La Máquina, Análisis-Opinión | The Machine, Analysis-Opinion | ESP-ENG|
At some point we all get a nickname for some reason, either because of an action we perform, because of our physical build or perhaps to call us in some way, because our name is difficult to pronounce, it happens exactly in sports, especially in baseball, where there are different ways of calling players in order to identify them and highlight that quality for which they were named, that turns out to be the most comfortable way for many to refer to a player on the field of baseball play.
Imagen editada en Canva / Image edited in Canva application Source
LA MÁQUINA / THE MACHINE
The nickname of the ''Machine'' is the one used in the world of baseball to refer to Albert or Alberto Pujols, a Dominican player who perfectly alludes to that name that they have given him, for his performances on the field of play; but today we will not talk about his ''nickname'' but about why, simple! This man since his beginnings back in 2001 has done nothing but hit and hit and during these 22 years of professional career as a player in MLB, he has hardly stopped keeping himself in a healthy way, quite a machine!
We could list each of his performances throughout his career in this sport, but just look at his numbers to say that he is a living legend and that his records will go down in history as one of the best players who has ever played in this sport, his 3,331 hits in his more than 11,251 at-bats might be his flag, but his physical conditions have led him to simultaneously have the ability to connect full-round hits, and that is where his 685, show up to be very close to the famous 700, not bad, right.?
His time in the American League did not affect him, his attributes led him to maintain his status as a constant player, his average of over 300 points in almost all his seasons is a reflection of this, having the ability to score 1886 runs, very close to a figure very important as it is the two thousand and to round off his offensive arsenal we must add the RBIs, who for a player of his caliber his more than 2000 runs brought to the plate is a success.
Said constancy in his activities has led him to reach another important record, this is nothing more and nothing less than the region of the games in which he has participated, in the past month of June, the native of the Dominican Republic has entered an important group of players, where very few have been able to reach the figure of 3 thousand and not undisputed if not games on the field of play, entering the select list of players in this sport who have already reached there, Cal Ripken Jr. Rickey Henderson, Pete Rose, Cal Yastrzremski, Hank Aaron, Ty Cobb, Eddie Murray, Stan Musial and Willie Mays to complete a total of ten.
Recently in an interview with the recognized journalist of one of the most famous sports television networks in the United States, he declared that his dream was to play in the big leagues, but that everything turned into a long time, extending that to more than 20 seasons, and he never imagined going so far, first giving recognition to God and all that hard work that led him to reach the aforementioned number of three thousand appearances on the diamond, at third and first base and as a designated hitter in his internship at the American league.
Having said all this, we arrive at the statistics that consecrate him, in my opinion, as a batting machine, style, strength and perseverance; the record that only players of the stature of Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds and now he have, to occupy the third place all time in extra base hits with a total of 1378, this category is without a doubt the one that has the most impact, because it is the sum of a number of hits that they represent in the game, which cause a greater effect on the team's running movement, this increases their legacy to take more forceful steps towards their entry into the hall of fame.
PARECE SER TODO / IT SEEMS TO BE EVERYTHING
At 42 years of age and his 22 seasons at the highest level, this 2022 in MLB seems to be the end of a successful career as a professional baseball player, it has been a long journey where he showed me everything, the best player in this game According to many, a player with an impeccable personality on and off the field, a true horse as we say in Latin America, are just a few words for a person who became the idol of many because of his way of hitting, it seems like a whole machine of the batting.
HASTA LA PRÓXIMA / UNTIL NEXT TIME
Imagen editada en Canva / Image edited in Canva Source