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Article: Cards' Pujols keeps piling up feats; St. Louis star always willing to go extra mile
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- June 10, 2003
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Tony La Russa has been managing so long that he
studiously avoids superlatives with his players for fear of offending
one of his stars from the past. It's commonplace for him to refer to
a feat or an athlete as "tied for first."
All of that is out the window with Albert Pujols. The St. Louis
Cardinals' third-year star is playing so well, going 20-for-30 in one
white-hot stretch with eight straight hits, La Russa simply can't
help himself.
"A lot of guys have talent and play below it," he said. "This guy
keeps maximizing his talent and keeps wanting to learn. For anybody,
he sets the bar.
"The way he works, the way he's willing to learn, he's the best
player I ever managed."
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