It feels like old times as the San Francisco Giants return to relevancy and challenge the rival Dodgers for supremacy in the National League West.
The Cardinals could use a right-handed bat off the bench and infusion of energy, and a large bucket of at-bats would open up if the NL adopts the designated hitter next season. “It’s going to go down as one of the best moments, one of the best weekends, of my career,” Pujols said last week. “Just going back, the way the fans embraced me and having the opportunity to share it with my family and friends, was really special.”
But Joe Strohm, the team’s vice president of ticket sales, said Monday’s Labor Day crowd will top the season-high of 41,369 for the July 22 game against the Chicago Cubs, and a special $5.55 ticket offer, which reflects Pujols’ jersey number in St. Louis, should push crowds to the 35,000-range for the rest of the series.
“This has always been a nostalgic-rich franchise with a very sentimental fan base,” Miklasz said. “His return in 2019 was like a Pujols festival. If there was any lingering resentment over him leaving, it was washed away that weekend.”Pujols is nearing the end of his 21st season and is a full decade removed from the slugger who terrorized opposing pitchers to the tune of a .328 average, 1.037 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, 445 homers and 1,329 RBIs in his first 11 years.
“We gave it consideration,” said John Mozeliak, the Cardinals’ president of baseball operations. “The biggest problem for us was how to get him playing time. With Goldy at first base, you’re pretty limited there, and we play a very limited DH schedule. Clearly, I understand it would have been a nice story, but I don’t know how fair it would have been to either side.”“That’s very presumptuous on many parts, so I’m not even going to engage in that,” he said.
Pujols has accomplished just about everything in this game, but with 677 homers, which ranks him fifth on baseball’s all-time list, his motivation to play in 2022 might hinge on his desire to join Barry Bonds , Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth in baseball’s exclusive 700-homer club.
Albert, yadi, and waino retiring together in STL would be a dream.
If the DH comes into the Nl then that could be a very real possibility.
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