Albert pujols - let's see them

[frankhardy]

I'm starting to think he has a good shot. A few weeks ago I gave him a 20% chance. I tend to increase the percentage about 10% per week. I know think he has about a 70 percent chance to do it. I predict he ends with 699. I hope I'm wrong and he gets 700.

[bblair_2002]

Been collecting Pujols for close to 20 years and I'm really excited to see how his career ends. With him 2 homers away from passing A-Fraud I figured this would be an appropriate card to share:

scan0011 by Brett Blair, on Flickr

[gonefishin]

Originally Posted by bblair_2002

Been collecting Pujols for close to 20 years and I'm really excited to see how his career ends. With him 2 homers away from passing A-Fraud I figured this would be an appropriate card to share:

scan0011 by Brett Blair, on Flickr

Nice card - I don't think I have ever seen that card before. Rather unusual. I liked Vlad - his son doesn't really look like him but sure does hit like him.

[gonefishin]

Albert is going to leave ARod in the dust in the next couple of days, cement himself in 4th all time - 3rd if you remove BobbleheadBonds - and possible reach the 700 club!

The countdown continues, stay tuned!

[frankhardy]

Originally Posted by frankhardy

I'm starting to think he has a good shot. A few weeks ago I gave him a 20% chance. I tend to increase the percentage about 10% per week. I know think he has about a 70 percent chance to do it. I predict he ends with 699. I hope I'm wrong and he gets 700.

I don't remember ever quoting myself... But...

It's almost a lock now. He hit 697 yesterday. I now say 95% chance he does it. I now predict he ends with 701.

[gonefishin]

Hey Shane - I'm thinking 700 for sure and hoping for 703 - regardless - Good Bye Rodriguez!

[packs]

It'll be cool when Albert hits 700 but it's hard to be so thrilled by it after he's been so bad for a decade now. I don't know what would have been better for his legacy. Retiring an enigma like Jimmie Foxx or overcoming a decade of anonymity to do something great eventually.

[gonefishin]

I don't know. But what he is doing now is simply unbelievable. He is in the right place for sure - nowhere better than St. Louis. Winning games with walk off home runs - especially when they are approaching 700 in total is amazing.

[packs]

I guess people are only typically let down by compilers who reach minimum milestones. Like if Albert hung on for 500 homers I think people would be pretty dismissive about it. But this is 700, which is kind of like someone getting 4,000 hits.

[ALR-bishop]

You can get 697 on a Topps Now card today, or wait for 700….or 701