Tag Archives: Albert Pujols

PnP Conversations: Playoff Talk Pt. I

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Ted

Fall is in the air, and it’s playoff time in baseball land. In this tet-a-tet, Eric and I will force our tendency to wax on and on into a conversational format, trading our takes the way kids used to trade … Continue reading →

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Poem Of The Week: The Night Game

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Eric

Tonight I saw one of the best baseball games I have ever seen. It was Mets and Cardinals and Albert Pujols and Johan Santana and everything that game should have been. Mostly it was Albert Pujols. I’ll write about the … Continue reading →

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The Stillness: Anatomy of a Moment

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Ted

Right off, I knew that Pitchers and Poets was on to something. It may have had to do with Fernando up there glaring at the heavens or a baseball mitt.  And now I’m glad to be a part of it, … Continue reading →

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Poem Of The Week: Along Came Ruth

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Eric

I’ve been wanting to get into more of the early 20th century genre of baseball poetry as written by sports writers. None of the vague stuff, no complicated metaphors or symbolism. Nope. This is fun, this is baseball poem as … Continue reading →

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Weekend Reading: Albert Pujols, Japan’s Yu Darvish, SABR Archive

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Eric

Something for everybody this weekend, and even a Thomas Friedman reference: First, Joe Posnanski is at his best in this profile of Albert Pujols for Sports Illustrated. Pujols isn’t the most charismatic guy, and with the numbers he puts up … Continue reading →

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