Article: La Russa makes Pujols a spectator.

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Newsday (Melville, NY)
Article date:
July 12, 2007
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Byline: Ken Davidoff

Jul. 12--The drama built Tuesday night, the National League mounting a desperate, ninth-inning rally in the 78th All-Star Game. And then, within this suspense, a most unexpected mystery arose.

Where in the world was Albert Pujols?

Why, with the NL down to its last out, did manager Tony La Russa -- Pujols' own skipper with the Cardinals -- not deploy Pujols to pinch hit for the offensively inferior Orlando Hudson or Aaron Rowand?

The question lingered after the game, a 5-4 NL loss, as Rowand flied out to rightfield with the bases loaded against Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez (who walked Hudson prior to retiring ...

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