Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Los Angeles Times

    Hard work has brought Albert Pujols to the brink of 3,000 hits

    by Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times May 01, 2018 4 minutes

    ANAHEIM, Calif. - When Tommy John beat the Angels for his 268th victory in May 1987, the left-hander, then a 44-year-old with the New York Yankees, was asked if he had a burning desire to win 300 games.

    "The only thing that burns inside of me," John said, "is Szechuan cooking."

    Such words would never be uttered by Albert Pujols, the Angels slugger with a seemingly endless reservoir of drive and determination and a work ethic that borders on maniacal - a combination that has helped push Pujols to the brink of another historic milestone.

    With four more hits, Pujols, 38, will become the 32nd

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times4 min read
    A Guide To Everyone Taylor Swift Sings About In 'Tortured Poets Department' — And Their Reactions
    Taylor Swift didn't hold back on calling everyone out on her newest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," and the reactions are rolling in. The surprise double album was released in two parts on April 19, giving exuberant Swifties plenty of materia
    Los Angeles Times4 min read
    Stagecoach And Coachella Fans Leave Behind Tons Of Camping Gear, Clothes, Food. Here's What Happens To It
    LOS ANGELES — Once music fans file out of the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio at the end of the Stagecoach and Coachella festivals, the work begins for charitable organizations who turn the discarded clutter — more than 24 tons of it strewn throughout t
    Los Angeles Times4 min readPopular Culture & Media Studies
    Commentary: Does Social Media Rewire Kids’ Brains? Here’s What The Science Really Says
    America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame phones and social media. A new round of conversation has been spurred by Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Anxious Generation,” which contends that rising men

    Related Books & Audiobooks