EveningStar thank you for the ping.
I saw this column yesterday. Pujols is unquestionably the best player in the game today. I have to tell you though they mention Miguel Cabrera in the column so I looked at his career stats. He’s right up there with Albert on many of them but lacks the discipline Albert has as shown by a lot more strikeouts.
The Cardinals on the whole are going to have a very rough time getting past the reds for the division title.
freebilly, Bryce Harper is a big strong kid (think Mickey Mantle), but what’s yet to be seen, and won’t for a time, is if he can hit a BIG LEAGUE curveball or changeup. I remember about 15 years ago or so the Dodgers had this guy named Billy Ashley. Strong as a bull ox. He was dominant in the minors but as soon as he got to the majors they found out he couldn’t hit a big league curveball and that’s all he saw from then on. A lot of people seem to think Harper is the real deal though. Time will tell.
Scouting reports say Harper’s ready to hit major league fastballs. I’m guessing he’ll be focused on hitting breaking stuff from now until he’s called up to the Nats....