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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