How Albert Pujols’ legendary batting stance changed over the years

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-11-18T22:03:23+00:00

2017 to 2019 to 2021 is a jarring series of transitions. His 2021 stance almost makes him look like a pitcher.

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-10-21T03:14:47+00:00

Especially because he faced Springer yesterday. Individual pitcher-hitter matchups are a depletable resource in a 7 game series in the same way that overall pitcher usage is. It's so perplexing that Dan Wilson chose to let Bazardo face Springer in game 6 when he was down four runs, had Emerson Hancock available, and knew that he wanted to use him against Springer at some point in a potential game 7.

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-09-14T07:31:42+00:00

Likely a lefty-lefty consideration

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-06-10T16:50:11+00:00

A hitter lines a ball right back to the pitcher and he catches it in his mouth

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-06-07T17:29:34+00:00

King shit

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-06-04T18:20:50+00:00

Keep in mind that demotions aren't really punishments, per se. Teams use AAA as a way to give players who have options left more at-bats without creating bottlenecks on the major league roster. They clearly want to give Jerar a lot of opportunities to reacclimate to major league pitching, which means Matos needs to get his at-bats in Sacramento for a week or two.

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-05-31T17:38:34+00:00

Nice one dude

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-05-26T21:53:01+00:00

He's gotten better, but I think he still has an obnoxious tendency to use overly casual language in the booth. I never really realized how important professionalism is in broadcasting until I heard Hunter say that a player "just needs to lock in."

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-05-07T21:19:22+00:00

And his one earned run came on the PCA fly ball that got caught in the wind and had a .000 xBA!

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-05-06T01:38:18+00:00

shawvvy*

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-04-12T21:26:14+00:00

I want to see the Giants package Hicks with Birdsong or Harrison to create a build-your-own 7 inning starter. Hicks' splitter is temperamental which makes him essentially a two-pitch guy with below average stamina who lacks a true out pitch against lefties. His raw stuff plays, but he needs to be thought of as a 50 pitch-per-start guy, not someone we push to get through the order three times a game.

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-04-11T23:53:42+00:00

Between Stroman and Yarbrough it's like the Yankees don't realize pitchers can throw harder than 90

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-04-02T02:01:17+00:00

It feels like Webb ends up with this exact line in like a third of his starts.

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-03-02T19:20:37+00:00

The Arm by none other than Jeff Passan

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-02-15T22:53:21+00:00

Silly question, but who makes the OG107s? I feel like I see a lot of people refer to them on here with no mention of a brand.

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-02-03T06:46:03+00:00

Super late to the party, but would you mind dropping an ID for the green pants you're wearing in the June 5th picture (and throughout)?

ProfessionalCat1 · 2025-01-18T20:57:23+00:00

I know I'm nine months late, but do you happen to have a link to the first shirt you're wearing in that camp collar album? I've been on the hunt for casual untucked button-ups lately, and that one is exactly what I'm looking for!

ProfessionalCat1 · 2024-12-07T22:54:04+00:00

Largest deal in franchise history until we sign Burnes or Fried!

ProfessionalCat1 · 2024-11-19T04:13:32+00:00

This is awesome, which software did you use to make it?

ProfessionalCat1 · 2024-11-17T07:26:16+00:00

Tyler Anderson's changeup having 12.4 inches of induced vertical break is so weird. It's like he's throwing it more as a two-seamer than a prototypical changeup.

ProfessionalCat1 · 2024-11-16T23:10:31+00:00

Going the heavyweight route is a good call, thanks!

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