CN Approval Ratings: Albert Pujols
by Cardinal70 on Mar 11, 2009 8:39 AM EDT
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It's Wednesday, which means it's time for a mid-week break. So we'll do an easy one, especially since it ties in to yesterday's news about the SI cover.
What kind of rating do you give Mr. Pujols? I think we'd all stipulate he's one of the top 5 or so Cardinals of all time, which obviously factors in.
However, he's been known to have times where he's not too personable with fans and can drive people crazy with his baserunning.
So what say you? Where does El Hombre rate on your 0-100 scale?
Remember, you can find all the results at my blog.
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101
To make up for the one person out there that will give him a 99 instead of a 100.
by VinegarBend on Mar 11, 2009 8:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
99%
Because no one, not even Albert, is absolutely perfect. He makes the occasional blunder, especially on the base paths. But I can’t imagine giving any one else a higher rating than I am giving The Mang.
by cardsgirl95 on Mar 11, 2009 8:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think that you need to be banned
vivaelbeñsheets
by vivaelpujols on Mar 11, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
100%
Jimmy steps in to lead off the bottom half of the inning... with nobody on base... It could happen... just not tonight.
by Hollywood15 on Mar 11, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Albert Pujols
His rating is “Albert Pujols” which of course can’t be quanitified within human concepts like “numbers” and “value”. The best option then is to just round down (way down) to 100%.
by mattybobo on Mar 11, 2009 9:36 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
nice
I agree with matty… rounding down to 100%.
"There are only two seasons—winter and baseball."
by MUGATU on Mar 11, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!
In all seriousness, I am totally serious in thinking he deserves a 100. He’s inarguably the best player in baseball. All the interwebs agree. Can you ask for more? Well, no, you can’t ask for more because it’s impossible to be better than best. Although Albert might find a way to do that, right after he hits the first ever 5-run homer…
So I think 100 is perfectly reasonable.
by mattybobo on Mar 11, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn lack of edit button.
I didn’t mean to use “serious” so much in my first sentence. Oh well.
by mattybobo on Mar 11, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
100%
His elbow could explode today and I would never lower my approval rating… He’s given us (and Brad Lidge) so many memories. The man can do no wrong…
by mr banana grabber on Mar 11, 2009 10:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that might be the funniest screen name i've seen in a long, long time
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Mar 11, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irrational Number of the Day
I was off by 2.87371429% on Lohse, and some posters thank you for the detailed results C70.
As for the El Hombre, 100.00000000% which means I might be off by about .11215926%, and I reserve the right to change that prediction. Who knows, Brad Lidge could be posting on VEB today and give him like a 2 or something.
"Do what you want to the women and children but leave me alone"- George Carlin
by That's a Winner on Mar 11, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100%
Is this even necessary? :-D
"I just wish that the late Harry Caray were still around so I could hear him mispronounce 'Kosuke Fukudome' every fukun' night" -- Dennis Miller
by fourstick on Mar 11, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
"Statistics mean nothing to the individual"
"You are what you eat and you clearly went out and devoured a big fat guy"
by jacksonian on Mar 11, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
A picture is worth 1,000 words (and 100%)
by mattyp on Mar 11, 2009 10:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thats my avatar pic
vivaelbeñsheets
by vivaelpujols on Mar 11, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this one is better
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Mar 11, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see you've added a little sumsing, sumsing
vivaelbeñsheets
by vivaelpujols on Mar 12, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i wish i could take credit for that
but i don’t have the photoshop skillz required to do so
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Mar 12, 2009 12:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
100
my facebook status message today is that i hope the netherlands pulled a brad lidge on carlos marmol.
i give the highest possible rating to the mang who pulled a brad lidge on brad lidge.
7 OFs, 3 OF spots. Hmm...
by nycbirdo on Mar 11, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
65%
heh. Only kidding.
99.
Because chicks dig the intentional base on balls.
by Felonius_Monk on Mar 11, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
by bgh on Mar 11, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
98
Today’s poll is bat-nuts. How do you find fault with someone who hits for a super-high average, lots of power, rarely strikes out, maintains a high walk rate, gold glove in fielding, has stayed with the same organization for his entire career, practically never misses a game, thanks God for all of his successes, and doesn’t have a whiff of steroid scandal?
I don’t believe in perfect scores. But I almost made an exception in this case.
by JWO on Mar 11, 2009 10:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
An allegory
Most people had that English teacher in high school. You’d write the perfect 5-page essay. It was the best she’d ever read. You’d be so excited to get it back, when you look at the grade that says “Wow, great job! 95” You ask her why she didn’t give you a 100, and she says, I don’t give 100s, papers don’t deserve 100s. Well, I’m definitely not like that teacher.
100
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Mr Redbird @ Viva El Birdos
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by jd is legend on Mar 11, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I hate her
sooooooooooooo much…
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
by BVHeck on Mar 11, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that teacher nearly got her tires slit
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Mar 11, 2009 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever tried to slash a tire?
It’s surprisingly difficult.
by spants on Mar 12, 2009 1:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not if you have a machete
vivaelbeñsheets
by vivaelpujols on Mar 12, 2009 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't be silly
100%
What more could you ask for out of a ballplayer and humanitarian?
Patiently awaiting the day Colby Rasmus does this: .275/.381/.551/.932, 29HR, in St. Louis...
by RunninRedbird on Mar 11, 2009 11:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
110%
because of the effort he gives everyday.
by ubeddie on Mar 11, 2009 11:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
He did get Juan Gonzalez to play on the team last which could have blocked Ludwick from his monster season though…
by Jumsy on Mar 11, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100 %
This is an approval rating so 100 % is appropriate.
by easy on Mar 11, 2009 11:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Q %
*Rasmus is to CF as Longoria is to 3B*
by Red Blazer on Mar 11, 2009 12:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Batman symbol % ?
Yadi swings and hits a high fly ball... Endy Chavez goes back, to the track, to the wall... ITS A GUNNER!! Yadi gives St. Louis the lead in the top of the ninth!
by Paulspike on Mar 12, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I give a rating of Eleventy Billion?
And I agree with some of the others . . . is this one really needed? IT’S AP, BABY!
Anyway. 125.
"The world is getting to be such a dangerous place, a man is lucky to get out of it alive." -- W.C. Fields
by Donut King on Mar 11, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100%
What a great decade to be a Cards fan
www.mpgillusion.com
by ncgostl on Mar 11, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
Remember when he injured San Diego’s pitcher and catcher in the same inning? That was great.
by sluggerbird on Mar 11, 2009 12:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not exactly great
astonishing though
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
and....BEN SHEETS!!! **
**not that BEN SHEETS might be involved in this comment, just BEN SHEETS!!!
(BEN SHEETS might be involved in this comment)
by mattyfrommo on Mar 11, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
what'd the father's do to you?
anyone with a soul who saw the blood pouring out of Young’s face would not have liked it. that was freaking scary.
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Mar 11, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
i don’t see how on the field injuries from line drives count as nice or funny at all. ever since juan e., i get pretty freaked out when guys get plunked by pitches, line drives, etc.
by tom s. on Mar 12, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
I wouldn’t even wanna see that kind of stuff happen to a Cub
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and....BEN SHEETS!!! **
**not that BEN SHEETS might be involved in this comment, just BEN SHEETS!!!
(BEN SHEETS might be involved in this comment)
by mattyfrommo on Mar 12, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Easiest question/answer in the history of questions/answers...
100
The thought that I have is that the season is over. And that everybody in the game; a fan, a coach, a player, a manager, front office, scouts...surrender. They say, "that's enough," especially after a game like this. But then Christmas comes, New Years, contracts are signed, trades are made, free agents are signed; and then baseball, like the rose beneath the April snow will force it's way to the front again. And we'll have the fever once more.
-Jack
by Jack618 on Mar 11, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh gotcha. You were all fooled.
100. The face of baseball.
by WyoCardsFan on Mar 11, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
link
P.S. The link to your blog in your post doesn’t seem to work.
by WyoCardsFan on Mar 11, 2009 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure what happened there, but it’s fixed. Thanks.
by Cardinal70 on Mar 11, 2009 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
!00 %
yes, !00, because 100 just doesn’t cut it.
Also, I abso-freaking-lutelty love his baserunning. It just wouldn’t be APu if he didn’t give it all out on the basepaths too.
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
and....BEN SHEETS!!! **
**not that BEN SHEETS might be involved in this comment, just BEN SHEETS!!!
(BEN SHEETS might be involved in this comment)
by mattyfrommo on Mar 11, 2009 5:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
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by Alxfritz on Mar 11, 2009 5:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
can I vote 500%?
guess I will have to settle for 100%
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 11, 2009 7:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
As as this particular poll is, it’s never a bad thing to stop and marvel at what Albert Pujols means to us and this team.
Here are my top 2 concerns in these economic times:
1) Will I be able to keep my job?
2) Is all this going to prevent us from re-signing Albert?
For the teams I root for in other sports, I always hope the team is making the best decisions possible to benefit the team. In the case of our Cardinals, I hope the team is making the best decisions possible to benefit Albert.
by mikeoat on Mar 11, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100%
Sign someone who can pitch, then let this team play.
by IL and StL Fan on Mar 11, 2009 10:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000%
because 100% just doesn’t seem to be high enough
BEN MOTHERHUSHYOURMOUTH SHEETS
I'm going to go try to find a puppy and kick it. - Brad Thompson AND THAT'S A WINNER!
by gdm426 on Mar 11, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
Plus, if he played guitar, his amps would go to eleven.
And I say England's greatest prime minister was Lord Palmerston.
by tangledbrett on Mar 12, 2009 12:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100
Is it weird that I would rather the payroll be more like the Marlins than the Yankees?
by ForesterShane on Mar 12, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Totals
AP wound up with an overall 97.97540984. Here at VEB, though, he had a 99.8974359.
by Cardinal70 on Mar 12, 2009 8:30 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
100%
If everything Albert does doesn’t get him a 100% than I don’t know what the standard should be.
by Czechguardsman on Mar 13, 2009 10:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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