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SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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APSTANDING ALONE IN HIS ERA
I don’t know Albert personally, but from what I’ve heard he’s very much a family-oriented, and very dedicated to the game of baseball. He’s there to play, and very seldom will he miss a game.
If Pujols stays healthy, and continues to average 150-155 games a year, he could even surpass Hank Aaron in the home run department.
I know Barry Bonds is the all-time home run leader, but I’m not including guys like that who tarnished the game of baseball by using steroids.
What impresses me about Pujols is the type of man that he is. He showed his personality at the All-Star Game. He represented St. Louis and took a lot of pride in that. He came out and said ‘I’m here representing the Cardinals, and I want everyone to have a great time.’ He’s a great spokesperson, a great example of what the young players should live up to. Everything a father would want his son to grow up to be like.
He has spoken out against steroids, and I commend him for that. You hope and pray that he’s telling the truth, and I have a feeling that he is. If anything, he would deface everything that he stands for if he ever came back testing positive for steroids. That would be a shame for everything that he represents.
He has so many followers because of his attitude. He has spoken out against steroids and thinks that it’s not right. He thinks steroids have tarnished the game. In the end, it will be up to the writers to determine whether those caught using steroids go into the Hall of Fame or not. You can see that Pujols respects the game. I don’t think he’s cheated the game of baseball at all.
If it turned out that he did, that would be the saddest day in the game of baseball.
SportsTalk: Albert Pujols signs with the Angels and Prince Fielder joins the Tigers. Which team is better now?
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