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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Pujols requests halt on 'El Hombre' nickname </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Albert Pujols - 1B - STL - Feb. 26</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Albert Pujols requested Friday, via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Bernie Miklasz, that media and fans refrain from calling him "El Hombre."
Pujols believes it's disrespectful to Cardinals legend Stan Musial, who can often be seen by Albert's side during Opening Day festivities in St. Louis. "I don’t want to be called that," Pujols said. "There is one man that gets that respect, and that’s Stan Musial. He’s the Man. He’s the Man in St. Louis. And I know ‘El Hombre’ means ‘The Man’ in Spanish. But Stan is The Man. You can call me whatever else you want, but just don’t call me El Hombre."
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Pujols requests halt on 'El Hombre' nickname </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Albert Pujols - 1B - STL - Feb. 26</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Albert Pujols requested Friday, via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Bernie Miklasz, that media and fans refrain from calling him "El Hombre."Pujols believes it's disrespectful to Cardinals legend Stan Musial, who can often be seen by Albert's side during Opening Day festivities in St. Louis. "I don’t want to be called that," Pujols said. "There is one man that gets that respect, and that’s Stan Musial. He’s the Man. He’s the Man in St. Louis. And I know ‘El Hombre’ means ‘The Man’ in Spanish. But Stan is The Man. You can call me whatever else you want, but just don’t call me El Hombre."
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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