Congratulations Albert

Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals has just joined the 700 club.  700 HOME RUNS.  Pujols drove a 1-1 slider from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Phil Bickford deep to left field at Dodger Stadium in the top of the fourth inning to reach the milestone homer.

Ironically, Pujols did it in Los Angeles where he had played the last 10 years of his career before signing with the Cardinals earlier this year.

Pujols is 4th all time on the home run leader list behind Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.  Bonds achieved his record during baseball's steroid era and many so called experts believe it to be tainted by steroid usage.

Earlier in the game, during the third inning, Pujols hit homer 699 off of Dodger starter Andrew Heaney into the left field pavillion.  It was measured at 434 feet.

Pujols is in the final season of his career with the Cardinals having announced earlier this year this would be his last.

Happy Labor Day 2022!

 

Today the United States of America recognizes the hard working men and women who have helped build this nation into what it is today.  Much of the credit for advancements and improvements in the lives of many Americans go to labor unions and guilds.

Health insurance, the 40 hour work week, paid vacations and most benefits from employers are the results of labor taking a stand against management.  In 2022 America it seems as if the divide between management and the rank and file worker is more divided than ever.  So, with that in mind thank labor for stopping some of the more inane proposals from ownership and top management.  Sure, there have been abuses from big labor, as well as management, but those have usually been corrected when rank and file union members have stood for what is right.

I hope wherever you are and whatever you are doing today you celebrate labor and have a happy, safe and blessed Labor Day!