How Good Albert Pujols Is

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, this tidbit:

With Sunday's two hits, including his first home run of the season, Pujols avoided the ninth hitless series of his seven-year career.

The Astros series was the 310th in which Pujols has appeared. Of his eight hitless series, two occurred in two-game series last season against the Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets.

Seven years ... and he's gone hitless in a series only 8 times. You figure in a 3-game series, a player will get about 12-15 at-bats. Plus you have to take into account the days when he doesn't play, plus the fact that they play more 2-game series than they used do.

And that's just amazing.