Under what scenario would Pujols retire before his contract is up?

[Guest]

When pigs begin to fly 

[tomsred]

12 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

If we all wish really hard and keep starting thread after thread maybe he'll retire.

Yes, I'm quite sure he will retire because of what this message board has to say about him.  Maybe a petition would help.

[GrittyVeterans]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

as well he should 

I completely agree. I personally think people are insane if they think the guy is going to give back 100+ million dollars that both parties agreed to. I could maybe see him taking year 10 off, but certainly not 3-4 years like some are suggesting.

 

I don't blame him at all. I can honestly say that even if I had all the money Pujols has, I'd play out the rest of the contract too and set my great great great great grandchildren up for life. A lot of the blame that Pujols is going to get for playing out his contract should be directed at no one but Arte.

 

And this is coming from someone who hasn't had a positive thing to say about Pujols since he started playing for the Halos

[kevinb]

250 mil is 125 after taxes

[HaloMagic]

125 is 15 after I spend 110 on hookers and blow

 

I'll take $15mm

[Lou]

42 minutes ago, HaloMagic said:

125 is 15 after I spend 110 on hookers and blow

 

I'll take $15mm

for beer 

[Angel Oracle]

13 hours ago, HaloFromVegas said:

Actually, Pujols himself has answered this question: he'll retire early if his daughter Sophia qualifies for the 2020 Olympics.

So.... GO SOPHIA!

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/news/pujols-could-retire-before-contract-expires-to-attend-the-olympics-mlb-cardinals-angels/1fp7whq121cxl1rel4yf0n7hyc

And 2019 would figure to be when he passes Mays into 5th place in HRs anyway.   Win-Win

[jgimondo]

I wish he would stop turning on outside pitches , it would cut down on his ground outs.

[Second Base]

I remember Pujols mentioning that if his daughter made the Olympic team in gymnastics he'd retire.

My guess is that Albert has settled into who he is now. Probably .230 and 30 HR. I think he'll retire 3 years from now.

[19HALO71]

An injury that would require extensive rehabilitation.

Go Halos!!!

[AngelStew43]

I think he's sticking around solely to hit HR's.  I know he could help the team a lot more by just swinging for contact, and letting the HR's come on their own, but someone else with a different idea obviously has his ear.

[California Cajun]

I can't see him playing until 2021 with his foot problems.  They persist with or without surgery.  His surgical knee probably still hurts him as well.  It affects his hitting and running severly.

From what I can tell he's a proud man that works very hard to contribute to this team.  I don't question his effort at all.

He will probably lose his .300 lifetime average this year.  That was Mickey Mantle's biggest regret, that he finished with a lifetime .298 average.  

I think Albert will become increasingly frustrated with making outs and the limitations of his body and retire before 2021.

[Ohtaniland]

On 5/25/2016 at 4:24 PM, Stradling said:

What would help with that decision is to have a team where he isn't one of the better performers.  Sadly he is still one of the bigger threats in this line up.  Sure it would be easier to put better players on the team with his payroll off the books, but in the next two years the team will have about $70 million more to play with.  If the team made some smart signings and Albert is relegated to hitting 7th, then it might weigh on his decision.  

Lol Albert would gladly ride the pine with direct deposit.

[Stradling]

3 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

Lol Albert would gladly ride the pine with direct deposit.

What part of him playing injured makes you think that?  

[Ohtaniland]

25 minutes ago, Stradling said:

What part of him playing injured makes you think that?  

Strad, like it or not, Albert is the type of person that feels that he has already earned every penny of that contract. "Have you seen my numbers"?

He's going to collect all of it and conveniently justify the need for the money for his charity. Stay tuned because there's no way out of that contract.

[Docwaukee]

19 hours ago, HaloMagic said:

125 is 15 after I spend 110 on hookers and blow

 

I'll take $15mm

great line from no country - 'I spent it.  about a million and a half on whores and whiskey and the rest of it I just sorta blew.'

[Docwaukee]

Btw, I just don't see Albert leaving 30mil on the table let alone more.  From what we have seen of Albert, I just can't imagine him thinking that he couldn't go out and perform regardless of what happened the previous season.  

[mrwicked]

1 hour ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

Why does it matter? With the extra money Arte would just sign another 32 year old years past his prime.

Arte is quietly preparing to go all in on the Ryan Howard sweepstakes this offseason. 

[Chuck]

4 minutes ago, mrwicked said:

Arte is quietly preparing to go all in on the Ryan Howard sweepstakes this offseason. 

Man, I was hoping for a #gmj reference 

[Angel Oracle]

7 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Man, I was hoping for a #gmj reference 

Hey, if Howard by some miracle has either a big month, or a lucky sensational catch, you may still get your wish.

[yk9001]

lol @ "or a lucky sensational catch"

 

this team......

[yk9001]

I got in a few lols the other day driving home.  Roger Lodge saw Pujols in spring training this year, and if you would have told him then that Pujols would be hitting sub .200 in May, based on the way Pujols was bashing in ST, Roger would have told you that you're CRAZY.

[Angel Oracle]

Good old Rogelio Chavez, always good for a laugh

[Jobu]

Death or dismemberment. 

 

 

Sorry if someone did that one - I'm not reading 3 pages of Pujols opinions. 

[70runner]

I hear he's on the Trump VP list...