According to stltoday.com report, Cardinals seem to suggest that Pujols’
departure to the Los Angeles Angels. There are three possible scenarios:
1.The Cardinals grossly underestimated how high his asking price might
soar once Pujols reached free agency.
2.They arrogantly underestimated what sort of human touch would be required
to successfully court a prideful man and the best hitter of his generation.
3.The Cardinals simply decided a long time ago that they never had any intention
of re-signing Pujols and allowing him to retire as a local treasure, but
opted for image purposes to put up a carefully constructed facade of a
“negotiation” to mislead Cardinals fans into believing an earnest pursuit of
Pujols was going on.
Stltoday.com author, Bryan Burwell, is leaning toward No. 3.
News Link:
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/76a196f1-21c2-5e55-a8df-0d62ce716957.html
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針對Pujols簽下長約投效天使隊，紅雀隊經營管理團隊可能在以下幾種考量下，
決定與Pujols說再見：(作者確信為第三項)
1.紅雀隊經營者聽信謠言，低估Pujols成為自由球員的身價。
2.紅雀隊經營者財大氣粗，不認為必須討好獲得三屆國聯MVP、他們的當家紅牌。
3.紅雀隊經營者很早就已決定不再簽下Pujols，以免他在紅雀隊獲得巨額薪酬，
並在紅雀隊風光地退役，成就一位名人而拖垮球團。為了球團的正面形象，因
此球團釋出仍在協商的消息，讓紅雀隊的球迷相信，球團正在努力且誠摯地希
望Pujols留在紅雀隊。
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Pujols, Angels reach $254 million, 10-year deal
Albert Pujols decided to accept the second-highest contract in baseball history
for a new future in southern California with the Los Angeles Angels.
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For baseball, it was a virtually unprecedented move.
Many top stars have changed teams in their careers, from Babe Ruth to
Willie Mays to Barry Bonds. But this is perhaps the best player in the
game over the past decade, exiting shortly after one of the great postseason
power shows.
A big and burly offensive force with a shaved head, the nine-time All-Star
has a room full of honors, winning the 2001 NL Rookie of the Year award,
NL MVPs in 2005, 2008 and 2009, a batting title in 2003 and a pair of
Gold Gloves at first base. Who would have predicted that when the Cardinals
selected him in the 13th round of the 1999 amateur draft with the
402nd overall selection?
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And now, he’s going West.
News Link:
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=ApculKIVmuUpU3jvgG3JS1GFCLcF?slug=ap-angels-pujols
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How Pujols became an Angel
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/4d59b644-14aa-5cae-84bd-f5667eacf422.html
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St. Louis keeps statue, Angels get Pujols
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ahx8FMmWzVn7STxdRHuNEpeFCLcF?slug=ap-jimlitke-120811
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Sports world Tweets reaction to Albert’s move
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/edb46488-21cb-11e1-a402-0019bb30f31a.html
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驅魔神探降臨！ 天使殺出血路再簽下威爾森
http://www.nownews.com/2011/12/09/91-2764995.htm
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[MLB Transaction] Cardinals let Pujols slip through their fingers
2011/12/09 作者：Denny
