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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1769170" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/pujols-homers-twice-molina-pitches-in-cardinals-18-4-rout-of-pirates/article_dce05864-77f6-5bba-bc38-a62fb4ba0a90.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel" target="_blank">Rick Hummel</a></p><p>PITTSBURGH — When it was all over, after the Cardinals had excised the “Jolly” out of Pittsburgh’s “Jolly Roger” victory flag in an 18-4 rout of the Pirates despite the fact they trotted out a lineup that you might never see again, the debate raged on. Who was the best (worst?) pitcher between sure Hall of Famer Albert Pujols and almost certain Hall of Famer Yadier Molina?</p><p>Neither started this game but Pujols the all-time best hitter in PNC Park at .373 with 32 homers, most by a visiting player, popped two homers after coming into the game as a designated hitter halfway through the action as he gave Nolan Arenado a rest.</p><p>“They’re going to need Nolan more than they need me,” Pujols said “Nolan plays every day. This is not about me. It’s never been about me. I never took a swing all day. I came up here (to the clubhouse), put my shoes through two or three strings and I was ready to go.”</p><p></p><p>Pujols thus passed Hall of Famer Willie Mays for third place all-time in total bases at 6,071. “To be mentioned in the same sentence is pretty special,” Pujols said.</p><p>Closer to home, Pujols went into third place ahead of another of his idols, Hall of Famer Stan Musial, for extra-base hits at 1,378. That one of the homers, a three-run shot in the ninth, came off a position player in second baseman Josh VanMeter, didn’t matter to Pujols. No. 683 for his career counted just as much as the others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1769170, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/pujols-homers-twice-molina-pitches-in-cardinals-18-4-rout-of-pirates/article_dce05864-77f6-5bba-bc38-a62fb4ba0a90.html[/URL] [URL='https://www.stltoday.com/users/profile/rhummel']Rick Hummel[/URL] PITTSBURGH — When it was all over, after the Cardinals had excised the “Jolly” out of Pittsburgh’s “Jolly Roger” victory flag in an 18-4 rout of the Pirates despite the fact they trotted out a lineup that you might never see again, the debate raged on. Who was the best (worst?) pitcher between sure Hall of Famer Albert Pujols and almost certain Hall of Famer Yadier Molina? Neither started this game but Pujols the all-time best hitter in PNC Park at .373 with 32 homers, most by a visiting player, popped two homers after coming into the game as a designated hitter halfway through the action as he gave Nolan Arenado a rest. “They’re going to need Nolan more than they need me,” Pujols said “Nolan plays every day. This is not about me. It’s never been about me. I never took a swing all day. I came up here (to the clubhouse), put my shoes through two or three strings and I was ready to go.” Pujols thus passed Hall of Famer Willie Mays for third place all-time in total bases at 6,071. “To be mentioned in the same sentence is pretty special,” Pujols said. Closer to home, Pujols went into third place ahead of another of his idols, Hall of Famer Stan Musial, for extra-base hits at 1,378. That one of the homers, a three-run shot in the ninth, came off a position player in second baseman Josh VanMeter, didn’t matter to Pujols. No. 683 for his career counted just as much as the others. [/QUOTE]
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