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Pujols Quotes
Pretty cool stuff:
On Stan Musial:
"For instance, when someone asked him how daunting it was to be considered by Cardinals fans to be the franchise's second-most beloved star behind 90-year-old Cardinals legend Stan (The Man) Musial, Pujols sounded like a man with an abiding respect for the traditions of this storied franchise and an appreciation for the legacy of Musial:"
""I don't think there is going to be anybody in this organization that can be compared to Stan Musial," he said. "Stan Musial is always going to be the top of this organization, the face of this organization. And I kind of get a little mad when people try to compare me with Stan. ... I just wish I could spend more time with Stan. He's sick now and not able to come around as much. But just last week (before the home opener of the NLCS) I went over and rubbed his arm and told him to give me a couple of those postseason hits that I know he still has in him. It's just amazing to see him around. I don't think there's ever going to be anyone in this organization who wears the uniform who will be compared to Stan Musial. He's always going to be on the top. It's why I don't want people to call me (El Hombre). There is only one Man and that's God, but here in St. Louis, it's Stan the Man.""
On last at bats and milestones:
""I have been in that situation before with the best fans in baseball and for me I wanted Prince to have the same feeling that I had here," he said. "It sent chills, almost like the chills I had here when the fans thought it was my last at-bat here at Busch Stadium (Did he just say "thought"? Hmmmmm, that's gotta be a good thing, right?).
"At that moment I didn't look at the scoreboard," said Pujols. "I didn't look to see who was losing. At that moment I was looking at the person who deserved that standing ovation. I just wish it could have been a little longer for him. ... I tried my best. That's how much respect I have for the Brewers and that guy.
"I just thought it was the right thing to do," Pujols continued. "It didn't matter what uniform he was wearing. Things like that mean something to me. Like seeing (Derek) Jeter getting his 3,000th hit and the standing ovation the Yankees fans gave him. Things like that are moments you can't replace."
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"That's how much respect I have for the Brewers and that guy."
One wonders if he would have afforded the same courtesy to Nyjer Morgan after the "Alberta" crack?
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APRTW wrote:
(Did he just say "thought"? Hmmmmm, that's gotta be a good thing, right?)
I wish, but it just means the season could have ended on the road.
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I could've swore after the LCS he told Craig Sager he's pretty sure he'll be back with the team next season, but he also made a big deal about making it on a box of Wheaties.
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I think at this point, all the views of Pujols staying are well put out on this table. I will abstain from a second helping, other than to say I really hope the Cardinals can retain his services.
He may not think of himself as Stan The Man II, but I don't believe that Stan Musial ever referred to himself as "The Man" either. Should he finish his career here, hit 700 HRs, clip 3000 hits, and retire as a Cardinal, I can easily see there being another Musial sized statue on the outside of Busch Stadium. Regardless of whether Pujols will sign off on it, he is "The Man" both for St. Louis, and as MLB's best all around career hitter for the modern era.
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I think at this point, all the views of Pujols staying are well put out on this table. I will abstain from a second helping, other than to say I really hope the Cardinals can retain his services.
He may not think of himself as Stan The Man II, but I don't believe that Stan Musial ever referred to himself as "The Man" either. Should he finish his career here, hit 700 HRs, clip 3000 hits, and retire as a Cardinal, I can easily see there being another Musial sized statue on the outside of Busch Stadium. Regardless of whether Pujols will sign off on it, he is "The Man" both for St. Louis, and as MLB's best all around career hitter for the modern era.
I was listening to Rob Drivel and his idiot co-host on XM this morning, and they were speculating Theo could make a name for himself right away by signing Pujols and getting LaRussa to manage.
There are two things of which I am 100 percent certain - Tony LaRussa will never manage the Cubs as long as Jerry Reinsdorf owns the White Sox, and I will never have sexual relations with Scarlett Johansson.
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I will never have sexual relations with Scarlett Johansson.
never say never.
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I will never have sexual relations with Scarlett Johansson.
never say never.
Point taken, but it's as close to never as never gets.
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I will never have sexual relations with Scarlett Johansson.
never say never.
Point taken, but it's as close to never as never gets.
Totally depends on your definition of "sexual relations." Under a fairly lax definition, I probably already have had sexual relations with Scarlet Johansson. She wouldn't have been present and wouldn't be aware, but that's completely beside the point.