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	<title>The Cardinal Nation blog &#187; Albert Pujols</title>
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		<title>Pujols ties MLB career lead in 30-30 power seasons</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/29/pujols-ties-mlb-career-lead-in-30-30-power-seasons/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/29/pujols-ties-mlb-career-lead-in-30-30-power-seasons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carlos Delgado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manny Ramirez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols now has as many 30 doubles-30 home run seasons as anyone in MLB history.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>102</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols reaches 400 home runs in fifth fewest at-bats</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/27/pujols-reaches-400-home-runs-in-fifth-fewest-at-bats/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/27/pujols-reaches-400-home-runs-in-fifth-fewest-at-bats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark McGwire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[400 home runs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols became the 47th member of MLB’s 400 home run club, doing it in fewer at-bats than all but four of them.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>118</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols third youngest to reach 400 home runs</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/26/pujols-third-youngest-to-reach-400-home-runs/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/26/pujols-third-youngest-to-reach-400-home-runs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Rodriguez]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[400 home runs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=8488</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has become the 47th member of MLB’s 400 home run club, doing it faster than all but two of them.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>114</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols fans need to watch Votto… and Infante?</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/25/pujols-fans-need-to-watch-votto-and-infante/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/25/pujols-fans-need-to-watch-votto-and-infante/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joey Votto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Omar Infante]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[batting championship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Triple Crown]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=8480</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Could an unexpected challenger ruin the chase for the Triple Crown?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>130</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols joins a more elite list than 400 homers</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/24/pujols-joins-a-more-elite-list-than-400-homers/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/24/pujols-joins-a-more-elite-list-than-400-homers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home runs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=8472</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Albert Pujols hit his 33rd home run of the season Monday night. How does that stack up in the history books?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>195</slash:comments>
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		<title>Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols chasing Curt Flood</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/13/matt-holliday-and-albert-pujols-chasing-curt-flood/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/08/13/matt-holliday-and-albert-pujols-chasing-curt-flood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Curt Flood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Holliday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[four-hit games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=8371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the last half-century, no St. Louis Cardinals hitter has had more seasons of four or more four-hit games than Curt Flood.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>116</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols and Holliday deliver with two out</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/07/10/pujols-and-holliday-deliver-with-two-out/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/07/10/pujols-and-holliday-deliver-with-two-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Holliday]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=8132</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The two big bats in the St. Louis Cardinals lineup have been driving in runs with two outs in 2010.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>100</slash:comments>
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		<title>Breaking down Pujols’ declining slugging percentage</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/07/01/breaking-down-pujols-declining-slugging-percentage/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/07/01/breaking-down-pujols-declining-slugging-percentage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[slugging percentage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=8090</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What Albert Pujols is swinging at, where and resulting contact rate leads to a lower slugging percentage in 2010.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>114</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols breaks big home run game knot with McGwire</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/05/31/pujols-breaks-big-home-run-game-knot-with-mcgwire/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/05/31/pujols-breaks-big-home-run-game-knot-with-mcgwire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 13:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark McGwire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multi-home run games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=7843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Albert Pujols had his fourth three-home run game on Sunday. Mark McGwire had just three as a St. Louis Cardinal.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>35</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols extends decade multi-RBI game lead</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/05/27/pujols-extends-decade-multi-rbi-game-lead/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/05/27/pujols-extends-decade-multi-rbi-game-lead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 02:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multiple RBI games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=7808</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ho hum. Albert Pujols drove in multiple runs in Thursday’s game – again.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>72</slash:comments>
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		<title>Three Cardinals on pace for 100 RBI</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/05/18/three-cardinals-on-pace-for-100-rbi/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/05/18/three-cardinals-on-pace-for-100-rbi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 15:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Freese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yadier Molina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yadier molina]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=7732</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three St. Louis Cardinals hitters have at least 24 RBI through the team’s first 39 games and are on pace for 100 RBI seasons.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>62</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols’ four runs scored put him in elite company</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/04/07/pujols%e2%80%99-four-runs-scored-put-him-in-elite-company/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/04/07/pujols%e2%80%99-four-runs-scored-put-him-in-elite-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardinals History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardinals history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[runs scored]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=7411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When he crossed the plate four times on opening day, Albert Pujols tied for the fourth-most such games in St. Louis Cardinals history.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>La Russa reacts to Pujols-Howard trade rumor</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/03/15/la-russa-reacts-to-pujols-howard-trade-rumor/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/03/15/la-russa-reacts-to-pujols-howard-trade-rumor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Howard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony La Russa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/03/15/la-russa-reacts-to-pujols-howard-trade-rumor/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa didn’t mince words when asked about the Ryan Howard-Albert Pujols trade rumor.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Albert Pujols: On his contract</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/02/05/albert-pujols-on-his-contract/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/02/05/albert-pujols-on-his-contract/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=6658</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wanting to set the record straight about his contract status, the Cardinals first baseman takes his story directly to the fans.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Projected Top Five St. Louis Cardinals Stories of 2010</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/02/02/projected-top-five-st-louis-cardinals-stories-of-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/02/02/projected-top-five-st-louis-cardinals-stories-of-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[David Freese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark McGwire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Franklin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tony La Russa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A look ahead to the top projected stories across the Cardinal Nation in 2010.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Cardinal Nation Blog top stories of 2009 #2: The repeat MVP</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/01/28/the-cardinal-nation-blog-top-stories-of-2009-2-the-repeat-mvp/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/01/28/the-cardinal-nation-blog-top-stories-of-2009-2-the-repeat-mvp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Top Stories of the Year]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Most Valuable Player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MVP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top stories of the year]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The continued greatness of Albert Pujols was not taken for granted as he earned his third NL Most Valuable Player Award in 2009.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>What if Albert Pujols becomes Mark Teixeira?</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/01/09/what-if-albert-pujols-becomes-mark-teixeira/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/01/09/what-if-albert-pujols-becomes-mark-teixeira/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Teixeira]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If the Cardinals ever reach the point of considering the unthinkable, trading Albert Pujols, Mark Teixeira’s history provides an important lesson.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>48</slash:comments>
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		<title>Time to act on the Holliday-Pujols contract FUD</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/01/07/time-to-act-on-the-holliday-pujols-contract-fud/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/01/07/time-to-act-on-the-holliday-pujols-contract-fud/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free Agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Holliday]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why the conditions may be right for the St. Louis Cardinals to move to lock up Albert Pujols.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Pujols Hardware Count &#8211; 2008/2009</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/31/the-pujols-hardware-count-20082009/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/31/the-pujols-hardware-count-20082009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[awards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How many awards will Albert Pujols take home this season?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>34</slash:comments>
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		<title>McGwire, Pujols and “30 million-plus”</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/23/mcgwire-pujols-and-30-million-plus/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/23/mcgwire-pujols-and-30-million-plus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark McGwire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contracts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Comparing and contrasting Mark McGwire’s recent comments about Albert Pujols’ value with a famous 2001 interview critical of escalating MLB player salaries.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>On Holliday’s protection of Pujols</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/17/on-hollidays-protection-of-pujols/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/17/on-hollidays-protection-of-pujols/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Holliday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some doubt the presence of Matt Holliday in the Cardinals lineup benefited teammate Albert Pujols.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reheating Cardinals NLDS game one leftovers</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/08/reheating-cardinals-nlds-game-one-leftovers/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/10/08/reheating-cardinals-nlds-game-one-leftovers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark DeRosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post-Season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intentional walks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[runners stranded]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Historically-based factoids from the Cardinals’ NLDS game one loss Wednesday night.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Pujols out of the Triple Crown race?</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/09/25/is-pujols-out-of-the-triple-crown-race/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/09/25/is-pujols-out-of-the-triple-crown-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Medwick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ducky Medwick]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Triple Crown]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=4828</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though the odds are clearly against him, Albert Pujols still has a chance to match Ducky Medwick.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>58</slash:comments>
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		<title>The sun shines on Albert, but not on Sunny Jim</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/09/24/the-sun-shines-on-albert-but-not-sunny-jim/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/09/24/the-sun-shines-on-albert-but-not-sunny-jim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Bottomley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=4819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Cardinals current RBI leader has nothing on an under-recognized former great from the 1920’s and 1930’s.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Albert and Babe</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/09/10/albert-and-babe/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/09/10/albert-and-babe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Babe Ruth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=4670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Albert Pujols’ 2009 home run, doubles, RBI and stolen base output matches only a select few in MLB history]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols, Wainwright on way to triple milestones</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/09/02/pujols-wainwright-on-way-to-triple-milestones/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/09/02/pujols-wainwright-on-way-to-triple-milestones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adam Wainwright]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[triple milestones]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=4600</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Average, home runs and RBI for hitters. Wins, strikeouts, ERA for pitchers. The quick measures of a balanced and successful season.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols’ four-on-base, no-hit oddity</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/20/pujols-four-on-base-no-hit-oddity/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/20/pujols-four-on-base-no-hit-oddity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=4427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Albert Pujols leads the Cardinals in every other statistical category, so why not in obscure ones, too?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Cardinals hit by pitch overreaction… or is it?</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/11/cardinals-hit-by-pitch-overreaction-or-is-it/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/11/cardinals-hit-by-pitch-overreaction-or-is-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hit by pitch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Capps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Pirates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suspension]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=4335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another data point regarding Pittsburgh closer Matt Capps’ history changes one man’s opinion of Albert Pujols’ plunking on Sunday]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols: 100 is a serious number</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/09/pujols-100-is-a-serious-number/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/09/pujols-100-is-a-serious-number/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardinals History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardinals history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RBI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=4319</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, Albert Pujols drove in his 100th run of the season, again.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pujols: Extra bases in bunches</title>
		<link>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/07/pujols-extra-bases-in-bunches/</link>
		<comments>http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2009/08/07/pujols-extra-bases-in-bunches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:04:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Walton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Albert Pujols]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardinals History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cardinals history]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[extra-base hits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St. Louis Cardinals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecardinalnationblog.com/?p=4301</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Albert Pujols has two games with multiple extra-base hits this week, something he has done with great frequency]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>72</slash:comments>
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