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Originally Posted by moon
Perhaps ruined his legacy is a bit harsh and yes players can change teams but Pujols is different from the average guy as he has potential to go down as a top 5 guy all time. I do think that him switching teams does take some of the shine off of him especially when the decision was 100% financial.
I also think that if he starts to decline he will get a lot less sympathy from media/fans than if he stayed in St. Louis which will also hurt his legacy.
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Good points, but can you be sure it's 100% financial? He won two championships there, maybe he wants a fresh start? Maybe he was mad Holiday got a whole pile of cash before he did. I don't know, never will, could be all about the money. I do feel bad for St Louis, sucks when you lose arguably one of the greatest players to ever play. My favorite Pujols HR is still the one he hit in 9th inning in Houston over the railroad tracks in the NLCS.
"On Oct. 17, 2005, the Houston Astros were 1 out away from a 4-2 victory in Game 5 of the NLCS and a trip to the World Series, but those reservation would have to wait a game, thanks to Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. Houston closer Brad Lidge had 2 outs in the 9th, but had allowed two runners to reach base ahead of the 2005 NL MVP. On an 0-1 count, Lidge hung a slider and Pujols pulled the trigger, blasting the ball through the light tower support in left field, well above the train tracks. Pujols' historic shot came off the bat at an estimated 119 mph, and impacted an estimated 95 feet above field level, 352 feet from home plate after a short 3.62 second flight that emptied the oxygen out of Minute Maid Park. Had the ball continued uninterrupted back to field level, it would have carried 455 feet, a truly monumental blast for the Cardinals star... "