The INSANE Prime of Albert Pujols

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Albert Pujols AKA The Machine is one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. His imposing presence struck fear into opponents. Pujols dominated the game for a decade to begin his 22 year career, and climbed many of the all-time leaderboards. Albert’s high average, prodigious power, and ability to limit strikeouts is what made him a special slugger. In addition to his offensive prowess, Pujols’s defense at first base was exceptional. When the stakes were the highest in the postseason, he played some of his best baseball. Off the field, Albert has made significant contributions through his charitable efforts. Today, we look back on his remarkable career.
Players relevant to the video: Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Luis Gonzalez
Mike Hampton, Derrek Lee, Miguel Cabrera, Kyle Schwarber, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron
Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Ryan Howard, David Eckstein, Jim Edmonds, Tom Glavine, Lance Berkman, David Freese, Joey Votto, Pablo Sandoval, Justin Verlander, Alex Rodriguez, Brad Lidge, Reggie Jackson, Paul Molitor
0:00 Intro
2:01 Biography
3:22 Rookie Season
5:18 Prince Albert (2003-2004)
8:55 The Machine (2005)
10:51 2006 Season
12:45 Flashing the Leather
13:24 2008 Season
14:13 The Next Level/Decade (2009-2010)
15:44 Special Season (2011)
17:46 Albert in Anaheim (2012-2021)
21:21 Farewell Tour (2022)
24:14 Career/Conclusion
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@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

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@aquila519 6 ай бұрын

Pujols's farewell season was one of the best. Watching him go on a roll to get 700 homeruns was incredible.

@Cam23 6 ай бұрын

Agreed! I remember checking the box score every day to see if he hit a homer. Most memorable farewell season I’ve ever experienced

@WalterDiamond Ай бұрын

He got 699 and 700 on my 45th birthday. That was awesome!

@drew3401 7 ай бұрын

My favorite player of all time. What a talent. What a human being. Albert was one of the best, I’m glad I was lucky enough to be able to watch him play.

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

I feel lucky to have witnessed an all-time talent in my lifetime!

@hoppy23 6 ай бұрын

If you look up first 10 year stats plujos has the best first 10 years of anyone in mlb history hitting wise and it's not close by number hank Aaron would be 2nd but not really close as plujos hit a better average more hr and walked more

@theramplocal Ай бұрын

Being a cardinals fan thought his tenure here was incredible. Having the best player on your team and winning multiple championships is legendary

@drew3401 Ай бұрын

@@theramplocal it was 100%! Albert is the reason I’m a cardinals fan and a baseball fan in general, he made it so fun to watch!

@user-ht5jy8zj1c Ай бұрын

My favorite player of all time, i traveled all the way from st louis to watch the game where he hit 700. I will never forget it.

@Cam23 Ай бұрын

Legendary moment, super cool that you got to see it live!

@daryldixon3685 7 ай бұрын

As a Cardinals fan it was sooo much fun watching his Career and him and Yadis last year together!

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

It was a storybook ending!

@jdayasmr 7 ай бұрын

Best pure hitter of my lifetime.

@golfmaniac007 7 ай бұрын

barry bond, manny ramirez, Junior

@brettspangler2699 6 ай бұрын

@@golfmaniac007 manny Ramirez? Lol

@dillonvannaken8402 6 ай бұрын

pujols over all 3

@bg22757 4 ай бұрын

@@brettspangler2699what's wrong with Manny? Other then the cheating😂

@IamThePapi Ай бұрын

@@bg22757 what do you mean what's wrong? Go to a stat comparison and look at the stats side-by-side. Albert beats him in every single thing. I can't believe you would even mention Manny and his Dusty helmet in the same conversation as Albert.

@horchataguy91 7 ай бұрын

Yeah Pujols was a terror in that Red Cardinals uniform..all his HoF credentials come from being on one team..that’s insane..had he not had that injury bug from those wasted years in Anaheim..it’s a bummer..glad he came with the Dodgers even for a season..never gonna forget that he hit 2 bombs off his former Cards and then when he came back to Dodger Stadium and at our expense but when he hit his 700th HR, it gave me mega chills 🙏🏼🙏🏼💯💯 truly one of the best to do it at 1B and his bat 🐐 3 MVPs and twice lost to legendary seasons from Barry Bonds..if that doesn’t make him one of the best to do it, then idk 🤷🏻‍♂️

@gabrielwendell8382 7 ай бұрын

I liked him in dodger blue for that half season. They appreciated him he went to the wrong LA time in 2012 should've gone to the dodgers

@theramplocal Ай бұрын

Cardinals fan, the fact that it happened there after he just played there /revitalized his career is storybook stuff. So awesome

@matthicksxx 7 ай бұрын

Great video. Pujols’ prime is crazy, and we may never see anything like it again.

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

Thank you! You’re right, he was a once in a generation type player

@LeviGleichenhaus 6 ай бұрын

He would have been the goat without injuries

@GeordieGunner96 7 ай бұрын

Prime pujos was something else. He's my all time favourite so thank you!

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

Indeed! And absolutely 🤝

@GeordieGunner96 7 ай бұрын

@@Cam23 yeah I think without ped bonds can't help but think how many more mvps he'd have won.

@Gnar_Dogg 7 ай бұрын

Watched him terrorize the Cubs for a long time. Loved watching him play though. That last season was so exciting just waiting to see if he could get to 700.

@matt3057 8 күн бұрын

I was born in 99 and I’m from St. Louis, Albert was the best player in baseball for pretty much all of my childhood until he left in 2011. Can’t even describe what 2022 meant to me

@christopherbaity745 7 ай бұрын

His stance and swing always was pure machine, coiled spring!

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

Poetry in motion!

@johnleon2594 Ай бұрын

Look like he was about to chop a tree😂💪💪

@jaywatson1194 Ай бұрын

When there's only been a few guys that match Pujols' greatness, it's hard to explain to other teams' fans what it was like watching him. From 2001-2011 it was like a dream, every game he made his team better.

@C0URIER_S1X. 7 ай бұрын

2022 will be a year i will remember for the rest of my life. I was fortunate enough to witness Alberts 695th HR(video on my channel)

@MLCommy 7 ай бұрын

I'm happy for you that your audience has been so acknowledged that you now have sponsors; you deserve it. I look forward to learning from you and enjoying the many videos going forward. Cheers!

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! 😄

@hallrecords5122 6 ай бұрын

I think you should look at Eric Davis. He is criminally underrated due to having to battle injuries throughout his career but he was an electric player. His return from colon cancer while playing for the O's was epic.

@cyndianderson7218 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely one of my favorite St. Louis Cardinals! I have been a fan since 1984 answer Alberts run was one of the best and his return was absolutely phenomenal!❤️⚾️

@Samir-3737 6 ай бұрын

Have to do a Yadier Molina one!! He’s well deserving. Baseball family with 2 MLB catcher brothers, has incredible highlights in the World Series, playoffs, All-Star Game, and in the WBC. He rewrote the book on catching fundamentals and his back picks are some of the most unbelievable you’d ever see. Yadier Molina!

@mikelocklier2890 7 ай бұрын

I’m a lifelong Astros and Rangers fan. I hated this guy but you can’t deny his ability and accomplishments. Great video! Adrian Beltre next please.

@gabrielv.2647 7 ай бұрын

Loved his mentality as a hitter, pure natural hitter, he never tried to hit homers, they just naturally came and he used the whole field. A natural at the plate.

@gabrielwendell8382 7 ай бұрын

@cam23 fantastic job i was one of the people that requested Albert. Thanks so much i appreciate your time and your work.

@johnwells5847 6 ай бұрын

Love the stories of all these great ballplayers. I was raised in Los Angeles when the Dodgers showed up and would love to see a piece on my favorite pitcher of all time - Sandy Koufax.

@jonathangasana 6 ай бұрын

As a Cardinal fan watching him play from 04-11 was a thing of beauty. My favorite player ever!! There will never be another Pujols.

@TrueYankeeFan 7 ай бұрын

If Albert doesn't become the 2nd player to unanimously make the HoF then it's proof that we need robot voters

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

Agreed 💯

@vinnyl264 2 ай бұрын

Ichiro should have been

@doug66100 3 ай бұрын

Albert is the best MLB hitter of all time!! Stats don't lie! My hero! Mark McGwire knew how special of a talent Albert Pujols was. Cardinals need to make this man, there manager or hitting coach.

@evanwladkowski5386 7 ай бұрын

Simply one of the 10 greatest hitters to ever live. I got into baseball at the beginning of his angels tenure, so I never got to see him rake in his prime, but the aura around him and respect he garnered was great to watch

@SealTeamSekc 7 ай бұрын

Fun fact about al's homer off rookie Verlander. Talk about game recognizing game, when al hit that ball the camera shows verlander smiling at pujols because by all measures that was a good two seam pitch and was a good location and sequence and pujols just obliterated it.

@ericbrooks1562 7 ай бұрын

Great stuff, I subscribed. How about Andre "The Hawk" Dawson??

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, and great suggestion!

@user-ou3dm6th3x 5 ай бұрын

I was at the game in Chicago when Albert went 5 for 5, but So Taguchi was also big in that game. So, with 2 on, made an incredible catch in the ivy in left and later hit the game tying HR. The look on Cubs fan faces was priceless. Albert owned the Cubs.

@sunnydays1008 6 ай бұрын

The batting stance is a good one and it worked for him and when I bat like players, retired and active, and his stance works for me too. It's my favorite...

@mbake10 7 ай бұрын

Been waiting for this one, my favorite player! :)

@IamThePapi Ай бұрын

The thing is Albert's first 10 years in the major leagues is the best first 10 years of any player ever. Now with that being said there hasn't been any other player who has been that consistent for 10 whole years so that means we're saying that Pujols is the best player of all time, which he is!!! 703 home runs 3 MVPs do not lie.

@benjaminturpin6062 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the memories!

@brianmcghee3597 6 ай бұрын

Would love a Steady Eddie Murray video. No rush Brotha. You do a helluva job.

@Cam23 6 ай бұрын

As an O’s fan I can guarantee he will get a video one day. Thank you for the kind words! 🙌🏼

@coolguyponus 13 күн бұрын

The years when we had Pujols, Edmonds, and Rolen, all in their prime, were incredible.

@mknewlan67 3 ай бұрын

I’ve been a Cardinals fan for 52 years. I’ve never seen a player consistently for 10 years hit for average, power, and play good defense at 1st. Miggy is a close 2nd. I wish I could have seen Stan Musial play.

@jtom1309 6 ай бұрын

Please do Eddie Murray, Rickey Henderson or Will Clark next.

@YusukeKnight 3 ай бұрын

Loved watching him play one of my favorite players ever

@seanmcfarlane5419 6 ай бұрын

He is a nice guy as well. He was a regular at a sushi restaurant I worked at in Scottsdale Az during spring training. He signed a ball and was always a good tipper!

@4life660 3 ай бұрын

He is a real legend. But many people don’t think he is a good as he really is. Great video😎

@Cam23 3 ай бұрын

I agree! Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed the video 😎

@realMal1c3 6 ай бұрын

Watched him terrorize the Cubbies in my formative years; one heck of a ballplayer. Twas a pleasure to watch even in Cub Blue.

@rickirubio3973 5 ай бұрын

Albert pujols is my favorite baseball player I've seen of all time... coming from a dodger fan..

@bearkatpiper 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Appreciate this series, its great. Stan Musial and Ted Williams videos would be interesting.

@Cam23 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed! I appreciate the suggestions as well…many many players still left to do 😎

@saphirengine 6 ай бұрын

Great work to celebrate a great player, man. Cheers!

@Cam23 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed it! 🙌🏼

@zendoargos4988 6 ай бұрын

As a Cardinals fan, watching the career of Pujols, him leaving for California, and then returning for one last incredible season was amazing. It's easy to say this about any player, but imagine if injuries hadn't slowed him down during his time with the Angels. Due to the problems with his feet and legs he didn't have the same drive that he'd had before. He may not have reached Bonds' career homerun total, but it is possible that he could have as 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021 were four of his lowest homerun total years and in 2013 he played less than 100 games due to injury. He hit a total of 109 homerunes in those 5 combined seasons or less than 22 per season. If you gave him his career average of 32 that's 10 more per season...50 more across those 5 years...that would put him in the 750's...with Bonds at 762...is it impossible to believe that had Pujols been healthy he could have reached a similar total to Bonds? People love Mike Trout and are amazed by him, and I am as well, but compare the careers of Pujols and Trout and the one area where Trout is superior to Pujols is in speed. Add to that the fact that Trout has been hindered by injury in his younger years while Pujols was fortunate to remain mostly healthy during his prime. Mike Trout may get healthy and go on to a legendary career, Albert Pujols had the legendary career and then suffered the injuries.

@jamesdubeck4920 7 ай бұрын

He was a video game character come to life. Happy for his success. He was on the cover of a 2004 basbeall game. He was a monster in that one lol

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

Pujols had video game numbers for sure! 🎮

@jamesdubeck4920 7 ай бұрын

@Cam23 incredible run. Im a phillies fan born and raised. I went to a game were he slaughtered us. He had 2 doubles and 2 home runs

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

@@jamesdubeck4920 I always thought of Pujols as a one man wrecking crew. As you described, that seemed to be the case in the game you saw 😂

@jamesdubeck4920 7 ай бұрын

@Cam23 absolutely. He held the cardinals franchise down for a long time. It was in mvp contention constantly. And he was a constant pro his entire career. Nvr heard a bad story about him

@jamesdubeck4920 7 ай бұрын

Im happy u made this vid

@hlcn6266 7 ай бұрын

Do Bagwell please!!

@MrNBoswell 7 ай бұрын

Would love to see a video on Paul Molitor!

@jaynash2645 2 сағат бұрын

I remember being sick the night he hit the Lidge Train track hr… none better when healthy… I think you should have said the next level bit as the 2001 season began

@jeffn9952 7 ай бұрын

If the gidp record is a stain on his legacy: Cy Young lost more games than any other pitcher, and we give an award for greatness in his honor

@Tyweezy84 7 ай бұрын

Dude was a beast

@DillDough-dn4eb 7 ай бұрын

Where's my Ted Williams buddy at?

@themase3219 7 ай бұрын

Day 11 of asking for Ted Williams

@IamThePapi Ай бұрын

And Ted also does not even have 3000 hits.

@carlpacquing2575 7 ай бұрын

It's crazy to think all those MVPs he could've won, if Barry Bonds wasn't there!

@chrisholden615 7 ай бұрын

Excellent content 🎉 Another job well done 👍

@StormchaserKenneth 6 ай бұрын

Would love to see a video on Adrian Beltre!

@jeffn9952 7 ай бұрын

He may be the greatest pure hitter of all time

@enmanuelpagan1080 7 ай бұрын

Hello, Cam23, I want to see David Ortiz next.

@dakotathomas2139 7 ай бұрын

Ill always remember his SC commercial "I am not machine, I am Albert" 😂😂😂

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

SC commercials used to be so good 😂

@kenny2k822 6 ай бұрын

Pujols is the only player in MLB history to have 650+ homers and 650+ Doubles (703 Homers, 686 Doubles)

@DaNnY_cAsIlLaS 4 ай бұрын

Can you do a video like this for Carlos Delgado or Adrian Beltre?

@basketballguru8187 6 ай бұрын

It insane to see that he was 13th round pick and one of the greatest of his generation if not ever.

@BenDover4meplz 6 ай бұрын

Possibly the best right handed hitter of all time. Was a honor to watch his career.

@chemBTW 7 ай бұрын

PLEASE PLEASE do the INSANE prime of WILL CLARK 🙏love your stuff

@IDL716 6 ай бұрын

The thrill, such a sweet swing

@chemBTW 6 ай бұрын

@@IDL716 yes sir!!! always my favorite since i was a kid

@THERetro_Savage 7 ай бұрын

The best right handed hitter ever

@EeroHaapala69 2 ай бұрын

Albert was so elite that he almost had more home runs than strike outs in 2006 (50 v 49).

@Cam23 2 ай бұрын

That’s ridiculous! 😂

@nolanmoore4937 7 ай бұрын

You gotta do a video like this on Bonds at some point.

@MrMersh-ts7jl 7 ай бұрын

It's Freese. Always Freese in every video!

@larryloveless2967 5 ай бұрын

Albert Pujols based upon his numbers with the Cardinals would have put him up there with Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the greatest ever. I think the only thing about Albert slowing down due to injuries with the Angels and him leaving the Cards keeps Stan Musial as the Greatest Cardinals player ever with Bob Gibson pitching, Albert, and Hornsby next in line. With Albert the Cards may have also won the 2013 world series since he really played well in post season, but Carlos Beltran did have a good year and Albert was playing while hurting. . It was so exciting seeing Albert again play like the young Albert in STL the last two months of the season in 2022 with the countdown to 700 homers. It also healed some wounds from when he left for the wealth of the large TV market of L.A. (Anaheim) similar to the NFL for the big bucks but I cannot blame him for doing so. Cardinal fans are reminded by ownership that despite averaging over 3 million fans a year, the St. Louis market cannot compete with the big bucks of the L.A. TV market. His large contract would have been a mistake for St. Louis. Good review of his career. He also seems like a very special person.

@danzemacabre8899 2 ай бұрын

I don't think the giants come back from 3games to 1 either , which in hindsight , in my opinion the cards lost out on at least 1ws and another appearance with a possible.3 in a row. They should have paid him no matter if played another game after that's the kind of team legacy you pay top dollar for, and I will always stand by that after the losing to the giants first thing I angrily blurted out was "wouldn't happen if Albert was here" and like you I thought the same thing after losing to the Red Sox

@larryloveless2967 2 ай бұрын

@@danzemacabre8899 What I do not though is the financial impact doing so would have affected rounding out a good over-all team of players and pitching. This is an advantage of a city in a large TV market. As much as I was disappointed the NFL allowed the Rams to move to L.A. or at least not also award STL an expansion team for the new stadium STL was wanting to build, it is a business and Stan Kroenke had the large wealth to be able to first build in the very expensive L.A. market, but by doing his wealth has really increased from the Rams value now. The Cards did make an offer but were outbid. Nobody would have known at the time his injuries but he did still keep hitting homers. I understand what you mean about 2013 and the Giants.

@jeifrygarcia7393 5 ай бұрын

The goat!!

@OH_MY_DOGGG 7 ай бұрын

How about John Smoltz for another pitcher?

@SmoothCriminal12 7 ай бұрын

Fun Fact: In the 2000 offseason, the Cardinals gave the Expos the choice between Pujols and Fernando Tatis Sr. in exchange for pitcher Dustin Hermanson. The Expos chose Tatis... Maybe with Pujols, they never move out of Montreal.

@Hacksaw_HIM_Thuggin 7 ай бұрын

Montreal would’ve been gone. It was already too late at that point.

@menofcourage2993 7 ай бұрын

Please do a video on Manny Ramirez. He could smash regardless of the PED usage.

@patrickgoodman4576 7 ай бұрын

What about Gary Sheffield?

@batscat3482 6 ай бұрын

One interesting one I would suggest is Raul Ibanez

@luishumbertovega3900 6 ай бұрын

That play at 0:21, the runner was safe...

@jakecreamer7032 7 ай бұрын

You should do Dustin Pedroia next!

@stevenjeffries2521 7 ай бұрын

do one on mark mcgwire or ichirio

@ronaldlugo9967 6 ай бұрын

Jesuscrist the fact this man was drafted in the 13th round is just insane🙄 401 players were taken before him, let that sink in...

@Kingjaffijoe2445 7 ай бұрын

Can you please do Manny Ramirez? He’s one of my favorite of all time

@novidsatriosatriochannel3336 6 ай бұрын

Please make a video about The INSANE Prime of Jim Thome

@wah8139 3 ай бұрын

My top 3 MLB Players Bonds, Griffey,Pujols

@johnathonhiner3015 5 ай бұрын

Just think if he didn't waste all those years in the bismol Angels organization and did just a few minutes of cardio a day where his stats would be.

@sloppyllama8412 6 ай бұрын

Hey i was wondering if you could possibly do J.R. richards?

@monkeymagee2008 7 ай бұрын

Yessir albert👍👍👍

@timsinkovitz 6 ай бұрын

The year Pujols won the NL rookie of the year Ichiro won the AL honour. Supercharged ROY winners.

@Cam23 6 ай бұрын

Wild how they debuted the same year!

@ajking6605 Ай бұрын

Went to hs out in KC and played fort Osage all through out hs, they really don’t do a good job showin puljos went there, didn’t even know till this video

@Cam23 Ай бұрын

That's wild, I would have thought they had a whole trophy case or something to honor him!

@KingNoah135 7 ай бұрын

Can you do Shawn Greene?

@OH_MY_DOGGG 7 ай бұрын

Oh Boy. It's my favorite baseball player! According to Chris Griffin.

@user-tj2rj4uz6n 7 ай бұрын

Bro he did my suggestion..thank you

@Cam23 7 ай бұрын

Of course! Thank you for the suggestion 😎 this video was a blast to make

@user-tj2rj4uz6n 7 ай бұрын

@@Cam23 please do jay buhner or slammin sammy

@cory2453 18 сағат бұрын

I really wish he hadn't retired...Only 60 from tieing Bonds...2023 was abysmal for the Cardinals...Watching him possibly hit more homeruns with still a last place finish would've given stl cardinals fans at least something to cheer and pack the stadium for...