Albert Pujols winning his third MVP is no surprise to anyone, but where Albert ranks at age 29 among the legends of this game, now that’s a story.

In seven of his nine years in the big leagues, he’s been in the top three of the MVP voting, and six of those years, in the top two!  He lost out to Barry Bonds, who was on another planet, and Ryan Howard, who had a career year with 58 HR’s.   

If you look at the baseball cards of the legends, you’ll see that age 29-32 is when they put up their untouchable numbers. Albert is 29.  I don’t know what to expect from him next season.  Maybe the best is yet to come with this guy.
 
I always hear Barry Larkin and Harold Reynolds say that power comes with age.  As a rookie, Albert came in and banged 37 bombs and had 47 this year with a 21-game drought to finish the season.

This season wasn’t even his best year.  If he didn’t hit a slump at the end of the season, he could have had a career year.

Albert is getting better and better with age, and now after nine years, his status is becoming legendary.

There are so many numbers to look at on the show today.  To me, the most telling number is the number of at-bats Albert has, compared to Hank Aaron.  It’s scary how much better Albert’s career numbers not just stack up, but overshadow Aaron’s numbers.

Yesterday Joe Mauer won the AL MVP, and at 26 to have that and three batting titles is a great feat.  But Albert Pujols can’t even be compared to the best of the AL.  

Forget putting him on a level with Mauer and Bonds, he’s creating his own level, which is spoiling it for the great fans who loves baseball today.

Albert no longer compares to players of the modern era – only guys like Babe Ruth and Ted Williams can be in a conversation with him.

Since day one, his offensive consistency has been astonishing.  They put him at third base and in the outfield until he finally found a home at first, but his offensive potency has never wavered.  Power, average, RBI’s, OBP, rarely strikes out, plus he is always on the field.  There’s been no learning curve for Albert; he’s just been smarter than everyone.

He is a baseball-hitting genius, and people need to start realizing what they are seeing in the Cardinals first baseman.

Today’s show should be called MLB Hitting History Lesson: Albert Pujols and the rest of the baseball world.  That’s a conversation, and we’ll have it tonight.  – Greg Amsinger