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  1. cmlmel77

    cmlmel77 Up all Night Watching Houston Sports
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    Albert Pujols is the Lindsay Lohan of baseball. Transcendent start to a career, then the LA culture took hold and he ended up as a worn-out husk giving handjobs to rich Saudi’s for coke money.
    Helluva guy though.
     
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    Although I love everything about that, I think it’s more likely than not that he always was lying about his age. His career makes perfect sense if you believe he was 3 years older than his stated age and there’s definitely evidence that’s a distinct possibility.
     
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    Funny - I’ll just disagree on him being a helluva guy part. He is a POS person.
     
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    Also just not gonna convince me Pujols wasn’t juiced out of his mind for that last 20 homer season to get to 700. And I say that as someone who likes him and was glad he hit 700
     
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  5. glynch

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    Pujols as a medium outcome? So Hall of Fame as a medium outcome? lol
     
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    I love hearing that as he’s my most hated baseball player of his generation!
     
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    I agree, Pujols as a “medium outcome” would be just silly thing to say and deserving of an lol — medium is not a statistically rigorous term. Luckily I said “median”, which you have to admit is a lot more precise.

    But also you are right that it’s not fair to predict a hall of fame career. How about we agree that Barry Bonds is probably more likely - he never made the Hall so surely no objection there?

    Though I’d be a little surprised if Cam has more than 3-4 years with a 250 OPS+. It’s possible. Maybe even likely. But we shouldn’t count on it.
     
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  8. Htown Legend

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    This is pretty cool
     
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    And Cam smashes a single to right center first AB today
     
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    And a run scored; sign him to a 12 year deal ASAP!
     
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    Singleton should post in the Things That Make You Feel Old Thread
     
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    Cam Smith really can't be this good, can he? This would as big of a fleecing as Alvarez trade.
     
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    Yes, yes he is.
     
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    Sprinkle some money on Cam for ROY
     
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    We’ve seen enough. He’s that guy
     
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    Didn't think of that - funny if true. Throws up 9 terrible years in a row on a massive contract, goes back home to STL with no stakes involved, juices and gets to 700. Glad the stros run a tight ship !
     
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    See these are the things we need stories for, like the why Andy P spent 2 years in Houston.
     
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    Don't care where Cam plays but he needs to play. The way the ball sounds coming off his bat sounds like a war crime.
     
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