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Last night in Pittsburgh,
Albert Pujols![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tktfql6klJAvNckC0-KXjw_vuW5B9yCWBY10010r18rrxd9IvqFSHCmveu5hUYOEbpeqlLJwkFff5Re1wyswL_sc7OJaYkb7MlK9X0hPMG6lcxj4mNRfItOUHKh01NUHWL0GC6B7ti5aGX44VkVWL4jeeJGs0oxouy3eo_YhbEyPR0gKLL3T_tJuXotXJEyfESt2Pq778BwWFyGMh8GCaoh2x0-4mGsCJa_wWmDcRdxJYOqSvg2sYbGnlBwRwyZZuiL6CxRU39=s0-d)
hit career home run 399, and his 33rd of the season.
Pujols![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uphbgTgj_J-UcptMCFzHJRqobgw559BkpaQo7PgtvfPgxeB4bLu2yYeg3gmjpgTZHbkxshbSAmKXT-OarWL7rkZmUW8fHh6PrfaTpxNHhYILIrC1Pr4APQvKxNpRDDXed_z0Y2CTAXlR04bOn4EF7Rx5t_pznhOf33CjWBSgSJmr2suWGHYwKTU7Mew3KiWlCXoafmDHOPqC6fCMibwi1gEocomQFpkmAUo1Yfh42JfeyJfjL9rK-1srkL9JnC_y8=s0-d)
has hit at least 30 home runs and driven in 100 runs every season since he came up. Right now, he has 33 home runs and 90 RBIs with a month left to play.
Albert Pujols![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tktfql6klJAvNckC0-KXjw_vuW5B9yCWBY10010r18rrxd9IvqFSHCmveu5hUYOEbpeqlLJwkFff5Re1wyswL_sc7OJaYkb7MlK9X0hPMG6lcxj4mNRfItOUHKh01NUHWL0GC6B7ti5aGX44VkVWL4jeeJGs0oxouy3eo_YhbEyPR0gKLL3T_tJuXotXJEyfESt2Pq778BwWFyGMh8GCaoh2x0-4mGsCJa_wWmDcRdxJYOqSvg2sYbGnlBwRwyZZuiL6CxRU39=s0-d)
will become the 47th player in major league history to hit 400 home runs. Just as a point of reference I looked up A-Rod's stats through his first 10 seasons (Seattle, Texas) and he hit 345 home runs. While I wouldn't take anything away from A-Rod's career accomplishments, it does make me wonder how far beyond
Alex Rodriguez's![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uMX4_yWcNzoHFQI6-OSVb1vYjDTsNgL-OhUrbOvx2IGiHzYzNpoL5YgYr4p1fVvROvOCG5brX6IDGFiY4E9zpriJGlvoSkKT5WURbsAhj36wS-nz-W7gP5WE4BvJeetNMSpkEg34Ks8dtZJfHnZuetSHAR4b8YNvSCsS8ZbXiFCOIy98dFN03tSUvIKWhPa7UHZ-sG-haOpmDRvI2_c1KhKdE6eJ69Z3jSTsySDqfzkAt4iVx4nFODwvHPIkS-b2WlBlwkMQU1_g=s0-d)
career stats
Pujols![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uphbgTgj_J-UcptMCFzHJRqobgw559BkpaQo7PgtvfPgxeB4bLu2yYeg3gmjpgTZHbkxshbSAmKXT-OarWL7rkZmUW8fHh6PrfaTpxNHhYILIrC1Pr4APQvKxNpRDDXed_z0Y2CTAXlR04bOn4EF7Rx5t_pznhOf33CjWBSgSJmr2suWGHYwKTU7Mew3KiWlCXoafmDHOPqC6fCMibwi1gEocomQFpkmAUo1Yfh42JfeyJfjL9rK-1srkL9JnC_y8=s0-d)
could end up if he stays healthy the rest of his career.
How will this milestone affect his baseball cards or memorabilia? Honestly, I don't think it will at all. By
Pujols![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uphbgTgj_J-UcptMCFzHJRqobgw559BkpaQo7PgtvfPgxeB4bLu2yYeg3gmjpgTZHbkxshbSAmKXT-OarWL7rkZmUW8fHh6PrfaTpxNHhYILIrC1Pr4APQvKxNpRDDXed_z0Y2CTAXlR04bOn4EF7Rx5t_pznhOf33CjWBSgSJmr2suWGHYwKTU7Mew3KiWlCXoafmDHOPqC6fCMibwi1gEocomQFpkmAUo1Yfh42JfeyJfjL9rK-1srkL9JnC_y8=s0-d)
career stats this is a "down" year for him (.316 BA), not having an average above .327 hasn't happened since 2002. Most guys in the majors would kill to have an off year like this.
I will be watching the Cardinals game tonight that's for sure.
I also doubt the 400 homeruns will have any effect on the book value of his cards. Being a Astros fan I really hate the cards but you cannot ignore Pujols. His stats are just too good to not respect him.
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