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And that about sums it up
 

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cowboysrule48 said:
The funny thing is, Albert Pujols is probably underrated among fans and the media.
I don't think most people really realize how good he has been in a historical context...
 

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Topnotchsy said:
cowboysrule48 said:
The funny thing is, Albert Pujols is probably underrated among fans and the media.
I don't think most people really realize how good he has been in a historical context...

They will be reminded again this year after he has another .330/30/100 year and Tim Kurtgen will do one of those historical context pieces he loves so much.
 

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At least as an Astros fan, I get to see him a LOT this year.

Too bad it's because he will be victimizing our starting (and probably bullpen) pitching all year :(
 

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Topnotchsy said:
cowboysrule48 said:
The funny thing is, Albert Pujols is probably underrated among fans and the media.
I don't think most people really realize how good he has been in a historical context...

The standard casual fan couldn't even pick him out in a crowd. I'd say he probably doesn't even make the top 25, maybe even 50 most recognizable athletes in the USA.
 

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Honestly, I think his goofy name is holding him back.

If his name was, say, Will "the Thrill" Clark, on the other hand, he would be the next Mickey Mantle.

Pujols simply has "the worst name for a best player "in the history of sports.

Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth....you can't beat those-they were destined for supreme greatness.

PU-Jols? Bad name........
 

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beefycheddar said:
Topnotchsy said:
cowboysrule48 said:
The funny thing is, Albert Pujols is probably underrated among fans and the media.
I don't think most people really realize how good he has been in a historical context...

The standard casual fan couldn't even pick him out in a crowd. I'd say he probably doesn't even make the top 25, maybe even 50 most recognizable athletes in the USA.

I see no way that's true. I agree he isn't quite as recognized as he should be, but your statement is a stretch.
 

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pujolsjunkie said:
beefycheddar said:
Topnotchsy said:
cowboysrule48 said:
The funny thing is, Albert Pujols is probably underrated among fans and the media.
I don't think most people really realize how good he has been in a historical context...

The standard casual fan couldn't even pick him out in a crowd. I'd say he probably doesn't even make the top 25, maybe even 50 most recognizable athletes in the USA.

I see no way that's true. I agree he isn't quite as recognized as he should be, but your statement is a stretch.

My parents never miss a Red Sox game, and have no clue who he is at all. I live around one of the biggest sports markets there is, you see shirts of almost everyone in the NFL, NBA and tons of Sox/Yankees shirts. I have never once seen anyone with a Pujols shirt in this area at all. That includes a decent number of Red Sox games and a few hundred minor league or Cape League games.

To a die hard Baseball fan he is huge, but he isn't a 10th as famous as a Jeter, A Rod or Griffey was in the 90's.
 

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