Manager Tony La Russa called him "the perfect player" after the game, and it was the offense he fueled that kept the Cardinals ahead in an imperfect game."There is nobody out there better," La Russa said. "He's in the (mold) of that generation like Mays, Musial, Aaron. He could hit in their league. He's one of the greatest."
"It's a big difference when everybody is right," Pujols said. "When Ludwick is swinging the bat great, Chris (Duncan), myself, Yadi (Molina), everybody needs to contribute. It's a whole-team effort. That's why I've got 21 RBIs. They're getting on base, and then I can get my pitch and do damage with it."
As teammate Skip Schumaker says, however, "Rick's the most incredible athlete I've ever seen, so nothing he does surprises me." Relative to his estimable predecessor as the Cardinals' center fielder, Ankiel liked the sound of "Edmonds-esque" when his play was compared to those made by Gold Glover Jim Edmonds.
"Ankiel-esque," the current center fielder said, smiling. "Oh ... I need one more?"
I think Ankiel's recent surge of power and play is the "Power of the 'Stache."
"Regardless, the Mustached American community applauds him and the Cardinals organization for its support of our people and we hope this is the beginning of a trend for the team.
Sadly -- and this is a little known but true fact -- Albert Pujols petitioned and was denied by Major League Baseball to shave his goatee into a true flavor saving mustache. MLB argued that as Pujols is already hitting .339 this season, adding a performance enhancing mustache would give him too much of an advantage and possibly endanger opposing National League pitchers."
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