I'm really ticked off that my St. Louis Cardinals let Albert Pujols get away.
He's headed for the Los Angeles Angels, who lured him away with a 250-million dollar, ten-year contract.
I have this feeling, and it's just a feeling, that there's more to Albert's leaving than money.
I'll just throw this out for discussion. Does anybody think Albert will still be playing ten years from now? He turns 32 next month. I figure he can play well for five more years. So the Angels will be shelling out 125 million or so after he retires.
I know, that's done all the time. And maybe this factor was running through the Cardinal managements' minds.
A USA Today article says going to the American league may extend Albert's career after his defensive skills start to deterioriate. The Angels can simply move him to designated hitter.
And, just think about all that money that'll be freed up for the Cards to wheel and deal. Prince Fielder, maybe?
Anyway, I'm sorry to see Albert leave. He's still one of my favorite players.
And I don't blame him for testing his value in the market.
Darn! We've Lost Albert
Discussion in 'Sports Forum' started by Tom Butler, Dec 8, 2011.
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I'll miss seeing him in the Cards uniform like a bum tooth at an ice cream social.
This is coming from a Reds fan, BTW, the real "Big Red machine". :thumbs: -
Nah nah nah nah,
nah nah nah nah,
hey, hey, hey, goodbye!!!!! -
I don't know, Tom------ole whats his face over in Hotlanta is still making an appearance----and he's how old now????
Skipper Jones----ain't that his name??? Plays Base #3!!!! -
And, you're right, Albert could still be playing at 42. Another Cardinal great, Stan Musial, played until he was 43, but not at a peak level for his last three years.
Even so, I saw him play in his last year, 1963. Two out of three with a home run that day.
Shoot, I hope Albert tears up the American league for years to come. I like him, he's a confessing Christian and I pull for the good guys. Except, of course, when they're playing against the Cardinals. -
As a life long Cards fan I'm sad to see him go, but I have mixed feelings. I don't blame the Cards for not spending more than 250M for a guy who I think has his best days behind him. I also can't really blame Albert for taking the money, but I am a little ticked off because all last year Albert said he wanted to stay a Cardinal and that the money wasn't an issue. He even kind of held them hostage to sign Holiday to get him to stay or at least that was reported and now he does this. I think the Cards are in better shape as long as they go get a big bat to replace him, and the Angels just maybe will hate paying 25M per year in just a few years, remember Albert hit into a league leading double plays last year and he was limping a lot at the end of the season. Time will tell.
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InTheLight Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Signing Pujols was a masterstroke for the Angels. The Angels saw their opportunity to surpass the Dodgers as southern California's favorite team. The Dodgers are in bankruptcy and a lousy team to boot. Pujols will win over millions of fans.
With the signing of Pujols and C.J. Wilson, I guarantee that the Angels will win at least one World Series in the next 10 years. That alone will justify signing Pujols.
The Angels spending $125M on him in the last five years of the contract is unknown. Who knows how the contract was structured. It could be front-loaded. Whatever the actual number, it's a lot of money to pay to someone over 37 years old. -
First, there is no way in the world that Fat Albert is 32. No way. Add 3 to that total.
Second, Prince Fielder is a fat man who can hit the ball a long, long way right now. But fat men don't have long careers. (Case in point, another fat 1st baseman named "Fielder." And his dad was a good half a foot taller). He'll hit for a few more years before he needs vaseline and a shoehorn to get in the batting cage.
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Both Prince Albert and Prince Fielder are way over rated, I agrre with the last post, Fielder will have difficulty staying away from injury with carrying all his weight and Albert has already shown wear and tear and looking at his numbers over the last 2 years, I would never sign a guy like that to 10 years. At least it makes more sense in the AL.
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InTheLight Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Prince isn't overrated either. He's a very dangerous hitter. But he's a fat guy who doesn't have that long left. -
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I thought I knew everything, but I didn't know that. -
There's no way Fat Albert was 21 during his rookie season, as I see it. He had to have been at least 23 or 24. -
Here's another case:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wandy_Rodr%C3%ADguez -
InTheLight Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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However, I'm pretty sure that the Cardinals and the Angels are satisfied that the age that Albert claims is his real age. Do you think the Angels would shell out $254M over TEN YEARS if there was a slight chance that he was presently 35 years old? -
Probably not, but they're nuts for shelling out that kind of money for a 32-year-old, too. -
Orange County, Calif. churches are scrambling to land the Pujols as congregants:
Will Saddleback Church Snap Up Albert Pujols, Christianity's Biggest Free Agent?
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