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12-11-2011, 03:07 PM #91
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Re: Albert Pujols to the Angels
Street souvenir vendors outside Wrigley Field aren't going to be happy about Pujols leaving, either. Now they're stuck with a supply of very politically incorrect "Pujols Mows My Lawn" t-shirts.
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12-11-2011, 03:22 PM #92
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12-11-2011, 03:29 PM #93
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12-11-2011, 04:20 PM #94
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Yes, it does. I'm a Cardinals collector and I run my site for other Cardinals collectors. I tracked Pujols because he was the focus of so many Cardinals collectors. I admittedly don't know much about McGwire's Oakland bats because my focus is his Cardinals stuff; same will go for Pujols.
Now that he's an Angel, maybe an Angels fan will take up the challenge. Even if I wanted to continue tracking Pujols, I'd have access to very few games. Sure, I could subscribe online, but I have zero interest in watching Angels games just to see what Pujols is using.
In a way, it's almost a relief. The Cardinals-era book now has a beginning, middle and end. If Pujols starts using purple B45 bats with green handle tape and hot pink tar next year, someone else can document it. I'll keep researching everything I can about his finite career in St. Louis.
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12-11-2011, 05:13 PM #95
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In my opinion, this piece by Bryan Burwell comes closer to hitting the nail on the head than anything else I've read:
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/colum...9832611af.html
Generations from now, when people look back at this, there's only one question they'll ask:
How could the Cardinals have ever allowed Albert Pujols to reach free agency?
Everything else is just noise.
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12-11-2011, 05:19 PM #96
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12-11-2011, 05:54 PM #97
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In the beginning, both Albert and Dee Dee were a little skeptical of Moreno's charming ways. "I think anyone is going to be great when they're trying to get you to come to their organization," said Dee Dee Pujols. "But in the short time we've known Arte, he's a great guy. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know when someone is genuine."
That is an interesting last sentence especially after all the stories about Pujols' agent Dan Lozano came out on Deadspin.
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12-11-2011, 09:40 PM #98
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This is a very good point; I'm not sure just how good of a judge of character Pujols is. The whole thing with the Angels sounds like an elaborate marketing pitch, comparable with the best in the business.
On a totally different note, I've heard rumors that Albert Pujols may be a little older than he says, like 34. If the Cards had any such knowledge, perhaps that's part of why they wouldn't agree to such a long-term deal.Les Zukor
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12-12-2011, 12:20 AM #99
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/09/opinio...ols/index.html
Above is another interesting article. I was as big a fan as the next guy. Someone told me once you may not want to meet your most favored player....they might disappoint you. Well, I met him twice at the Cardinals Witner Warmup and this article paints a 100% accurate picture. Can't wait to hear the stories of Angels collectors in the coming seasons.
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12-12-2011, 10:27 AM #100
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I was just told that the Angels new television deal earns the Angels $100 million more per season than the Cardinals' TV deal earns the Cards (the Cards' deal is for less than $50M, as I understand it). So, the difference in TV contracts could just about cover the Cardinals' entire team payroll.
Jeff Scott
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