# Albert Pujols hits his 400th **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 27, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604 "2010-08-27T00:37:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/1 "2010-08-27T00:37:49Z")
I’ve got to admit - I hate being in St. Louis, and I have historically disliked all their sports teams. I still dislike all their sports teams; I am disappointed when the Rams don’t sell out at home because I don’t get to watch them lose 43-3; I cheer when the Blues fade down the stretch; I (holy shit) root for the Reds and the Cubs? Unbelievable. And I don’t much care for the Atlanta Hawks either. Yet in my third summer of being stuck watching the stupid Cardinals, I have been incessantly and never-endingly impressed by one hitter. Congrats, Albert. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/2 "2010-08-27T02:09:04Z")
…and he’s only 30. I wonder why nobody talks about Albert breaking Bonds’ record (erm the seasonal one)-true, A-Rod has a 60 HR lead on him at the same age, but Albert has always been the better hitter. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/3 "2010-08-27T02:47:20Z")
I hope someone, anyone, beats the career home run record. I am not a Bonds fan. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/4 "2010-08-27T03:07:23Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I wonder why nobody talks about Albert breaking Bonds’ record Huh? People talk about it all the time. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/5 "2010-08-28T01:24:35Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > And I don’t much care for the Atlanta Hawks either. But you have to love the [St. Louis Spirits](http://www.remembertheaba.com/Spirits-of-St-Louis.html)of the old American Basketball Association, or at least respect the guts of their owners. When the NBA absorbed several ABA teams, the Silna brothers agreed not to make waves if the other owners simply gave them a piece of their future TV revenues – forever. That deal is estimated to have earned the Silwas about $200 million over the past 30 years. As for Albert, he’s a phenomenal player and a classy human being. But I fear his injuries will eventually catch up with his talent. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/6 "2010-08-28T02:05:46Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > As for Albert, he’s a phenomenal player and a classy human being. But I fear his injuries will eventually catch up with his talent. I lost a ton of respect for Pujols appearing at the Glenn Beck rally.[Story](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5504656&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/7 "2010-08-28T04:37:47Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I lost a ton of respect for Pujols appearing at the Glenn Beck rally.[Story](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5504656&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines) I can’t tell, from the article you, linked to what the “event” actually _is_. It’s not very enlightening for someone who, like me, hadn’t even heard of it before. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/8 "2010-08-28T05:08:43Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > > [@dalej42](#): > > > > I lost a ton of respect for Pujols appearing at the Glenn Beck rally.[Story](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5504656&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines) > > I can’t tell, from the article you, linked to what the “event” actually _is_. It’s not very enlightening for someone who, like me, hadn’t even heard of it before. Here’s [an article](http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2010-08-27-web-posting-glenn-beck-rally_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip)from the front page of USA Today’s website. [CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/27/glenn.beck.rally/index.html?hpt=Sbin). The [first hit](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/27/AR2010082704860.html?hpid=topnews) on typing “Glenn Beck” into [news.google.com](http://news.google.com). It’s been plastered all over the news this week, and there are several threads on the SDMB about it. It’s just weird you hadn’t heard of it. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/9 "2010-08-28T13:14:45Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > > [@dalej42](#): > > > > I lost a ton of respect for Pujols appearing at the Glenn Beck rally.[Story](http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5504656&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines) > > I can’t tell, from the article you, linked to what the “event” actually _is_. It’s not very enlightening for someone who, like me, hadn’t even heard of it before. In your defense, it’s hard to tell what the event is about **even when you read about it.** It’s Glenn Beck organizing a rally for… something. ---
**Author:** ![PunkyPoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@PunkyPoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunkyPoo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/10 "2010-08-28T20:48:36Z")
As a Royals fan I don’t tend to like the Cards much, but Pujols is a great player, and seems like a really good guy. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-pujols-hits-his-400th/551604/11 "2010-08-28T22:01:30Z")
[Pujols got something called the “Hope Award” at the rally for his charity work.](http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/article_75ec5a21-1978-5ba0-a71b-d99c6109ad8e.html) I hope he left immediately afterward.