April 17, 2006 Sports » Sports Feature

Redbirds Alumni Report 

by John Branston
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Looks like it may be a long summer at AutoZone Park. With our hometown Redbirds in a 1-10 nosedive to start the season, we choose to reflect on former Memphis players shakin’ things up in The Show. And who better to start with than Albert Pujols. Was it only six years ago that Sir Albert homered to win the Pacific Coast League championship for Memphis? Read about his latest exploits (three home runs Sunday, including a 9th-inning game-winner).

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