Poznanski SI cover story this week: Albert Pujols is the best player in Baseball.

[WilliamTheIrish]

I see no reason to trash the guy personally. In my lifetime, I've never seen a RH batter cover the plate the way he does. In-f'ing-credible.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

I see no reason to trash the guy personally. In my lifetime, I've never seen a RH batter cover the plate the way he does. In-f'ing-credible.

That shot he hit in the playoffs against lidge is probably the hardest hit ball I've ever seen hit,

[smittysbar]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

That shot he hit in the playoffs against lidge is probably the hardest hit ball I've ever seen hit,

And he has never been the same since.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by smittysbar

And he has never been the same since.

If you're talking about Lidge...I'm going to go ahead and say he rebounded pretty nicely last year

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Hootie

If you're talking about Lidge...I'm going to go ahead and say he rebounded pretty nicely last year

Its not like the Phillies won the World Series or anything.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Its not like the Phillies won the World Series or anything.

Yeah, that was kind of annoying. Lidge is a punk.

But So Taguchi got another ring, so that made up for it.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by smittysbar

And he has never been the same since.

If you are referring to Albert, it's because of his elbow. He keeps delaying that surgery for the elbow, which I think affects his game.

[Stinger]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

That shot he hit in the playoffs against lidge is probably the hardest hit ball I've ever seen hit,

The night after that Home Run happened both teams had to fly back to St. Louis for the next game I have posted this before but a great story:

On the way back to St. Louis to play the game 6 Brad Ausmus Houston's Catcher that caught for Lidge when he gave up the home run had the pilot to announce after takeoff:

“We've reached our cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. I’ve turned off the fasten seatbelt sign and turned off the cabin lights. If you look to the left of the aircraft, in the next two or three minutes you might be able to catch a glimpse of Albert Pujols’ home run ball.”