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Frank WakefieldI pretty much agree with all of that... the players, the line, Pujols.
Foster did what he did in a good park for hitters on a team that had good bats throughout the lineup. Someone gets on in front of Foster, a walk to Foster was not a solution, folks after him would drive runs in. Foster had 10 intentional walks in 1977, he hit .320, his best full season average of his career. Most of the time Bench or Driessen hit behind Foster that year, both had solid numbers in 1977.
Lots of balls flew over the fences at Riverfront in 1977. The Reds used 37 different players that season, 20 of them were pitchers... outfielders had sore necks from turning to watch balls as they sailed into the upper deck.
A cautious inference would be that Pujols has kept clear of PED. I'd like to think he has.