Tag: Albert Pujols

  • MLB All-Star Game: Cincinnati Reds Fans Boo Yadier Molina & Albert Pujols

    MLB All-Star Game: Cincinnati Reds Fans Boo Yadier Molina & Albert Pujols

    The 2015 MLB All-Star game was held at the Great American Ball Park, home to the Cincinnati Reds. As expected, players from the St. Louis Cardinals, fierce (and more successful) division rivals, aren’t exactly loved there, which is why Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols got a very cold welcome during the player introductions.

  • MLB Playoffs – Los Angeles Angels Are in Before Anyone Else

    MLB Playoffs – Los Angeles Angels Are in Before Anyone Else

    For the first time after a four-year drought, the Los Angeles Angels are going to be in the postseason, beating the Seattle Mariners 8-1 to be the first team in MLB to clinch a playoff spot while being very close to clinching the AL West, which hasn’t happened since their last postseason visit.

  • Angels Over Athletics – No Doubt Who is the Best Right Now

    Angels Over Athletics – No Doubt Who is the Best Right Now

    If there was any doubt about the momentum swing in the AL West, a second straight win for the Los Angeles Angels over the Oakland A’s, shutting them out 4-0, proved where this season is going for both teams after another great performance from Jered Weaver and some big hitting from Albert Pujols and Chris Iannetta.

  • Angels Over Red Sox – Big Hitting Works in the Long Run

    Angels Over Red Sox – Big Hitting Works in the Long Run

    It’s been more than three years since Albert Pujols hit a walk off home run, but his big swing in the 19th inning gave the Los Angeles Angels a 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox, coming after over six and a half fours of baseball at Angel Stadium, with Mike Trout hitting a home […]

  • Angels Over Dodgers – The Real Team to Beat

    Angels Over Dodgers – The Real Team to Beat

    Interleague and crosstown rivalry looked like a one sided affair as the Los Angeles Angels easily beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 with a strong pitching performance from Garrett Richards, backed up by a Josh Hamilton home run and RBI doubles from Albert Pujols and Mike Trout.

  • Angels Over Rays – Machine Working Just Fine

    Angels Over Rays – Machine Working Just Fine

    Despite having a good season compared to his first two with the Los Angeles Angels, Albert Pujols was in something of an RBI drought the last couple of weeks. Until he met David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays, hitting two home runs to help the Angels pick up a 6-2 win.

  • Angels Over Nationals – This Year It’s Different

    Angels Over Nationals – This Year It’s Different

    It hasn’t been the most rewarding of periods since signing for the Los Angeles Angels. But after two rough seasons, being overpaid and under performing, Albert Pujols is playing like the guy he was before, blasting home runs at an alarming rate, and reaching the 500 club with two in the 7-2 win over the Washington Nationals.

  • This is What Closers Are For (Yankees vs Angels)

    This is What Closers Are For (Yankees vs Angels)

    The pitchers nearly ruined the six run lead built by the New York Yankees bats, but when it came down to the last out between Mariano Rivera and Albert Pujols, with the bases loaded, the greatest closer in the history of the game overcame the hitting prowess of the expensive flop from the Los Angeles Angels.

  • Random Dudes With More Home Runs Than Albert Pujols

    So how is Albert Pujols doing? Not that good. Yes, he’s making $12 million this year, his first with the Los Angeles Angels. Yes, he’s set to make $254 million through his 10 season with the Angels. Not that much to be upset about. But the hitting… The losing… The Home run numbers. Pujols has plenty to be upset about.

  • Albert Pujols Finally Has a Home Run (Blue Jays vs Angles)

    Albert Pujols isn’t exactly back to his old self, the one who won World Series rings and MVP’s when playing for the Cardinals, but getting a home run, his first of the season, his first in Angels uniform, is a good way to start getting back on track, for him and his team.