This just plain sucks! Pujols sold St Louis out for more money in LA, and now Pujols wants to come back to St Louis and try to do just enough in one season to reclaim his popularity and possibly even get a statue out in front of Busch Stadium after retirement. I REALLY hope that never happens!
MONEY-GRUBBING PUJOLS MAY WEAR THE BIRDS ON BAT LOGO AGAIN BUT WILL NEVER BE ACCEPTED AS A CARDINAL
Honestly, I hated that Pujols left the Cardinals and it was nice to watch Pujols turn into a steamy pile of shit player after he left St Louis. The implosion of Pujols was almost as much fun to watch than the actual Cardinals games.. and with how shitty he played in LA, Pujols might have had a hard time making a AAA team.
IF Pujols would have turned down the modest wage increase of moving to LA, and stayed in St Louis, there is no doubt that his drop in production and abilities would have been overlooked, and Pujols would soon be unveiling his statue outside our stadium. But now the once-definite fact of receiving a Cardinals statue is now just a dream that Pujols wants to try and make real again.
Sorry, but if Pujols ever gets a statue outside Busch stadium, the Cardinals can EXPECT it to be trashed at every opportunity, because a good percentage of ST Louis Cardinals fans will NEVER accept Pujols back as a Cardinal after the money-grubbing asshole shit on our city and lied to us about moving away.
I was hoping that Pujols would end his career in LA – get a lackluster sendoff – be inducted into the HOF as an Angel or Dodger – and then fade away into history. But I guess that is not the case.
Well, I guess, at least it will be easier to follow the follies and downfall of Albert Pujols upclose – I won’t even have to look him up to see how bad he is doing. I will see it while watching Cardinals games – IF Pujols is even healthy enough to play.
The Cardinals’ search for a way to maximize the new position of designated hitter has led to a reunion with one of the greatest hitters of all from their past.
Albert Pujols and the Cardinals are finalizing a one-year contract to bring the franchise icon back to St. Louis, multiple sources said late Sunday. The agreement, first reported Sunday night by the Post-Dispatch, is pending a physical and will pay Pujols $2.5 million.
An inevitable first-ballot Hall of Famer, Pujols returns to St. Louis for the coda of a career that began with a stunning spring training and Rookie of the Year award in 2001, went on to match Stan Musial with three MVPs, and now brings him home 21 homers shy of 700 for his career. Pujols, 42, will have the opportunity to be the team’s righthanded DH against lefthanded starters or a deterrent off the bench against lefties in late innings.
The Cardinals imagine a similar role to the one Pujols had with the Los Angeles Dodgers this past season, and one manager Oliver Marmol has sought as he lets matchups guide his lineups.
A member of the Cardinals’ front office declined comment.
The Cardinals had ongoing internal discussions this spring about how a reunion would work with the current roster and clubhouse, and conversations with Pujols’ representatives increased this past weekend. A team source acknowledged how Pujols would fit the roster and ignite nostalgia, joining his friend and longtime teammate Yadier Molina for the catcher’s farewell season. Two sources described Pujols’ eagerness to rejoin the Cardinals if offered.
Drafted by the Cardinals in 1999, Pujols hit his way into the opening-day lineup on April 2, 2001, and began an unprecedented run of production to start a major-league career. In his first 10 seasons, he hit at least .300 with at least 30 homers and 100 RBIs each season, and he led the National League in average, homers, and RBIs for the 2000s, claiming a decade Triple Crown despite spotting the entire league a year. While with the Cardinals, Pujols won an MVP in 2005, 2008 and 2009, and he won two World Series championships. His last appearance as a Cardinal was celebrating the 2011 title, and that winter he left for the west coast, signing a 10-year, $240-million deal with the Angels.
Pujols was released by the Angels in May, a few months shy of the end of his contract. A Cardinals source said “the timing was off” for the team to sign him then, though internally they mused about bringing No. 5 back for an encore in the autumn of his career.
As recently as Sunday morning, officials with the Cardinals downplayed a match with Pujols because all spring they have consistently talked up their promise to prospects.
On Sunday morning, Post-Dispatch sports columnist Ben Frederickson asked Marmol if the team would consider adding a righthanded veteran, like Pujols, to the roster as they did a week ago with lefthanded outfielder Corey Dickerson.
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