Albert Pujols Had The Greatest Goodbye in Sports
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Albert Pujols is (and always will be) a beloved baseball player. But part of what will keep the machine going forever is just how high of a note he managed to end his career on...
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One big stat that you guys forgot to bring up is that there is quite literally only 2 people in the 700 HR/3,000H club. Hank Aaron and Albert Pujols. Absolutely crazy
so true. although mlb conspired against bonds getting 800/3000
@@iamjp1 Bonds walked too much to get to 3,000 and when he was not getting walked he never had a 200 hit season, Pujols had a 200 hit season and multiple over 190 hits
@@twostop6895 dont be silly. he was 65 hits short of 3000. he had 450 less hits than pujols and had 1200 more walks. he didn't "walk too much to get to 3000" lmao, no mlb team would sign him even for league minimum pay even though he had a .480 obp and 1.045 ops in his final season. had nothing to do with walks or his ability to hit lmfao
@@iamjp1 cause he juiced and was the poster boy, he never had a 50 HR season until 2001 when his juice allowed him to hit over 70, biggest fraud of all time
his final season stats were juice, and MLB made an example of his fraud
If he played like he did last year for just half of his time on the angels he’d have like 800 home runs
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He did really, better in a few. I blame the shift and increasing spin rates for his average and obp slipping so low. He was essentially Mickey Mantle otherwise. Broke down quickly, but flat out refused defeat.
@@j.s.thomasesquire2388 I disagree. I think he just needed to make adjustments to his swing like he did in the second half of his last year. His reaction time and hands got slower with age and he never really made that necessary adjustment
@@conman8136 I'll give you bat speed for sure. The back half of that 10 years, even Tio, were like watching Jim Thome at the end. Just kinda swinging and lofting balls into the stands or not. But, the shift goes back before the hand speed slipped and I'd argue that between it and the shortened season, it cost him upwards of 250-350 hits and possibly 50-60 Homers. I could be wrong, I wasn't a religious Angel's highlight viewer so I missed a good chunk of his 2015-2020 seasons, except for all the good stuff.
He had plater fascia aswell
I was at busch stadium for game 2 against the phillies. Albert got up to the plate 4-3 and hit a single to receive a standing ovation from 48,000 people. Peace out Pujols ✌️
Such an awesome moment
I was at the game at pujols 700 hr
Im a huge phillies fan but it was still rather bittersweet beating them because of Puj And Yadi
@@akjproductions7381 me too but after a career like that you can’t help but get a lump in your throat to see those two go. Legends
And then we (Phillies) won the series..lol
It was baseball magic. I had more interest in Pujols' story than my own team this year. The fans in St. Louis were great to Albert when he visited with the Angels, and they seemed to be appreciating him like it was the last time they'd see him on the field. How wonderful for them to have him back like the good old days.
23 out of Albert's 351 plate appearances in 2022 (6.55%) either tied the game or put the Cardinals on top, and 16 of 178 (8.99%) after the All-Star break. When the Cardinals were either tied or trailing, he had an OPS of 0.915 in 211 plate appearances over the whole season, but again narrowing that scope to games after the All-Star break, that jumps to 1.072 in 110 plate appearances-featuring 18 strikeouts, 17 singles, and 16 extra-base hits, 12 of which were home runs. Notably, he also broke Barry Bonds' record for home runs against the most pitchers, which was 449 and is now 455 if I recall correctly. Thanks to Stathead for the numbers and to Albert for the memories.
Since I was 7 years old I’ve been able to watch this legend play. Got to see Bonds hit 700 live on tv, he started playing before my time obviously. Then there is Ruth and Aaron, Ruth is my all time favorite player btw! I’m just glad I got to witness one of the greatest to ever play the game in my lifetime, and also watch him join the club of 700. Legends never die ⚾️
I got to see Hank Aaron hit number 714 and a lot of home runs before that and after that
I don't even need to watch the video first before I comment and say THANK YOU to the SRS team for this video. I am a lifelong Cardinals fan, but I grew up mostly after Pujols had left. This final season was an indescribable joy ride of emotions, and the way I had always imagined Albert going out (a ws ring would've helped too lol). I got to see him twice this past season, both in pinch hitting situations, but I didn't care that it was his one at bat in those games. I got to witness and be a part of baseball and frankly sports history. I will cherish this season for Albert. Albert, the Machine, you are the GOAT and thank you for what you've done to the game. See you in the hall of fame
im a lifelong cardinals fan as well, he was on the team for 4 years before i was able to process what was going on and then he left. when he resigned with us I was so excited!! I couldn't wait, I knew he was gonna do something special, and man I got to see 698 at Busch and I cannot describe what I felt. I wanted to cry, I screamed... I want him back :(
You're going in the hall of fame? 😆
@@crimson2377 and how long have you been a Cardinal fan
This was a bad SRS video. Literally the only one I didn't like. I too grew up in St. Louis, saw Albert's first tenure as a kid. No retrospective has ever given enough props to how great of a hitter he was. Only we saw the day by day perfection for like 8 seasons.
What a wonderful video. Truly done with appreciation, respect and love for both the game and the player. Excellent job young lady. Keep producing videos like this and years from now a video will be made about your success.
In his last season, Ted Williams hit 29 HR, 200 TB, .316 BA, .645 SLG .451 OBP, 1.096 OPS, and 190 OPS+ and in his final at-bat ever, he hit a home run.
Williams finished his career with 1.116 OPS and a staggering .482 OBP, the highest of all time.
And like Pujols, Ted Williams also pitched a game :)
And let's not forget that Ted missed 3 years serving as a pilot during WW2 and parts of 3 seasons during the Korean War.
@@macklanders And that those WW2 seasons were his age 24-26.
The Splendid Splinter
To be fair a-rod didn't tap out at 696 home runs, he was forced to retire before the season was even over
I still can't believe I was there to watch him pitch. We all went nuts
How mad were you that 700 was on Apple TV and they still play that bad call instead of Rooney's on the replays? It's a travesty I won't let die.
@@TheOGSticks11 oh 100% pissed off
@@TheOGSticks11 I went to the game at Busch where he hit 701. Super pissed.
It's simply impossible for him to be a bad hitter as a St. Louis Cardinal.
That's why they made a girl the narrator. Nobody cares. Albert had already made his legacy, but like his Angels tenure, they had to go against what we want.
I WAS AT 695 BABY!!! That was so hype. The cardinals did a promotion with chick fil a where they picked out someone in the audience and if Pujoles hit 695 they would get 695 chicken nuggets and he hit it. It was so amazing, I'll never forget that moment, such a special moment to watch!
Also have been a life long cardinals fan and it was the second time I ever went to Busch Stadium, the first time was the day before
Age 42?…. Hmmmm. I’m guessing closer to 50.
All in all, an incredible player and a phenomenal booste to baseball.
You are smoking crack if you think he is anywhere near 50.
Among my favorite Players of all time! Was great to see him get to 700. What a career!
This a great video. He’s the reason why played baseball as a kid. That swing is A+
It was an amazing ride. I'll miss him forever
He’s been my favorite player since 20001. Thanks for the video!👍🎉
I’ll never forget when he came back to St. Louis with the angels in 2019 I saw him hit his home run in game 2 of the series it was the loudest I have ever heard that stadium cheer
He is the greatest baseball player I've ever seen play, and I grew up in the Ken Griffy Jr. era. As an Astros fan, he was always a killer for my team, but as time went on, I really started respecting him as a player
If he only played this well with the Angels, he would have shattered the record, I think.
But he's still ha a marvelous baseball career. Thank you Albert 'The Machine' Pujols.
It was a great season for Albert, was rooting for him all year. Even though I'm a Rockies fan, I still am a big fan of Pujols.
the dodgers crowds reactions to his 700th hr was crazy
Saw his third and second to last home games (watched 702 go)-it was spectacular to see him go out. Absolute legend.
I was at the game and saw the homerun and the only time I have ever see both teams cheer for a player
It was a magical summer being a Cardinals fan. Just wish Albert and Yadi could have won the world series one last time.
He went out with a WAR of 2.2, Sandy Koufax went out with a WAR of 10.3 and a Cy Young, thinking that was just a little better season to say goodbye
Koufax didn't go out on his terms, though. Injury forced him out. Apples and wrenches.
People forgot what he actually said to a reporter afterwards and he meant it, that he's (paraphrasing) "happy to be finally retired because I'm finally free of of you (sports writers and clickbait reporters) and I wouldn't miss your kind one bit". I thought that "goodbye" was special. XD
Correction: It's actually 0.0197% of players that have 700 HRs. You forgot to multiply by 100 to convert it to a percentage.
The man dominated and became a HOFer in the 2000’s and than proceeded to steal money from the Angels for the 2010’s turning into a punchline before coming back to end it all this spectacularly. It’s almost cartoonishly quaint.
Pujols was drafted the year I was born, and I’m from STL, this last year made me feel like I was 8 years old again and watching in awe of my childhood idol was the coolest thing ever
Pretty cool that we get 700 homers and 800 goals by Ovechkin in one year.👍
I will always be thankful for Albert Pujols. He blessed the city of St Louis 2 WS rings & his talents by being the most dominant player for 11 years with the cardinals. Thank you, Albert⚾️💯
Ive been waiting for a video about alberts incredible final season and you delivered Jordan! Great video
That was one of the most baseball moment's of all time.
Memorable for hitting 700. I can’t help but feel that David Ortiz is the best farewell season statistically.
Ortiz was better and more entertaining each game doing something awesome like getting stolen bases and triples, while putting up MVP numbers. But Albert was about show why he’s an all time player.
But he didn't leave for 11 years and come back
The greatest player of our generation. I’m proud to be a Cardinals fan for life!
i haven't watched this.....i know he hit over 700 homeruns.....but Kobe's last game of his career was pretty insane
By getting swept by an 87 win team in the Wild Card series? 😆 Pathetic. David Ross went out with a home run in Game 7 of the World Series. Ray Lewis had a goal line stand to win the Super Bowl. That's how you go out.
Thank you so much for making this video it really made my day it's a great video keep it and watch it over and over again thanks again I'm deeply appreciate it to the greatest right hand hitter ever
I just wish universal DH would’ve been a thing for longer bc Albert couldve legit had a chance at the all time hr record if he would’ve been a full time DH for the past 8 or so years
When I was growing up it was a foregone concussion that Griffey would break Aaron's record. Unfortunately Injuries happen.
I’m glad I found this video. Good job. The best I’ve seen on this topic. A+++++
I actually heard that Puljos almost retired before the 2nd half of the season and prior to All Star Break.
Love me some SRS.
Love the videos, keep up the good work. I did have to say one thing that seems kinda crazy here. Maybe it's just a coincidence but before the postseason came to an end, I made a comment on a video that basis off all Cardinals wants ,needs, etc. Now having said that alot of fans where unhappy that pujols left the Cardinals to the angel's. I made a comment when he was with the dodgers in quote. If MO. Had to make any deal during the off season not only to make another run to the postseason, put asses in the seats, get tons of revenue from every business in St.Louis that it would be in his best interest to do whatever it took to get pujols back to the redbirds for that one last season. Call it what you want.. it almost felt to me that they actually read my response to this and a month later the cards signed him bringing him back to STL. For his final season and was it an amazing gamble!!! Not only did everything I mentioned as far as revenue happen but it put alot more asses in the seats not only making them money but the machine put on a show like no other season before. The guy is a great and hands down should be in the hall of Fame ASAP.
699 was right down the middle but the pitch on 700 was a backdoor slider. Wow
This last half season was incredible. So many big homers and was so fun to see him chase down 700
It's crazy to me that this was so overshadowed by Judges record
Idk, Big Papi might have him beat. He literally had a 164 OPS+ in 626 PAs, 2007 was the only year he might have been better. It was the best season by a player his age ever, and one of the absolute best of his career. Every road stadium was just as packed to see him one last time too.
Pujols was the best player in the world while I was growing up. Even though I wasn’t a Cardinals fan, Pujols was like a God, any argument about the best player in baseball started and ended with him. It’s a shame I didn’t get to see him in person during his prime.
I got to see him back when the Cardinals were still playing at the old Busch Stadium. I can barely remember though because I was too young unfortunately though.
Another great video by SRS Thanks for all you guys do. Hi🖐✌️ 💯👀👁👍
David Ross home run game 7 of the world series. Great guy very fun.
Pujols always said he liked participating in the derby because he could use it to tweak and fix issues with his swing mid season. Deep down I think that is why they let him in the Derby that year.
Think about it like this. If he hit just 6 more home runs a season with the angels he would be the all time home run leader. And he would have done it clean. Injuries screwed him.
Someone found their dealer’s number for the last season.
Can’t wait to see Pujols in the Hall before Bonds and A-Roid!
Nah, Jeter with a game winning hit in his final Yankee Stadium at bat is the best.
I think if Trout stays healthy, he could reach atleast 600.
It’s because he was back home where he belonged. ❤
His carrer is interesting had he played like the all star Albert with the Angels then he would be probably an all time great player. I personally was hoping the Cardinals won the World Series one last time with the trio. After his performance in the Home Run Derby I was hoping Cardinals won the World Series
He is an all time great player, he's just short of the greatest of all time is all
Ya man's is minimum top 15 offensive player of all time id personally put him in top 10.
@@ross185 he’s clearly top 5 easily top 3 righty hitter
Had a lot of injuries when he played in California if you need operations plus the Planters fasciitis
lol wut? He IS an all time great.
Soto definitely has a chance of hitting 700. He's hit well over 100 and is only 23.
Excellent video. Can you do Yadi next?
i saw 701 live, moonshot into big mac land
I love albert
He didn’t hit the counting number career milestones that Pujols did, but Papi’s final season numbers blow Pujols out of the water for a farewell tour de force.
Best final seasons ever??? #1- Koufax (injury), #2 Shoeless Joe (banishment....stupid, but real). Big Papi, and tied for 4th IMHO, Albert & Ted Williams. A few other players could be included here (I'm looking at you, Albert Belle). I'm a huge Cardinal fan, but tied for 4th is the best I can do.....
Great video! Needed to be highlighted 🎉
I am a Pujols fan but Pujols is far from top ten greatest players. With the Cards yeah. But with the Angel he did very little. He made the All-Star team once in his last 11 years. He hit about .250 and couldn't leg out an infield hit if my grandma was fielding it... it was painful to watch him run.
It would have been a better retirement send off if he GIDP on a slow roller that ANY other player would have beaten by 20 feet.
THAT is the Pujols us Angel fans remember!
When he sign with the angels his leg were not the same and had to readjusted his swing and was pretty much using his upper body only. If his legs were fine I think he would get close to 800
Sorry but that was kobe in his last game vs the jazz.
He and teddy baseball, age didn't effect either swing. Their swings were that dame good.
As a life time cardinals fan I want to say thank you for this great vlog. Great job. 👍
I wish he wouldve tried for 2023...He hit 469 out of 703 homers for the Cardinals...So if he had came back to STL in 2023 and smacked 31, he hit 500 homers out of 734 for the Cardinals! Makes it a true STL Cardinals Hall of fame career but he also respects Stan Musial and is 6-7 homers away from passing Stan Musial in Cardinals franchise history stats...So He would for sure pass Stan Musial and would pass Babe Ruth for 3rd all time in homers hit..So I understand now why he isn't coming back, he doesnt want to mess with the stats but I just believe he could do these things...MLB has so many rookie pitchers every year especially 2nd half, I could honestly see him hitting 30+ if he got full playing time and that would be a send off for the ages by Cardinals fans..He could've ended 20+ away from Hank Aaron and 30ish away from Bonds...Currently 52 away from Aaron and 60 from tieing Bonds...
Would Pujols ever have declined like he did in LA if he spent his whole career in St. Louis?
Great video.
Hard to say. The big issue was injuries and he had a injury during 2011 which lowered his stats a bit then first season in LA he had a major injury which destroyed his swing and made it painful for any stance.
Though he had these issues his contact percent was still very high which is insane.
Cardinals are the best fan base in the mlb hands down
Love Pujols and the Cards. But really don’t like how he celebrated with a fan first after hitting 700. Like, c’mon man
A fan? It was one of his best friends, Adrian Beltre.
I would say least see pass Babe Ruth's 714, then retire for good. 763 would be a stretch.
I will never get apple tv because of this night. With my mlb subscription I was not allowed to watch his 700th home run. 😤 f apple tv!
It’s the Zach Bryan sweater for me
Imagine if he played anywhere near this level while on the Angels…
You're still mad 😭
But he didn't.
Ha ha.
@@sweeny1772 I mean I’m happy for him, but imagine what his career numbers would look like. He might have broken the home run record
Major injuries are what caused this and it took forever to find a stance and swing that helped him get back in the game.
His original stance and swing was perfect but he couldnt do it anymore without nearly collapsing.
Mannnn you just don't realize how special it was in St Louis this year... Lol.
What people don't realize is that Albert Pujols could have got Wayyyy better numbers if we had a manager that knew the game better... I don't like our current manager Oli. He's in this for himself to try to secure a job for a while and make some money. He's making personal decisions to try to make himself look good and it's not working out most of the time... When it works out he looks good yes but it's still not the right decision, however it just doesn't work out like he wants it to... He's trying to look like a genius and it's messing up the way we play this game and that's why Adam didn't get to touch the ball when the playoffs started. When it's all on the line you go with your ace to start the series, no matter how he's pitched. Just going with him and having that confidence could turn things around itself and he could have a super solid outing and he would have if they would have went with Adam. Now I truly believe that because I know how Cardinal baseball goes and I know how things are. If they would have had confidence in him and rewarded him that ball, he would have rewarded us!! The fact that they didn't go with him in games one, two, or three is the reason why we lost!!! Now I guarantee you that mamol has learned from that and it won't happen again because Adam put them on notice and let them know!!! He is still with us for another year, however he did an interview and let them know how he felt... Adam's the one who got us here!! Along with the rest of the team but just because he had a handful of bad starts don't mean nothing he still had a great season!! He should have had at least eight more wins than he did. He had no run support. For some reason when #50 doesn't go 9 innings with two hits no runs and eight strikeouts we think something's wrong. It's not!!!
But with that being said, yes. Albert went out historically on top!!! If he stays in St Louis in 2011, he's THE home run King!!!
And who knows what we could have done because we won it all in 2011 we were a game away from the World series in 2012 against the Giants we were in the World series in 2013 against Boston and then we were a game away from the World series in 2014 against the Giants. Fell off for a few years and came right back and now we're fighting to keep a winning team while losing the core of players who have gotten us there... And make no mistake Albert turned the page this season because he was working hard. They were talking about how long Albert was in the cage during the off time when they weren't playing games..
And if you look at things, we've done a very good job of collecting players to replace the players of the last couple decades...
I mean we end up with Nolan Arenado Paul Goldschmidt and now we've replaced Yadier Molina with a pretty good catcher and Mozeliak made some super good moves down the stretch with quintana and Montgomery... So as a whole with all those moves being made we got a pretty good team coming on the field next year.
We are in this thing.!!!
Well it's the end of the 2023 MLB season and we are definitely not in this thing..... 😂😂😂😢
It was fun though, Adam got 200 wins. It was a struggle most of the way but he did have good starts too.
Honestly if you go back and look at them, he had more good starts than bad.
There were four games in a row where he didn't allow more than three runs in each game..
There was a game with 1 run a couple with only 2 runs.
Adam didn't do terrible..
Yeah it was bad but I blame the Cardinals for leaving him out there. Once he allows that fourth or fifth run its over you got to take him out he's going to allow 8 lol.
But they would just keep him in there to butcher his era.
It worked out though...
Barely.
We got to do some serious shopping for a couple good starters. If the Cardinals want to win in 2024 they need to go pick up two good starting pitchers.
In a perfect world, if it was my choice I would go get Jordan Montgomery back and Then get Snell and Wacha from the Padres (in a perfect world) 😂
I say WACHA because he makes me feel like it's Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright on the mound at once. Lol..
Tall guy. Good pitcher...
Cardinal should have kept him..
I got a feeling he's coming back.
Good job on the video. Pro for sure
I am just saying I called 703 back in August when it became apparent he was going to do 2/3's his annual average in HR's this year. He did, he knocked 24. There is evidence of my call on TH-cam. if you look up the official MLB HR chase videos and look at the comments
I believe you
A girl who likes Albert and Zach Bryan, is a girl I like. Keep it up!
I would argue David Ortiz's final season was a better goodbye
Not hating but Elway retired a back to back superbowl champion. Pretty good goodbye if you ask me
David Ortiz would like a word with you
Not hating on Albert, he’s the 🐐… but I really think he was getting thrown juiced balls this season. MLB needed Albert to hit 700
Yah a 10 year goodbye...
Great video
Didn’t Kobe drop 80?
1,405 XBHs | 1,404 Ks
A bit flat on the presentation but otherwise pretty enjoyable!
Cheers to the greatest two way player of all time
Big Papi was a more impressive final season.
STL fan and zach bryan!?!?!?!
Holy sh**! This was a good video!
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