Angels sign Albert Pujols

**woodsrider** · Dec 8, 11, 10:32 AM

Originally Posted by formerkywrestler

It's pretty early to be hitting the bottle.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

**woodsrider** · Dec 8, 11, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by HammerTime

His BA, OBP, and OPS have dropped every year for the last 4 years.
His RBI total has dropped every year for the past 3 years.
His Runs have dropped every year for the past 3 years.

He also has had some injury issues the past few years and that will only get worse. In the long run I'm glad the Cards didn't get locked into a long term deal here. I hate to see Albert not in a Cards uni any longer but it's definitley for the best. Now the Cards have a lot of offense to make up for.

**HammerTime** · Dec 8, 11, 10:37 AM

The last ten year contact handed out looks like this...

08:$27M, 09:$32M, 10:$32M, 11:$31M, 12:$29M, 13:$28M, 14:$25M, 15:$21M, 16:$20M, 17:$20M

6 more years of A-Rod who has been hurt a lot lately and not producing. It might sting now Cards fans but you are likely better off without Sir Albert and that crazy contract.

Albert will make just over 68K per day for the nest 10 years.

**Mustang** · Dec 8, 11, 11:08 AM

So it turns out that at the end of the day Pujols is nothing but a sell out like the rest of the professional sports fraternity who will sell themselves out to the highest bidder. Sad

**bugatti** · Dec 8, 11, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Mustang

So it turns out that at the end of the day Pujols is nothing but a sell out like the rest of the professional sports fraternity who will sell themselves out to the highest bidder. Sad

What was Pujols did that was so bad? Took the most money he could get?

**UKMustangFan** · Dec 8, 11, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Mustang

So it turns out that at the end of the day Pujols is nothing but a sell out like the rest of the professional sports fraternity who will sell themselves out to the highest bidder. Sad

Everyone does it.

You show me a professional athlete who doesn't play for the money, and I'll show you a flat out liar. It's a job to these guys, not an extracirricular.

**HammerTime** · Dec 8, 11, 11:33 AM

AdamSchefter

Angels owner Artie Moreno paid Albert Pujols $254 million -- $72 more million than he bought his team for in 2003.

Contracts in baseball aren't getting out of control or anything.

**Crash Davis** · Dec 8, 11, 11:36 AM

He owes nothing to the Cardinals or anyone else. Get paid.

No one complains about the hundreds of player cuts that an organization makes each season to save money but wants to complain when the top players in the league get a huge salary. Makes no sense.

**spindoc** · Dec 8, 11, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by Crash Davis

He owes nothing to the Cardinals or anyone else. Get paid.

No one complains about the hundreds of player cuts that an organization makes each season to save money but wants to complain when the top players in the league get a huge salary. Makes no sense.

Exactly. I think the AL was a good move for him.

**Crash Davis** · Dec 8, 11, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by spindoc

Exactly. I think the AL was a good move for him.

Considering he may actually be 50 at the end of the 10 years.

**Voice of Reason** · Dec 8, 11, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by Mustang

So it turns out that at the end of the day Pujols is nothing but a sell out like the rest of the professional sports fraternity who will sell themselves out to the highest bidder. Sad

As I said in the other thread, with the difference being somewhere between $30-50M, no one is going to pass that up. That is way too much money to take a pass on.

**chickenhawk** · Dec 8, 11, 12:12 PM

A tweet I just read said that the Angel's owner paid $75 million dollars more to Pujols than what he bought the team for in 2003.

**MJAlltheWay24** · Dec 8, 11, 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mustang

So it turns out that at the end of the day Pujols is nothing but a sell out like the rest of the professional sports fraternity who will sell themselves out to the highest bidder. Sad

I don't really feel like that is a fair statement at all. Why should he have any commitment to the Cardinals other than when he's under contract with them. 50 million more to go elswhere is hard not to turn down.

**MJAlltheWay24** · Dec 8, 11, 12:15 PM

Originally Posted by chickenhawk

A tweet I just read said that the Angel's owner paid $75 million dollars more to Pujols than what he bought the team for in 2003.

You know, that sounds like something Adam Schefter would probably tweet about.

**Colonels_Wear_Blue** · Dec 8, 11, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by HammerTime

The last ten year contact handed out looks like this...

08:$27M, 09:$32M, 10:$32M, 11:$31M, 12:$29M, 13:$28M, 14:$25M, 15:$21M, 16:$20M, 17:$20M

6 more years of A-Rod who has been hurt a lot lately and not producing. It might sting now Cards fans but you are likely better off without Sir Albert and that crazy contract.

Albert will make just over 68K per day for the nest 10 years.

$68K...which is roughly $21K more than the average YEARLY income for a California household with a single earner.

**SvFan4life** · Dec 8, 11, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by formerkywrestler

It's pretty early to be hitting the bottle.

I wish...haha

Stupid typing on my phone...

**SvFan4life** · Dec 8, 11, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by Mustang

So it turns out that at the end of the day Pujols is nothing but a sell out like the rest of the professional sports fraternity who will sell themselves out to the highest bidder. Sad

Actually the Marlins reportedly offered him $275 million over 10 years.

He took a lower contract to play in the AL (probably what he wanted to end his career in) and to play for a contending team.

**westsider** · Dec 8, 11, 12:37 PM

Originally Posted by Capernicus41

Pujols was the foundation. So many question marks now. At least they have some money to play with but I doubt they go after Prince and outside of him there really isn't much out there.

The Cardinals already had question marks in shortstop and center field. Now they have some wiggle room to address them.

**futurecoach** · Dec 8, 11, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by Mustang

So it turns out that at the end of the day Pujols is nothing but a sell out like the rest of the professional sports fraternity who will sell themselves out to the highest bidder. Sad

Sad? So your saying you would not take a job that you would make a lot more money at, while doing the exact same job but actually might be a little easier since he can now DH some? Not to mention going to a better location for the job. I mean as long as the rest of the family was fine with it, then what person would not take it? We have to remember that even though it is a sport and fun for us to watch. It is also a business for them, and he did what many people would do if a similar situation happened in the jobs that we do.

**westsider** · Dec 8, 11, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by bugatti

What was Pujols did that was so bad? Took the most money he could get?

Originally Posted by Crash Davis

He owes nothing to the Cardinals or anyone else. Get paid.

No one complains about the hundreds of player cuts that an organization makes each season to save money but wants to complain when the top players in the league get a huge salary. Makes no sense.

Originally Posted by Voice of Reason

As I said in the other thread, with the difference being somewhere between $30-50M, no one is going to pass that up. That is way too much money to take a pass on.

But when you profess your love for St. Louis and their fans and claim you want to be "a Cardinal for life" ...