Stark's column: Cubs major players for Pujols

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For those of us who are skeptical about whether or not the Cubs are going to spend, the buzz around Baseball is that the Cubs are going to make a serious run at him. :yahoo:

 

Kinda goes against what Theo said, but we are talking about Pujols.

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/rumblings111110/exploring-market-free-agents-albert-pujols-prince-fielder

 

In Albert's case, this was a landslide. All but one of the execs we polled predicted this guy won't even have to bother forwarding his mail -- because he's not going anywhere (except back to St. Louis). But the AL exec who disagreed (and picked the Cubs) made a case worthy of serious reflection.

"I've always had a feeling," he said, "that the people in St. Louis were putting up a front, that, 'We really, really want him back,' but down deep, they wouldn't mind covering their tracks by saying, in the end, that, 'The price just got so high, we couldn't compete.'

 

"If they were always going to do whatever it took to sign him, I don't think they would have done the [Matt] Holliday deal at the level they did it, or some of these other deals they've done. I think they've been positioning themselves to move on. It just seems to me that if they were always willing to step up and do whatever it took, they already would have stepped up and done it."

 

Hmmm. Makes you think. Doesn't it? He just might be right that if there's any other team willing to go eight to 10 years, at $28 to 30 million, the Cardinals might very well wave sayonara. But it's too early in the game to know if those teams are out there, only that the buzz in the industry is that the Cubs, Marlins and Rangers are gearing up to make a run at this man.

[jersey cubs fan]

Kinda goes against what Theo said,

 

No it doesn't.

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

It does not go against what he said.

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[UMFan83]

Kinda goes against what Theo said,

 

No it doesn't.

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

It does not go against what he said.

 

You don't remember when he called Albert Pujols a douchebag and said no Cardinal scum will ever be on my baseball team?

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Kinda goes against what Theo said,

 

No it doesn't.

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

It does not go against what he said.

 

He mentioned prime age for players and really having to look at it when players pass their prime. Like I said, this is Pujols, though.

[UMFan83]

Kinda goes against what Theo said,

 

No it doesn't.

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

It does not go against what he said.

 

He mentioned prime age for players and really having to look at it when players pass their prime. Like I said, this is Pujols, though.

 

That's not what you originally implied he said.

[Hollandsworths mug]

Kinda goes against what Theo said,

 

No it doesn't.

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

It does not go against what he said.

 

He mentioned prime age for players and really having to look at it when players pass their prime. Like I said, this is Pujols, though.

 

That's not what you originally implied he said.

 

Clarified. I am just happy to see this column and Stark is usually a reliable source.

[Guest]

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Can we not make this a thing?

[Guest]

Kinda goes against what Theo said,

 

No it doesn't.

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

It does not go against what he said.

 

He mentioned prime age for players and really having to look at it when players pass their prime. Like I said, this is Pujols, though.

His emphasis was on making sure that the contract you give out pays for expected production during that contract instead of paying for past performance. If they expect that Albert will provide sufficient value during the course of his deal, the Cubs will be players.

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Can we not make this a thing?

It's going to be difficult to stop with Theo running the show.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

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Can we not make this a thing?

Agreed

[Hollandsworths mug]

Kinda goes against what Theo said,

 

No it doesn't.

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

 

 

No it doesn't.

 

 

It does not go against what he said.

 

He mentioned prime age for players and really having to look at it when players pass their prime. Like I said, this is Pujols, though.

His emphasis was on making sure that the contract you give out pays for expected production during that contract instead of paying for past performance. If they expect that Albert will provide sufficient value during the course of his deal, the Cubs will be players.

 

Well, we know Albert will provide more than sufficient value, so we are indeed players :). As I said, this column made me excited.

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Can we not make this a thing?

Thank you.

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Can we not make this a thing?

It's going to be difficult to stop with Theo running the show.

 

Do whatever you need to do. Just don't post about it.

[Hollandsworths mug]

In the end, will Albert take less to stay in STL or take more to come here or another team? This would be like Favre agreeing to go to the Bears and I'm sure it will weigh heavily in Albert's decision.

 

However, he has to know he would own the 3rd biggest market in all of sports. That in itself is attractive.

[Guest]

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Can we not make this a thing?

It's going to be difficult to stop with Theo running the show.

 

Do whatever you need to do. Just don't post about it.

And for the love of god, no pictures.

[Guest]

Let's continue the conversation in the massive 1B thread, though.