Pujols Signs With Angels

[Hungary Jack]

Reading this made me feel a bit better:

"I think Billy Beane said it perfectly: 'You can always recover from the player you don't sign. You can never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price,'" said an NL GM. "There's some truth in that. Everybody is replaceable. But if you make a mistake and sign the wrong guy, that can be crippling."

If he really did turn down $275M from the Marlins, Albert may have single-handedly saved baseball in south Florida. It is just another testament to his transcendent powers.

[indyredbird]

This USA Today Nightengale article definitely paints Albert in a good light. It's timeline of how the negotiations went down. It makes me sad.

Im comforted to know Pujols prayed about his decision the night before.

[AdmiralKird]

I wonder how voters in Baltimore would think if it was Cal Ripken Jr. who left.

I wonder how voters in Atlanta would think if it was Chipper Jones who left.

I wonder how voters in New York would think if it was Derek Jeter who left.


Yes, it negatively effects players' legacies, and its not just some bias opinion. Among the all time greats in the modern era, could you honestly look at all three of those players in the exact same light if they didn't play with the same team their entire careers?

[docellis]

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blues game tongiht

[Lesson]

Nevermind.

[Lesson]

I wonder how voters in Baltimore would think if it was Cal Ripken Jr. who left.

I wonder how voters in Atlanta would think if it was Chipper Jones who left.

I wonder how voters in New York would think if it was Derek Jeter who left.


Yes, it negatively effects players' legacies, and its not just some bias opinion. Among the all time greats in the modern era, could you honestly look at all three of those players in the exact same light if they didn't play with the same team their entire careers?

Griffey Jr?

[cards2468]

Griffey was traded to his home town... Then became not that good

[Lesson]

Bonds, McGwire before the steroids scandal broke out?

Tom Seaver?

[go birds]

So torii hunter was on MLB network and said Pujols called him.

He said Pujols says his decision wasn't about money, but that the angels gave him the best chance to win....


Really Albert? We just won the freakin world series and have wainwright coming back. Really ablest? Really??

Now, the Angels do have a very good 3(Weaver/Haren/Wilson) but come on.

The Cardinals just won the [expletive] WS.

They give him the best chance to win because he typically doesn't show up in the playoffs.

[Hungary Jack]

So torii hunter was on MLB network and said Pujols called him.

He said Pujols says his decision wasn't about money, but that the angels gave him the best chance to win....


Really Albert? We just won the freakin world series and have wainwright coming back. Really ablest? Really??

Now, the Angels do have a very good 3(Weaver/Haren/Wilson) but come on.

The Cardinals just won the [expletive] WS.

They give him the best chance to win because he typically doesn't show up in the playoffs.

If I were a (former) Cardinal teammate of Albert, I'd have a hard time not being offended by his alleged comment.

Albert adds a lot, but offensively that club is not especially formidable. It's an old club, and will need big years from Kendrick, Bourjos, and Trumbo to compete with Texas, NYY, Boston, etc.