We all want to believe in Albert but ...........

[Ohtaniland]

sometimes he just needs to just lock it up.

 

"Why would you want to leave a place like St. Louis to go somewhere else and make $3 or $4 more million a year? It's not about the money. I already got my money."

 

 

"Why would I do something like that to my family?".

"Why would I do something like that to God?" 

"Why would I do something like that to my team?"

 

 

"I am currently in the process of taking legal action against Jack Clark and his employers at WGNU 920AM. I am going to send a message that you cannot act in a reckless manner, like they have, and get away with it."

[YouthofToday]

Albert Pujols sunk by his own words. Why couldn't he have been true to his word and stayed in St. Louis? Why did he have to punish us by going against his word?

[YouthofToday]

Can he send a message on how reckless Arte was to give out the Albert Pujols' contract by cutting the remaining money left from $210 million to $70?

What a horrifically reckless decision by Arte.

[austin724]

At the time everyone was excited. Always good to play Monday morning quarterback on this site.

[Brandon Wing]

At the time everyone was excited. Always good to play Monday morning quarterback on this site.

Yes because reflection and reassessment are always terrible ways to run your life.

[Angelsjunky]

Sorry austin724, but that's such a tired argument and ends up sound like apology for bad management decisions. It isn't just one or two decisions that look bad in hindsight, its almost all of them. The vast majority of Jerry Dipoto's trades and signings have turned out poorly.

 

As for Albert Pujols, its sad what a mockery of a great player he has become. I guess all we can hope for is that the foot injury really was the primary cause of his suckage and that he'll bounce back to at least 2011-12 levels, which isn't the player we all hoped for but is at least not a total loss.

[Taylor]

I don't understand what the first quote has to do with the other quotes.

 

Again, people are turning on Pujols because of his poor performance. If he were putting up good numbers this season, you all would be defending him in these steroid allegations.

[Bashbrothers]

At the time everyone was excited. Always good to play Monday morning quarterback on this site.

I think most people that aren't on Angels forum knew a ten year deal was an awful idea.

[Docwaukee]

Regardless of whether this board or the fans in general liked or dislike a move, it's ends up as good or bad one way or another. 

 

Our approval is irrelevant. 

 

I initially liked a bunch of stuff that Dipoto has done that hasn't worked and I've disagreed with several moves over the years that have worked out well. 

 

Trying to speculate on the right and wrong is fun, but it doesn't matter.  The only thing that matters are results and they haven't been there. 

[Scott34]

Pujols did in fact take 3M less per year to sign with the Angels.

[Ohtaniland]

Pujols did in fact take 3M less per year to sign with the Angels.

 

Why would he do something like that to his family?

[kevinb]

Pujols did in fact take 3M less per year to sign with the Angels.

Can we trade him back to St. Louis ? Does his family still live there or did he finally actually move here?

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Can we trade him back to St. Louis ? Does his family still live there or did he finally actually move here?

I'm pretty sure they still live there and they never plan to move to So. Cal. or anywhere else, but stay in So. Cal. during the summer (when school gets out). Hamilton is the same way (his family still lives in Texas). 

[Ohtaniland]

I'm pretty sure they still live there and they never plan to move to So. Cal. or anywhere else, but stay in So. Cal. during the summer (when school gets out). Hamilton is the same way (his family still lives in Texas). 

 

Trout's family still lives in NJ

[2002_halos_II]

Trout isn't married w/children.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Trout isn't married w/children.

He's practically married and his family goes to a lot of his games. 

[kevinb]

I'm pretty sure they still live there and they never plan to move to So. Cal. or anywhere else, but stay in So. Cal. during the summer (when school gets out). Hamilton is the same way (his family still lives in Texas).

I don't understand that. Why accept a job where your family doesn't want to move except for 3 months out of the year. Should have stayed in St Louis.

[kevinb]

I don't believe him for a second when Whinie the Pu says he has never juiced.  He has.

No shot. Yes he's probably not on it now but he definitely was when he was his dominant self. He was what a 30 round pick or something that came up to the bigs and crushed the second he got here

[Scott34]

8th round but close enough I guess.

[kevinb]

8th round but close enough I guess.

See something like that. Piazza was 30 or something right? On my iPad not wanting to look up anything

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

See something like that. Piazza was 30 or something right? On my iPad not wanting to look up anything

62nd round. 

[kevinb]

62nd round.

Dang way off

[Ohtaniland]

8th round but close enough I guess.

 

13th round and 402nd overall

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=year_round&year_ID=1999&draft_round=13&draft_type=junreg

[mtangelsfan]

Why would he do something like that to his family?

 

It's amazing to me how judgmental, insolent, and demanding fans can be.  Some of you are pathetic with how personal you get with the players.  It's like by playing poorly, he has somehow personally wronged you.  It's lame.

[kevinb]

13th round and 402nd overall

 

http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=year_round&year_ID=1999&draft_round=13&draft_type=junreg

I didn't know his name was Jose