols moves to defuse All-Star controversy.
- Newspaper article from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (St. Louis, MO) July 11, 2007 700+ words
...Byline: Joe Strauss ST. LOUIS _ Albert Pujols thought he left San Francisco on...game, but it's not a big deal," Pujols said after listening to various accounts...disrespected me. Are you kidding?" Pujols described such suggestions as "unbelievable...
- Rookie Albert Pujols has saved the Cardinals this season.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Engel, Mac October 4, 2001 700+ words
...Rodriguez knows all too well what Albert Pujols faces. Great numbers. Extraordinary...they really don't know you yet." Pujols, the Cardinals' rookie third baseman...Even now, coming down the stretch, Pujols has been huge for them. It's been...
