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Albert Pujols was walked 55 times his HS senior year as a protest
Posted on 9/5/22 at 8:42 am
Posted on 9/5/22 at 8:42 am
I did not know this one
Albert’s senior year, he was walked 55 times intentionally because opposing coaches said he was too old to be playing HS baseball.
He hit eight home runs in 33 at bats.
Albert’s senior year, he was walked 55 times intentionally because opposing coaches said he was too old to be playing HS baseball.
He hit eight home runs in 33 at bats.
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Posted on 9/5/22 at 8:45 am to I Bleed Garnet
Well in 1913 they didn't have as many quality pitchers
Posted on 9/5/22 at 8:49 am to I Bleed Garnet
He was probably shaving and driving in the "9th" grade.
Posted on 9/5/22 at 8:51 am to I Bleed Garnet
Expert post....a general accusation and absolutely zero other information including. Just a random comment about not knowing something.
Simply awesome. This thread will live in infamy
Simply awesome. This thread will live in infamy
This post was edited on 9/5/22 at 11:58 am
Posted on 9/5/22 at 8:52 am to The Torch
quote:
He was probably shaving and driving in the "9th" grade.
I had to start shaving in 9th grade. I was 14.
Late puberty by OT standards, obviously....
Posted on 9/5/22 at 8:53 am to the LSUSaint
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Expert port....a general accusation and absolutely zero other information including. Just a random comment about not knowing something. Simply awesome. This thread will live in infamy
Agreed
OP is a fricking child
Posted on 9/5/22 at 8:53 am to I Bleed Garnet
How old do people actually think he is? He’s held up remarkably well if someone thinks he’s 3-5 years older.
Posted on 9/5/22 at 9:09 am to I Bleed Garnet
Posted on 9/5/22 at 9:43 am to I Bleed Garnet
SOURCE
Posted on 9/5/22 at 10:08 am to I Bleed Garnet
There was an interview where Pujols accidentally said he was 3 years older than he’s listed as. And it’s been speculated for years within MLB. In fact, execs have said they’ve taken into account the fact that he’s probably 3 years older then his listed age when offering him contracts.
So he was probably 20 or 21 as a senior in high school.
So he was probably 20 or 21 as a senior in high school.
Posted on 9/5/22 at 10:08 am to I Bleed Garnet
You hear this at Albert’s class of 1987 reunion?
Posted on 9/5/22 at 10:26 am to I Bleed Garnet
And I think the Royals passed on drafting him because of this question of age.
And, because of the fall out from that, it made KC pay up for Bubba Starling, another Kansas product who retired last year.
That’s KC and St Louis baseball in a nutshell.
And, because of the fall out from that, it made KC pay up for Bubba Starling, another Kansas product who retired last year.
That’s KC and St Louis baseball in a nutshell.
Posted on 9/5/22 at 10:46 am to I Bleed Garnet
That was a big thing being done by Latino players during the steroid era. Miguel Tejada is another one who lied about his age.
Posted on 9/5/22 at 11:00 am to PrimeTime Money
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There was an interview where Pujols accidentally said he was 3 years older than he’s listed as.
Yeah, he talked about hitting his first HR off Dotel, but the math would have made him 3 years older for the age group, or something along those lines.
This post was edited on 9/5/22 at 11:01 am
Posted on 9/5/22 at 4:30 pm to LSUBoo
I thought it was pretty common knowledge Pujols lied about his age. A lot of Hispanic player did then. Are people really debating this?
Posted on 9/5/22 at 4:48 pm to I Bleed Garnet
Dominican baseball players lying about their age?
Holy Danny Almonte Batman!
I loved the defense of that Little League team, saying well the Dominican Republic doesn't keep birth records so they don't know how old they are.
Kids on the team said, "he knows how old he is."
Fernando Valenzuela from Mexico was infamous for lying about his age to get an MLB contract and then saying he didn't know how old he was.
Holy Danny Almonte Batman!
I loved the defense of that Little League team, saying well the Dominican Republic doesn't keep birth records so they don't know how old they are.
Kids on the team said, "he knows how old he is."
Fernando Valenzuela from Mexico was infamous for lying about his age to get an MLB contract and then saying he didn't know how old he was.
Posted on 9/5/22 at 4:50 pm to I Bleed Garnet
Minimum OPS was 1.686 LOL
Posted on 9/5/22 at 5:01 pm to I Bleed Garnet
I played high school football in MS from 1986-89. I remember when I was in 7th grade, which would have been the fall of 84, that we practiced with the 8th and 9th graders. We had 3 or 4 9th graders that had failed twice and were 16. Didn't matter. If you were in the 9th grade you played 9th grade football regardless of age. At the beginning of that season I was only 11. In any drill our sadistic coach took no mercy. If you were in line against a 16 year old 9th your arse went 11 years old or not. It's a wonder I didn't get seriously maimed. Long story short, in 1980's MS high school sports if you were enrolled in school you could play.
Posted on 9/5/22 at 7:00 pm to Nono
quote:
You hear this at Albert’s class of 1987 reunion?
Baw i work with at the mill is from Missouri and told me all this
Posted on 9/5/22 at 7:08 pm to I Bleed Garnet
yeah, he looked the same way in high school
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