Pujols Signs With Angels

[sighyoung]

So the Cardinals set a benchmark, other teams were informed of that mark, then the Cardinals were not allowed to counter?

Either way, ESPN should get the truth and shoot a two hour movie of the entire contract saga in the past few days in lei of not being able to televise an announcement press conference. It would be way more entertaining.

6,000th post.

Better yet, hire David Mamet, so that Lozano and Mozeliak say variations of "[expletive] you!" for two hours.

First prize is Albert Pujols. Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.

Lozano's motto on contracts is "Always Be Clausing."

[Donnie Ebert]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/opinion/p ... ?hpt=hp_c2

Sadly I agree with the article. Can we finally admit that he's a dick?

Here's essentially the same article from March:

http://www.jeffpearlman.com/albert-pujo ... of-people/

Award-winning cut and paste writing.

[cardsfansince82]

Albert Earp: I did my duty, now I'd like to get on with my life. I'm going to Anaheim.
Stan: Ah, I see. To strike it rich. Well, all right, that's fine. Tell you one thing, though...I never saw a rich man who didn't wind up with a guilty conscience.
Albert Earp: Already got a guilty conscience. Might as well have the money, too. Good day, mang.

/fin
//the black hat should have been a clue

[TimeForGuinness]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ang ... 2777.story

I guess we know where all the money came from...

[cards2468]

*vomit*

[obucard]

*vomit*

$10 says he'll share your reaction by 2016.

[ghostrunner]

For some reason I'm annoyed by the teeny little stripes on the Angels sleeves and neck.

[cards2468]

*vomit*

$10 says he'll share your reaction by 2016.

My guess is by 2016 he'll be walking out of the stadium with the same [expletive] smirk on his face carrying jerseys of Jason Heyward or Buster Posey or whomever they decide to blow their tv contract money on.

[JL21]

I have to say, of all the places he could end up, Anaheim is just about the best case scenario. It'd suck to see him with any other NL team, especially the Cubs. I wouldn't want him in Boston because the city of St. Louis would never stop whining about it. Seeing him as a Yankee would make me want to vomit. But the Angels have traditionally been a fun team to watch with players you can pull for during the Scioscia years.

[cards2468]

I have to say, of all the places he could end up, Anaheim is just about the best case scenario. It'd suck to see him with any other NL team, especially the Cubs. I wouldn't want him in Boston because the city of St. Louis would never stop whining about it. Seeing him as a Yankee would make me want to vomit. But the Angels have traditionally been a fun team to watch with players you can pull for during the Scioscia years.

Yea, too bad they have to be in LA.