Friday, January 6th, 2012
The Los Angeles Angels really pulled out all the stops to land slugger Albert Pujols a few weeks ago. Not only did they give him a deal worth $240 million over the next 10 years, they also sweetened that pact with a ton of perks.
Pujols' contract with the Angels was ...
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
UPDATE: The Marlins are officially out of the Pujols chase, but they did sign Mark Buehrle today.
The Miami Marlins have made their pitch to free agent first baseman Albert Pujols and they reportedly expect an answer from the slugger shortly. As in, before Wednesday morning.
No one is exactly sure what ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
We all knew this was coming - if for no other reason than to annoy the crap out of St. Louis Cardinals fans - but the Chicago Cubs formally made contact with representatives of free agent first baseman Albert Pujols. The three-time MVP is represented by Dan Lozano and while ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
We mentioned the other day that the Florida Miami Marlins were making a big push in free agency this winter and that will continue as the fish are scheduled to be the first team to meet with St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. Pujols and his agent Dan Lozano will ...
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Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
Tony La Russa returned to the St. Louis Cardinals last night after missing a six-game road trip while battling shingles. The skipper made some noise in his comeback by shifting his best player from his position, as he moved Albert Pujols from first to third base.
A few hours before the ...
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Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Over the past few years we've all gotten used to hearing that Albert Pujols has surpassed yet another career milestone. It has been almost constant. He's the youngest or fastest to do (insert achievement here) or racked up the most (insert statistic here) in his first (insert time frame here). ...
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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Fittingly, the chase for the National League MVP is a three-horse race.
While it appears neither Joey Votto, Carlos Gonzalez or Albert Pujols will pull off the rare Triple Crown, each came within a whisker of joining the likes of Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski, Secretariat and Seattle Slew.
Heading into Tuesday's action ...
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Friday, April 16th, 2010
There's been a minor hubbub about Yankees' fans treatment of Javier Vazquez in his first start at Yankee Stadium this year. Vazquez didn't pitch very well, but he wasn't awful either (5.1 IP, four runs, six hits). But depending on the which account you read, he either ...
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
It's one everyone's mind today. We're all thinking it. Heck, the entire sports world has NCAA Tournament on the brain. If no one else is going to ask the question I might as well go ahead: why on Earth did ESPN waste time with a Women's NCAA Tournament Selection Show?
While ...
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
Right now the Philadelphia Phillies are standing by their closer Brad Lidge. Which is hilarious, considering Lidge currently has a 0-6 record, an astronomical 7.33 ERA, gigantic 1.80 WHIP and nine blown saves in 34 chances.
Last season Lidge had a career resurgence, going a perfect 41-for-41 on save opportunities, with ...
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