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    La Russa has seen enough Pujols heroics over the years that he's not worried about the player who carried the franchise for the first half of the season and persuaded the front office to pull the trigger on deals for Matt Holliday, Mark DeRosa and Julio Lugo. "I tell you guys straight out, it doesn't matter who's in front of me or behind me ... Obviously, I hit a little bit of a bump the last couple weeks, but if you look at the whole year I was pretty consistent. Albert Pujols follows through on a solo home run against the Cincinnati Reds in August. (TOM GANNAM ~ Associated Press) [Click to enlarge] Now it's time to be fresh and get ready for the postseason." The matchup against the Dodgers features a potential superstar showdown of Pujols vs. Full Article at Southeast Missourian
    I tell you guys straight out, it doesn't matter who's in front of me or behind me ... Obviously, I hit a little bit of a bump the last couple weeks, but if you look at the whole year I was pretty consistent. Albert Pujols follows through on a solo home run against the Cincinnati Reds in August. (TOM GANNAM ~ Associated Press) [Click to enlarge] Now it's time to be fresh and get ready for the postseason.
    SOURCE: Southeast Missourian 2 months ago
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Pujols wins HR title despite late drought
  1. You look for that vibe every game he plays ... He's the same all the time. He's so tough-minded, consistent. All the time. Everywhere.
    Tony La Russa – Tony La Russa SOURCE: Southeast Missourian 2 months ago
  2. Maybe this postseason I can go out there and hit 10 homers and everybody will be like 'Wow! ... That's part of the game that [the media] needs to understand and not try to figure out why things happen. I can't figure out why things happen, only God knows why things happen.
    SOURCE: Southeast Missourian 2 months ago
  3. I feel good ... I feel really good.
    SOURCE: Southeast Missourian 2 months ago
  4. But I'm still hungry ... I've got 10 fingers. There's one that's busy and I need nine more.
    SOURCE: Southeast Missourian 2 months ago
  5. This is probably the worst time to hit home runs ... The air is thicker, it's cooler, the balls don't carry unless you're playing in some parks where it doesn't matter.
    Tony La Russa – Tony La Russa SOURCE: Southeast Missourian 2 months ago
  6. Believe me, if I wanted to go out there and hit home runs, I would probably drop about 25 points over the last three weeks ... That wasn't my goal. My goal was to try to drive the ball into the gaps and try to finish strong.
    SOURCE: Southeast Missourian 2 months ago

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