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Pujols Struggling in New Surroundings

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Albert Pujols is a stranger in a strange land. After 11 seasons with one team and one manager, traveling to the same ballparks and facing many of the same pitchers, the Angels' $246 million man is finding it difficult to get comfortable – and productive – in his new workspace.

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