Albert Pujols released...

[Spirit]

 

 

[Angel Oracle]

3 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

My thought as well, definitely weird that they'd hang on to him through years of underperformance and then DFA him now. It's not like he's noticeably worse than he's been for most of his contract, sadly. 

Difference is, he’s only owed about $24 million now.

[Bronson]

1 minute ago, Toby Flenderson said:

Who's mad?

Everyone on Twitter.

[robblin17]

Can someone check on Stradling?

[stormngt]

8 minutes ago, Hubs said:

They’re running a short bench but he’s basically been the starting first baseman, (20 of 29 and has DH 2x) so that doesn’t really affect the bench. I also find it hard to believe just now they’d do him this way, with the end of his contract months away. 
 

And if he wanted to go back to StL, they don’t have room for him, without a DH. So a third team? Or retirement? 
 

Wonder if he just said he was done. 

One day contract with Cards followed by retirement .

Pujols doesn't need a release from Angels to retire

[Biergott]

Not sure how I feel about this.  After all this time, in his last year, to just cut him after the FO benches him feels like dirty pool.  It’s not like he’s singlehandedly cost us these games and certainly isn’t a damn pitcher.

this feels wrong in so many ways to treat a first ballot HOFer this way this late in his contract.

I am not saying we are not better off without him by any means, but it doesn’t feel like something the Angels would do. 

there’s got to be more to this story.  A lot more.  I really hope he requested it.  and that the decision was his.  Then at least we’d have clear conscience?  But on the surface we look like aholes

 

Update: sounds like Albert asked for it, so be it then.  Again I’ve wanted him to walk away the last couple years.  So yeah we are better off.  Just the timing is so freaking bizarre.  We tolerated his mediocre numbers for 9 years, and this year wasn’t any different, yet they make the call now to cut him?  Not in spring?  Not in the off-season when we could’ve gotten pitching.  Just weird, isn’t it.

and sad that such an amazing career is going out like this.  Fizzling out with deflating ballon noise and negativity and controversy.  What a shame.

but...moving on

Edited May 6, 2021 by Biergott

[Dtwncbad]

Cool.  It’s the right move.

Now let’s see if the front office can take advantage of the additional roster spot to improve the team or if this just means that spot goes to somebody else that sucks.

Big boy time.  Go get a player.

 

Edited May 6, 2021 by Dtwncbad

[Bronson]

1 minute ago, tdawg87 said:

Who's complaining?

Are you talking about the idiots on Facebook? They don't count. 

Exactly. Just pointing it out how much of hypocrites they are.

[Don]

1 minute ago, Bronson said:

Cardinals could.

That's the only team I could see doing it. But maybe in an Ms/Ichiro sort of way. The Cardinals are leading their division right now, and it wouldn't make sense from a baseball perspective to give him regular ABs.

[Jason]

Just now, Bronson said:

Everyone on Twitter.

Twitter is really fucking stupid 

[PattyD22]

They are probably lowering all the flags in Busch Stadium to half mast as we speak in Alberts honor.

[CanadianHalo]

Thank god! 
 

I seriously hope this is a joke? Upset? The guy is f’n garbage. He’s lucky they even let his fat ass groove up the bench

[hangin n wangin]

Good riddance. What a terrible signing. .343 was his highest OBP with the Angels. I read something about him being pissed that he got benched against Yarbourogh. The nerve to get upset about that when you're that bad at baseball. Shocking.

[Jason]

1 minute ago, Biergott said:

Not sure how I feel about this.  After all this time, in his last year, to just cut him after the FO benches him feels like dirty pool.  It’s not like he’s singlehandedly cost us these games and certainly isn’t a damn pitcher.

this feels wrong in so many ways to treat a first ballot HOFer this way this late in his contract.

I am not saying we are not better off without him by any means, but it doesn’t feel like something the Angels would do. 

there’s got to be more to this story.  A lot more.  I really hope he requested it.  and that the decision was his.  Then at least we’d have clear conscience?  But on the surface we look like aholes

I don't think anyone is going to lose sleep over releasing him 

[Lou]

3 minutes ago, Bronson said:

Cardinals could.

One-day contract so he can retire as a Cardinal.

[Chuck]

25 minutes ago, EdmontonAngelsFan said:

 

@EdmontonAngelsFan beats @mmc on breaking twitter news in what may be the best thread in our 17-year history as a website. 

[beatlesrule]

17 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Pinch me. This is a dream right?

I had to check multiple sites to make sure it wasn't.

[tdawg87]

Mainstream Angels fans ride the short bus to the stadium carrying 14 beach balls and 6 rally monkeys each. They do not order beer. Ever.

[nando714]

Print the playoff tickets 

[yk9001]

What a great day.

[m0nkey]

Wish the Fuck Yu, We got Pujols thread was around to be bumped

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, Biergott said:

Not sure how I feel about this.  After all this time, in his last year, to just cut him after the FO benches him feels like dirty pool.  It’s not like he’s singlehandedly cost us these games and certainly isn’t a damn pitcher.

this feels wrong in so many ways to treat a first ballot HOFer this way this late in his contract.

I am not saying we are not better off without him by any means, but it doesn’t feel like something the Angels would do. 

there’s got to be more to this story.  A lot more.  I really hope he requested it.  and that the decision was his.  Then at least we’d have clear conscience?  But on the surface we look like aholes

I really don’t care.  I don’t hate Pujols.  I like him actually.  He was always a good citizen and obviously historically significant.

But he is a grown man.  He gets all his money and the Angels played him more than he actually deserves to play at the back end of this contract.

No he wasn’t mistreated here and nobody needs to be worried about how he feels.

If it comes out that he actually feels wronged, then I would lose respect for him.

[aznhockeyguy]

Wow, this certainly came out of nowhere. 

[Brandon]

I wonder if/how this affects his personal services part of his contract?

[Bronson]

Hopefully there’s no bad blood and they can bring him back as a clubhouse presence but this smells like FO drama.