Many Cardinal fans were upset and felt betrayed after Pujols left baseball heaven. I wish I could have implored those fans to listen to the Rodd Stewart classic “I wish I knew what I know now.” Pujols, hair receding, now looks like the shell of the great player he once was. The only thing he’s losing quicker than his hair are his production numbers, and as he nears closer to age 50 the aches and pains will continue to make it that much harder to get up in the morning. The alone comfort is that the bags of money he will receive over the next 8.5 years outweigh the bags forming under his eyes, Ha barely! The Cardinals have always made savvy baseball moves, and John Mozeliak not resigning this aging superstar with ever dwindling numbers may have made the smartest move yet.
Perhaps Albert can push that sun back up in the sky for one more series and play like the Albert of old. After all, the Angels haven’t really had much to play for over the past two seasons. Maybe this will give him and the team some added motivation. However, this is one reporter who isn’t that optimistic- just unbiased. When a prize horse or dog starts declining we euthanize them… When Pujols does it the Angels give him millions (go figure). Let’s celebrate the Angels obligation to overcompensate a player who should have been put out to pasture. We’ll be watching closely tonight Albert, prove us wrong. And that my friends is the way the cookie crumbles. Nom nom.
-Andrew Murky
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