166 Results for albert pujols

Three Strikes: Award-winning edition

Jayson Stark

Strike One -- Albert's Eight-Ball Dept. As you contemplate the greatness of Albert Pujols, don't measure him just by the three...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Hidden tales of the leaderboard

Jayson Stark

With Game 162 in the rearview mirror, here's some historic stuff we guarantee Doris Kearns Goodwin will never unearth: • Even after Game 1...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Three Strikes: Battles for best of the '00s

Jayson Stark

...RUNS -- A-Rod 1,188 EXTRA-BASE HITS -- Albert Pujols 765 OBP* -- Todd Helton .436 SLUG* -- Albert Pujols...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Twins, Braves give this week a big boost

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The AL Central and the NL wild card are the headline races up for grabs heading into the final week of the regular season.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Hot and cold Chicago-style Sammich Awards

Jayson Stark

Get out the whole-wheat kaisers, grandma. It's time once again to salute the most sandwich-worthy feats of the last week. But first, let's present the...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Best (and worst) of the playoff rotations

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

If the road to a World Series title is paved with starting pitching, which teams are in the best shape to make a run in October?

Story | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Three Strikes: Albert's trifecta edition

Jayson Stark

...We regret to announce that, barring something crazy, Albert Pujols is not going to win the Triple Crown...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 21, 2009

If the season ended today …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

We already know who's going to win the NL MVP, but the other five races are still very much up for grabs.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009

Three Strikes: Sunday insanity edition

Jayson Stark

STRIKE ONE -- TRIFECTA DEPT. So much bizarre stuff happened in Sunday's New York Mets-Philadelphia Phillies game at Citi Field, cyberspace barely has...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Phillies, Red Sox among trade winners

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

What happens when you acquire Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez? You're a trade deadline winner, as the Phillies and Red Sox are, respectively.

Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009

Holliday makes presence felt quickly

Jayson Stark, ESPN

If Friday night was any indication, Matt Holliday will give the Cardinals what they've needed, offense from someone not named Pujols.

Story | Conversation | July 24, 2009

Three Strikes: The break-to-break leaders

Jayson Stark

...only), AL -- Joe Mauer .355 HOME RUNS NL -- Albert Pujols 51, AL -- Carlos Pena 41 RBIs NL -- Pujols...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009

Fielder throws his own launch party

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

Prince Fielder stole the show from hometown favorite Albert Pujols by launching a few memorable shots on an otherwise uneventful night at the Home Run Derby.

Story | Conversation | July 13, 2009

Practically un-bee-lievable

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

A swarm of bees at Petco Park. A flock of sea gulls at Progressive Field. A Nat with almost as many homers as his team has wins. Yeah, it's been one bizarre first half, for sure.

Story | Conversation | July 10, 2009