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Pujols predicts quick return
After the Cardinals' 7-2 win Tuesday, manager Tony La Russa appeared inconsolable. "There was a lot of good and one bad," La Russa said about the game. "It's hard to get past the bad." The Cardinals have since learned that Albert Pujols suffered a Grade I-II strain. A Grade III (a complete tear) might have cost Pujols most, if not all, of this season. Although Pujols' absence terrifies the fan base, the Cardinals believe he'll likely miss much less time than ace Adam Wainwright, who suffered damage to the sheath surrounding the flexor tendon. Pujols sat at his locker Friday almost daring anyone to bet against his early return. "I remember (in 2006) with my rib cage they said I would be out six, seven, eight weeks and I came back in 20 days," he said.
Albert Pujols, AP
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Take your time Albert. The best way to get a grade III tear is to come back before you are healed. Don't be so hard headed about it. You should have taken more time when it first flared up instead of going out there and making it worse.
CardsFan2
Saint Louis , MO
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AMEN, CardsFan2!!!
bookvixen
Bryan , OH
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It helps when you take HGH, so he should be fine.
Bonestein
Beverly Hills , CA
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It helps when you take HGH, so he should be fine.
Bonestein | 06/15/08, 12:46 PM
Albert is a clean player. Look at his numbers and you will see that he doesn't hit monster homeruns.
He does have a very good history of coming back from injuries. Part of that is because of his training regiment but he definitely shouldn't come back before he is ready.
c note
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It helps when you take HGH, so he should be fine.
Bonestein | 06/15/08, 12:46 PM
A very stupid comment !!!
Mike C. 1927
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HGH DOES help out with speedy injury recovery.
Original81
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You're spot on CardsFan2 - no need for him to rush back.
Bonestein - go awy if you're not going to add anything intelligent
TenRingsSTL
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The Cards are going to win without him and win more with him.
Pujols, you're a trooper, just don't try to overdo it and rush back. Get well.
Sir Sci
Springfield , MO
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Bonestein, that was my first thought as well. It's funny how, since MLB has instituted much tougher drug-testing policies over the past couple of seasons, Pujols has been injured much more often. It's almost as if his body is breaking down on him. I wonder why?
SpaldingSmails
Fort Wayne , IN
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Spalding
Check the history. Pujols is not hurt anymore now than in 2003, 2004, 2005 ...
He'll have over 500 ab's this year just as he's had every year. How many other people have done that for 8 years? 535 - the fewest number of AB's for Pujols in a season.
CardsFan2
Saint Louis , MO
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CardsFan2, you're right on target again. He's always struggled with various injuries, but he's always played through them. His elbow started giving him problems in 2003.
All of the people who make cracks about Pujols and steroids......come up with one sniff of legitimate evidence before you mouth off. Albert wasn't mentioned in the Mitchell Report, and there isn't one bit of evidence that he has juiced.....so just drop it.
TenRingsSTL
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Swept by Kansas City? They Suck!!!
Chitownblues
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