Pujols in High School and Junior College

Looking at his early baseball dominance and trying to figure out why Pujols went only in the 13th round of the '99 draft.

over 2 years ago arnec 9 comments 0 recs |

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a shortstop

RIDICULOUS

"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."

by cardball on Nov 8, 2009 6:52 PM EST reply actions

not much to recommend the Cardinals scouts there

other than thank GOD Kansas City’s scouts were so much dumber than ours.

also this guy needs to learn the magic of blockquote.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Nov 9, 2009 2:00 AM EST reply actions

btw, if you could add the Pujols tag, this will get sorted into his page on SBN

click edit, then type his name into the ‘player’ text entry.

by Yadi2Second on Nov 9, 2009 2:01 AM EST up reply actions

I heard many scouts were wary of his "pear-shaped body"

and his propensity to chubbiness. But evidently (I read somewhere) he found a good trainer and made himself into a god through sheer determination.

"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009

by andi_k on Nov 9, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions

A god?

there is only one god, and he is ridiculous.

"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."

by cardball on Nov 10, 2009 8:19 AM EST reply actions

that was a reply to andi_k

"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."

by cardball on Nov 10, 2009 8:21 AM EST up reply actions

With Pujols hitting for so much power at 17 and 18 in high school/American Legion ball 12 years ago, a homer every two games, and two RBIs per game, that should help refute the people who spread steroids rumors about him.

by arnec on Nov 13, 2009 6:56 PM EST reply actions

It should, but it probably won't. There will always be haters

"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009

by andi_k on Nov 13, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions

Like McGwire

Hitting 49 as a rookie stopped any rumors about him?

"Everyone in here comes to the yard ready to play every day. I’ll take this group, any day until the day I die."
"This whole Cardinals thing.....I don’t know if you guys are a believer, but I’m a believer."
~ Ryan F. Ludwick

by RiverRat on Nov 16, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions