Could Pujols prevent Trout from the Triple Crown

[tdawg87]

Do you have a picture of the back of Albert's head as your avatar because that's the site you want to see the most? 

Edited May 29, 2017 by tdawg87

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, CALZONE said:

I really don't think he'll walk away from $30M. He may as well have signed for less years with the Cardinals.

 

Yea because situations never change. 

[Ohtaniland]

 

 

24 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Yea because situations never change. 

We'll see a lot of changes in the next four seasons. Maybe a whole new team by that time. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

12 hours ago, CALZONE said:

It's flat, I've seen it.

Not sure if sarcasm or not.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Going on the DL will almost certainly cost him any chance at the triple crown or a playoff AB this season.

[Jeff Fletcher]

On 5/28/2017 at 1:33 AM, tdawg87 said:

It's the same people. 

Pujols doesn't just magically turn into an amazing hitter when there are runners in scoring position. 

No, but he consciously turns into a different hitter. 

He doesn't just try to pull the ball. When the bases are empty, he's trying to hit a HR and he is pull heavy. When runners are in scoring position he is more content to take a single to RF. 

[Lou]

Exactly 

[Lou]

On May 28, 2017 at 7:39 AM, Troll Daddy said:

Any manager, coach, or player will tell you that hitting with runners in scoring position is a skill. Some players do it a lot better that others. Pujols is currently hitting over .400 with runners in scoring position. 

Word of the day: Pressure 

 

 

On May 28, 2017 at 8:50 AM, tdawg87 said:

Link?

 

I wouldn't say any manager, but you don't think there are some that think certain players who are better in those situations than other players? 

 

 

[tdawg87]

Of course there are, but when one of those situations arises, I'm guessing most managers care far more about that hitter's splits against the pitcher on the mound than what they have done with RISP. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

4 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

No, but he consciously turns into a different hitter. 

He doesn't just try to pull the ball. When the bases are empty, he's trying to hit a HR and he is pull heavy. When runners are in scoring position he is more content to take a single to RF. 

By the way, this isn't a great thing for Pujols, necessarily. 

In his prime, he didn't have to give up power for average. I would be willing to bet he had the same approach no matter the situation back then, because he was a ridiculously good hitter. Now he's more limited so he has to choose whether to go for power or average, since he can't do both. Not as well anyway. 

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, ThomasSutpen said:

Okay, so given that he's wildly more successful with RISP than without, it's only logical to conclude he's far more concerned with the 3-digit number on that scoreboard in centerfield than the actual scoreboard that counts. They should make him a custom jersey that replaces the A-N-G-E-L-S with P-U-J-O-L-S.

This is dumb.  

[Ohtaniland]

6 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

No, but he consciously turns into a different hitter. 

He doesn't just try to pull the ball. When the bases are empty, he's trying to hit a HR and he is pull heavy. When runners are in scoring position he is more content to take a single to RF. 

So he's 3 for 95 when he's trying to hit a bases empty home run. That certainly doesn't help the TEAM.

[Jobu]

Good one.

[Mark68]

The answer to the OP is no. Trout will cost himself the triple crown.

[Tank]

18 hours ago, heRo said:

Trout is very talented but hasn't proven himself a champion.  His only playoff appearance was pathetically bad.

the entire team was bad in that series. don't cherry pick one player to lay this on.

[Tank]

with trout's thumb injury, this thread is now null and void.

[Stradling]

19 hours ago, heRo said:

This is why you never put all your eggs in one basket, and signing Trout to the largest contract in MLB history is a fool's errand.  Hamilton, Pujols, Fielder, Howard, etc etc etc.

Trout is very talented but hasn't proven himself a champion.  His only playoff appearance was pathetically bad.

A wise team will spread their payroll across many "good" players, and let the "superstars" go to teams that are more interested in big names than they are in championships.

You are Clod.