Cardinals Cardinals vs. Chicago at Wrigley Field Weekend Thread

**BigRedChief** · 08-14-2008, 06:35 AM

Had enough bad news about the Redbirds lately? Then you may not want to read on...

ESPN's Peter Gammons reports that Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols' troublesome elbow is bothering him again... but the St. Louis slugger is hopeful that he can make it until the end of the season.

The ultimate disaster scenario for the Birds is that they would stay on the periphery of the race throughout the season, and though they had no real chance to win, Pujols would be unwilling to shut things down and get his wounded wing fixed.

The possibility exists that Pujols could go on indefinitely with the problem. But one has to start to wonder when he's a .332 hitter who averages more than 30 homers and 100 RBIs a year with a bad arm, what would Pujols have done over the last five years if he was completely healthy.
People have incredibly high expectations of Albert because of the way he hit in the clutch early in his career. But I can't help but wonder when he pops the ball up with men on base or whiffs if it's the limitations the bad elbow puts on his swing.

Then again, like they always say, even the best baseball players fail nearly 70 percent of the time. It is the arm that's the problem, or do people just expect so much of one man that this season's pace to hit .350 with 30 home runs can be considered a bad season?

08-14-2008, 06:35 AM	#33
BigRedChief Has a particular set of skills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: On the water Casino cash: $-751038 VARSITY	Had enough bad news about the Redbirds lately? Then you may not want to read on... ESPN's Peter Gammons reports that Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols' troublesome elbow is bothering him again... but the St. Louis slugger is hopeful that he can make it until the end of the season. The ultimate disaster scenario for the Birds is that they would stay on the periphery of the race throughout the season, and though they had no real chance to win, Pujols would be unwilling to shut things down and get his wounded wing fixed. The possibility exists that Pujols could go on indefinitely with the problem. But one has to start to wonder when he's a .332 hitter who averages more than 30 homers and 100 RBIs a year with a bad arm, what would Pujols have done over the last five years if he was completely healthy. People have incredibly high expectations of Albert because of the way he hit in the clutch early in his career. But I can't help but wonder when he pops the ball up with men on base or whiffs if it's the limitations the bad elbow puts on his swing. Then again, like they always say, even the best baseball players fail nearly 70 percent of the time. It is the arm that's the problem, or do people just expect so much of one man that this season's pace to hit .350 with 30 home runs can be considered a bad season? __________________ Mahomes is not a game manager. Release the Kraken.
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