It's always nice to do something in front of your fans who support you all year long, ... [There are] 47,000 people up there cheering for you and giving you a standing ovation - it's great - but you can't get caught up in that. You need to make sure you get ready to go, and I'm pretty sure they will be pretty happy if we bring them a World Series championship.
"José Alberto Pujols Alcántara", better known as "Albert Pujols" (), is a Dominican-American first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. Pujols previously played with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he received three National League (NL) Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award/MVP awards and was a nine-time MLB All-Star.
Pujols was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to the United States in 1996. After one season of college baseball, he was selected by the Cardinals in the 13th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft/1999 MLB Draft. As a rookie for the Cardinals in 2001, he was unanimously voted the national league/NL Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award/Rookie of the Year. Pujols played for the Cardinals for 11 seasons, contributing to two World Series championships in 2006 Major League Baseball season/2006 and 2011 Major League Baseball season/2011. After the 2011 season Pujols became a free agent, and later signed a 10-year contract with the Angels.
More Albert Pujols on Wikipedia.Of course I'd take 40 homers, a .330 average and 100 RBIs, but it can be better. I want to get better every year. I never want to be satisfied.
I just wanted to know what he said. When I came into the dugout they told me he wasn't trying to do it on purpose. I know that. I know that's the last thing you would want to do in that situation.
I'm pretty sure we're happy, but we don't take things for granted. It's not where we're at right now. It's where we're going to be next week.
That's why you practice for a month-and-a-half in spring training. To get ready for (days) like today.
You have to show respect for the other guys. It's good to know we have a spot in the playoffs but still you don't want to take things for granted.
You don't play to win the division, you play to win championship rings, ... How many division titles does this team have? ... We don't care about that. It doesn't matter what record we have. Last year we had the best record in the majors and we lost in the World Series.
We know what to expect from Woody. I love Woody. I still talk to Woody. But when I go out there to face him, I won't be thinking of any of that.
The only thing that matters is that we win the World Series.
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