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MMC
12-09-2011, 08:53 AM
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-angels-pujols

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DALLAS (AP)—Albert Pujols (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6619/)[/URL] could have been a wealthy Cardinal for life, planning for the day his statue would be erected outside Busch Stadium next to those of Stan Musial, Bob Gibson and the other St. Louis greats.

Instead, exactly six weeks after leading the Cardinals to a second title in one of the most thrilling World Series ever, he decided to accept the second-highest contract in baseball history for a new future in southern California with the [URL="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/laa/"]Los Angeles Angels (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6619/news).

The three-time NL MVP agreed Thursday to a $254 million, 10-year contract with the Angels, leaving behind a heartbroken fan base by jilting one of the sport’s traditional teams for an expansion club with only one championship in its half-century.....snip~


What a bunch of garbage. Do you see this? 254 Mil just for playing baseball. It's not even a real Contact Sport. Think baseball players should get payed this much money for playing this Sport? :huh:

To top it off he walks away from one a place where he Could have it all as the Star for that City. No loyalty to anything but the Almighty Dollar! :undecided:

Conley
12-09-2011, 09:50 AM
It is ridiculous the salaries these guys make. The average baseball schlub in the majors make over 3 million now. Crazy. Although I have never been a fan of Saint Louis. Now that Lasorda is gone I think Pujols felt like he had done enough.

MMC
12-09-2011, 10:27 AM
Nobody is worth that much. One fast ball upside his head and he could be an idiot for the rest of his life. It's ridiculous.

Conley
12-09-2011, 10:33 AM
It is crazy, I agree. The man puts butts in the seats and people turn on their TVs to watch him. He will bring in a lot money for sure.

MMC
12-09-2011, 10:35 AM
Or their team will suck and won't be going nowheres!

Conley
12-09-2011, 10:37 AM
Or their team will suck and won't be going nowheres!

:laugh: MMC is having none of it this morning!

Elibe
12-09-2011, 04:40 PM
i never really got the big deal about baseball. just a bunch of people standing around and mostly just the pitcher and batter in the action

MMC
12-09-2011, 09:04 PM
Heya E.....U got that right. Hell I don't think they should even be paid 3 million dollars for this sport.