Pujols Signs With Angels

[sighyoung]

I just told my boss if I'm offered 10 years at a quarter of a billion dollars I'm ready to bail.

What was his reply?

[IMADreamer]

I could be wrong, but my guess is Albert has a great year as usual. People always talk about the after contract let down, but I don't think he's wired that way. If he was, he would have had his best year this year.

He will do fine I'm sure.

[MDCardsFan]

I just told my boss if I'm offered 10 years at a quarter of a billion dollars I'm ready to bail.

On the other hand, if he offered you 9 years at $198 million right now, take it or leave it, I'm pretty sure that I know what you would do!

[Hungary Jack]

My next summer trip to Santa Barbara might include a side trip to Anaheim.

[Magneto2.0]

The Marlins offered 10 years 275 and he turned it down

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... er-miami/1

[ilstu24]

Don't buy it. I think that was released by his agent to show that it wasn't about the money.

[docellis]

Don't buy it. I think that was released by his agent to show that it wasn't about the money.

I agree. the original source was nightengale.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

I just told my boss if I'm offered 10 years at a quarter of a billion dollars I'm ready to bail.

On the other hand, if he offered you 9 years at $198 million right now, take it or leave it, I'm pretty sure that I know what you would do!

Not if you had someone whispering "I'll do you for 10 years at $220 million" in your ear. You'd be a fool not to listen.

And if after that someone came in and said "I'll make 10 years at $260" you'd be a bigger fool not to say "HELL YES!"

[TAZ]

Another way to look at at, aside from the millions of dollars - Pujols gets a 50% raise. I bet the majority here would take that deal.

Well, technically correct... but if you believe the 10/220 Cards offer than no, he left for a 12% increase over his current employer's offered raise. To a market that will be at least an 18% increase in expenses. He took less money in terms of value.

I wouldn't take a 12% raise and have to move to a place that is 18% more expensive to live in.

Look, I'm sure it sounds... whatever... but I honestly hope he gets a career ending injury in ST and never plays an inning for them. I hope the Angels are so harmstrung by the contract that they don't have a season over .500 for the length of the contract.
Why? It's not a vendetta (well, maybe a tad), this would simply keep him as ours.
You can say "He had a right to go wherever he wanted" and I will 100% agree with you. But then don't say "You can't be upset" because I have that right to feel however I want. And I'm angry because of this:

Money isn't the only factor

No... it was just the biggest factor, so he was deceptive...
If he didn't say that, I wouldn't be angry. I'd be sad of course, but I can't think of him without thinking of that quote, and how it was a lie.
He's still the best player I've ever seen, but he's a liar.

Liarbert Buttjols

[docellis]

i have no idea how i would even spend 100 million dollars.