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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1783281" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/cardinals-nolan-arenado-has-contending-team-he-craved-teammate-he-could-not-imagine/article_90982e4f-c717-511f-9a0d-b9488eb02f8c.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>DENVER — The night last year the Los Angeles Angels cast Albert Pujols off their roster, Nolan Arenado finished fielding questions on a Cardinals’ Zoom press conference and, unprompted, wanted to send Pujols a message. He expressed “love” for Pujols, called him his “favorite player,” and concluded by saying how he hoped “you hear this one day.”</p><p>“I hope you get to go out the right way,” Arenado said.</p><p>He wanted Pujols’ career to get a deserving ending.</p><p>He did not believe he’d be a part of it.</p><p>“I never thought this could possible,” Arenado said late Wednesday night at Coors Field. “And having him hit behind me is pretty cool. Obviously going back-to-back with him is really cool. It’s pretty cool to be in a lineup with him – in a Cardinals uniform.”</p><p></p><p>Arenado and Pujols propelled a five-run first inning and a 9-5 victory Wednesday against Colorado. The first-inning statement came the day after the Cardinals lost 16-5 or, as Arenado put it, “got smacked in the face a little bit.” It was important, he added, “for us to come out with a little hunger, a little energy.” Mission accomplished. By the end of the sixth inning, Arenado and Pujols each had a double, a single, and a home run. The homers came back to back in the sixth inning to extend the Cardinals’ lead and firewall against the Rockies’ last at-bat threat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1783281, member: 3916"] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/cardinals-nolan-arenado-has-contending-team-he-craved-teammate-he-could-not-imagine/article_90982e4f-c717-511f-9a0d-b9488eb02f8c.html[/URL] DENVER — The night last year the Los Angeles Angels cast Albert Pujols off their roster, Nolan Arenado finished fielding questions on a Cardinals’ Zoom press conference and, unprompted, wanted to send Pujols a message. He expressed “love” for Pujols, called him his “favorite player,” and concluded by saying how he hoped “you hear this one day.” “I hope you get to go out the right way,” Arenado said. He wanted Pujols’ career to get a deserving ending. He did not believe he’d be a part of it. “I never thought this could possible,” Arenado said late Wednesday night at Coors Field. “And having him hit behind me is pretty cool. Obviously going back-to-back with him is really cool. It’s pretty cool to be in a lineup with him – in a Cardinals uniform.” Arenado and Pujols propelled a five-run first inning and a 9-5 victory Wednesday against Colorado. The first-inning statement came the day after the Cardinals lost 16-5 or, as Arenado put it, “got smacked in the face a little bit.” It was important, he added, “for us to come out with a little hunger, a little energy.” Mission accomplished. By the end of the sixth inning, Arenado and Pujols each had a double, a single, and a home run. The homers came back to back in the sixth inning to extend the Cardinals’ lead and firewall against the Rockies’ last at-bat threat. [/QUOTE]
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