Tag: Albert Pujols

Who are 5 of the best players to never grace the cover of MLB: The Show?

Who are some of the best players that have never been on the cover of the best MLB video game franchise?

Recently, San Diego Studios released the new cover athlete for MLB: The Show and that got me thinking, who are some of the best players that have never been on the cover of the best MLB video game franchise?

For reference, here’s the list of all of the cover athletes for MLB: The Show starting back in 1998. I noticed there were a few big names left out to shout out.

Keep in mind, that these are just my opinions! A lot of you may disagree on a few of these. Before we get into it, I’ll tell you the teams these five players played for to see if you can guess them.

No. 5 – St. Louis Cardinals

No. 4 – Arizona Diamondbacks

No. 3 – San Diego Padres

No. 2 – New York Yankees

No. 1 – Los Angeles Angels

All the history Albert Pujols made by hitting his 700th home run against the Dodgers

Albert Pujols is in a class of his own after his 700th home run

Albert Pujols, man. What more can you say about the guy? He was already unquestionably one of the greatest players to ever hit the diamond.

But now? After Friday night? He’s etched even deeper into the history and the lore of the game of baseball. He officially joined the 700 club with his 699th and 700th home runs coming against his old team. His name is now mentioned forever with some of the greatest players to ever play the sport.

And with those home runs, Pujols made a ton of history. Let’s take a look at the company Pujols is keeping with his 700th homer.

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Dave Roberts was thrilled for Albert Pujols after his 700th home run until he remembered they’re not on the same team anymore

Dave Roberts is a real one, man. That’s all you can say about this.

Dave Roberts seems like such a great friend, man. It’s one thing to root for the success of one of the homies. But to do it when that success literally comes at a cost to you? That’s a real one.

That’s the only way to describe Roberts from Friday night when Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run against his Dodgers. He legitimately made real history against Roberts’ team.

Did Roberts care? Certainly. But he was over the moon for Pujols and we all visually saw it happen. Roberts got up and celebrated after her realized what Pujols did, but then immediately got this dejected look after he remembered…Pujols just did this against his team.

That. Is. Hilarious. Dave Roberts is a real one, man.

It makes sense for him to be happy for Pujols here — he did play for Roberts’ Dodgers last season. They’ve got a legitimate connection here and Roberts seems genuinely happy for one of his guys.

It just…came at his expense. And that’s fine! The Dodgers are sitting pretty, anyway. Real friends are OK with that. Fans absolutely loved this.

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Albert Pujols’ 700th home run was eerily predicted by this MLB Network analyst…all the way back in April

This might be the most accurate prediction in the history of sports.

Albert Pujols finally did it. He reached the pinnacle. He hit the 699th and 700th home runs of his career on Friday night against the Dodgers.

He didn’t need to do this to become a legend in baseball, but it almost certainly bumps him up a few notches.

The thing is, we all had a feeling that Albert Pujols was going to finally reach the benchmark of 700 career home runs at some point this season. But it didn’t feel like it became a real thing until June or July.

But for MLB Network Greg Amsinger? He knew almost exactly how this would happen. He picked the right game and the right date…all the way back in April.

On April 13, Amsinger accurately predicted Pujols would hit his 700th home run against the Dodgers on September 23rd on the road. He absolutely nailed it.

“Albert’s going to play so much more than people think…He will reach 700 career home runs. I do have bad news, Cardinals fans. He’s going to hit his 700th career home run on the road. Friday night, in Los Angeles in September off Clayton Kershaw. That’s when it’s going to happen, against his former teammate. Hall of Famer vs. Hall of Famer. It’ll be on the road. I can’t wait to see it.” 

Y’all. The only thing wrong with his prediction is he thought it’d come against Clayton Kershaw instead of Phil Beckford.

Otherwise, this is Simpsons-level accuracy on this prediction. Fans minds were blown.

Albert Pujols hit his 700th career home run in style against the Dodgers and MLB fans were in awe

What a magical Friday night in LA for Albert Pujols.

Albert Pujols joined an elite club Friday night in Los Angeles and he did it in style, hitting both his 699th career home run and his 700th home run at Dodger Stadium.

He now joins Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, and Babe Ruth as the only players in MLB history to hit 700 home runs or more and he now has some time to add to that number after taking care of business Friday night in LA.

Pujols hit a 434-foot blast to left field in the third inning and then in the fourth inning he hit No. 700 that went a few rows up in the left field stands.

Heres’ that historic moment.

Incredible. His emotions celebrating with teammates after was too good.

Here’s home run No. 699:

Pujols, who is going to retire after this season, has been on a tear in the second half to reach the historic mark:

MLB fans paid their tributes.

Albert Pujols tuvo un elegante gesto con los fans que atraparon su home run No. 697

Hace unos meses, la búsqueda de Albert Pujols por el home run 700 parecía lejana. Pero desde el break de All-Star, ha sido uno de los mejores bateadores en el baseball. Además de su lugar asegurado en el Club de los 700 , Pujols ha manejado la …

Hace unos meses, la búsqueda de Albert Pujols por el home run 700 parecía lejana. Pero desde el break de All-Star, ha sido uno de los mejores bateadores en el baseball. Además de su lugar asegurado en el Club de los 700, Pujols ha manejado la búsqueda por el home run con elegancia absoluta.

El domingo, Pujols dio el su cuadrangular no. 697 contra los Pittsburgh Pirates — en la novena entrada — para pasar a Alex Rodriguez en la lista de todos los tiempos. Pujols está ahora en el No. 4, sólo detrás de Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron y Babe Ruth.

Pero vean al fan que atrapó la pelota.

Traducción.- ¡PUJOLS ESTÁ EN LA POSISCIÓN 4 DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS!

Ese fan fue Matt Brown, quien fue al juego con esposa Samantha. Después del juego fueron al área de la casa club en el PNC Bank para entregarle la pelota a Pujols. Pero en vez de tomar la pelota, firmar unos autógrafos y dar el tema por terminado, Pujols se tomó el tiempo de conocer a los dos fans. Así supo Pujols que el papá de Samantha murió hace un año exacto, así que les dijo que mejor se quedaran con la pelota.

Traducción.- Matt y Samantha Brown atraparon el cuadrangulae no. 697 de Albert Pujols, el papá de Samantha murió hace un año al día de hoy. Se reunieron con Pujols para regresarle la pelota – el les dijo que se la quedaran y les dió dos más autogradiadas. Les dijo que significaba más para ellos. 

No se pone mejor que eso. Pujols pudo haberse quedado con la pelota, pero sintió que significaría más para Samantha. Así que los dejó quedarse el histórico souvenir. También les autografió un par de pelotas. Tenemos que respetar la confianza de Pujols, que sabe que va a haber más home runs.

 

Albert Pujols had a classy gesture for the fans who caught his No. 697 home run ball

What a story. What a guy.

Just a few months ago, Albert Pujols’ pursuit of 700 home runs seemed like a long shot. But since the All-Star break, he’s been among the best hitters in baseball. In addition to his now-all-but-certain spot in the 700 Club, Pujols has handled the home run chase with absolute grace.

On Sunday, Pujols hit his 697th career home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates — a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning — to pass Alex Rodriguez on the all-time list. Pujols is now No. 4 on the all-time home run table, trailing just Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.

But keep an eye on the fan who ended up with the baseball.

That fan was Matt Brown, who was attending the game with his wife, Samantha. After the game, Matt and Samantha were escorted to the clubhouse area at PNC Park to deliver the historic baseball to Pujols. But rather than just take the ball, sign some autographs and go on his way, Pujols took the time to meet the two fans. That was when Pujols learned that Samantha’s father died a year ago to the day, so he told them to keep the milestone baseball instead.

It doesn’t get much cooler than that. Pujols could have taken the baseball, but he felt that it would have been more meaningful to Samantha. So, he let them leave with the historic souvenir. He also signed a pair of baseballs for them. You also have to respect the confidence from Pujols, knowing that more home runs are coming.

Fans loved this latest chapter in Pujols’ pursuit of 700.

Albert Pujols conecta un homerun de dos carreras y logra que St. Louis Cardinals le gane a Chicago Cubs

El domingo, en la octava entrada del juego entre los St. Louis Cardinals y los Chicago Cubs, Albert Pujols logró el homerun No. 695 de su carrera y Miles Mikolas lanzó ocho entradas blanqueadas para lograr una victoria 2-0 contra los Cubs. Pujols …

El domingo, en la octava entrada del juego entre los St. Louis Cardinals y los Chicago Cubs, Albert Pujols logró el homerun No. 695 de su carrera y Miles Mikolas lanzó ocho entradas blanqueadas para lograr una victoria 2-0 contra los Cubs.

Pujols bateó de emergente, aniquiló el tiro del relevista Brandon Hughes (2-2), y logró que se anotaran dos carreras.

Pujols, quien probablemente sea un futuro miembro del Hall of Fame, está por detrás de Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714) y Alex Rodriguez (696) en la lista de mayor número de homeruns de todos los tiempos.

Pujols tiene siete homeruns como bateador emergente en su carrera, incluyendo dos esta temporada. Ha conectado homeruns contra 451 pitchers diferentes, el récord más alto.

El jugador de 42 años aceptó una oferta de 0-1.

“Es realmente especial poder hacer algo como eso”, dijo Pujols. “Algunas noches podrás lograrlo y otras no. Las noches que sí lo logras, simplemente lo disfrutas y eso es lo que voy a disfrutar esta noche”.

Traducción: Batear de emergente, HR de la ventaja. Número 695.
@PujolsFive es una leyenda.

 

En su última temporada Pujols ha encontrado la forma de cumplir de una forma dramática.

“En este juego, hay veces en los que das un paso atrás para dejar de concentrarte en el juego y te das la oportunidad de ser un fan por un minuto y experimentar lo que todos los demás están experimentando”, dijo el mánager de St. Louis, Oliver Marmol. “Ese fue uno de esos momentos. Lo disfrutas al máximo porque lo que está haciendo es absolutamente increíble”.

Pujols conectó su homerun en domingo número 130, el día en el que ha conectado más homeruns.

El manager de Chicago, David Ross, indicó que si Hughes se hubiera quedado atrás en la cuenta, le hubiera dado base por bola a Pujols.

“Tienes que confiar en tus chicos”, dijo Ross. “Quería atacar a Albert, él nos dejó con uno a la mitad”.

St. Louis ha ganado cuatro al hilo y 18 de sus últimos 20 juegos en casa, van 79-55. Esta fue la octava serie barrida de los Cardinals de la temporada.

 

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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Estadística muestra que Serena Williams y Albert Pujols hicieron lo mismo, pero con 21 años de diferencia

Serena Williams y Albert Pujols llevan tanto tiempo dominando sus deportes respectivos que lo único que se interpone entre ellos y su retiro este año son los récords históricos. Esta semana, Williams estará jugando su último U.S. Open y tiene la …

Serena Williams y Albert Pujols llevan tanto tiempo dominando sus deportes respectivos que lo único que se interpone entre ellos y su retiro este año son los récords históricos.

Esta semana, Williams estará jugando su último U.S. Open y tiene la oportunidad de empatar a Margaret Court en el mayor número de juegos ganados. Y Pujols, a quien le queda un mes de la última temporada regular de su carrera, está a tan solo seis homeruns de convertirse en el cuarto jugador en llegar a la marca de los 700.

El lunes en la noche los dos sumaron números a la cuenta, el mismo día en el que Williams ganó su partido de primera ronda del Abierto. Hay una estadística que resume de forma inquietante cuánto tiempo llevan estos dos en todo esto.

 

Traducción: 29 de agosto de 2001.
Serena Williams gana en el US Open, Albert Pujols anota un HR y Vlad Guerrero Sr, Craig Biggio y Dante Bichette conectan un hit.
29 de agosto de 2022.
Serena Williams gana en el US Open, Albert Pujols anota un HR y Vlad Guerrero Jr, Cavan Biggio y Bo Bichete conectan un hit. 

 

Así es, el mismo día, pero con 21 años de diferencia, Williams ganó, Pujols logró un HR y tres pares diferentes de padres e hijos conectaron un hit; y todos los hijos juegan para los Toronto Blue Jays. ¡Esto es una locura absoluta!

Las probabilidades de que pase algo así son irreales.

 

Artículo traducido por Ana Lucía Toledo

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