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Could be, but he doesn't really HAVE to play in STL this year. If he doesn't want to be in STL there was no reason for him to come out and say he would refuse to be traded. The only thing that looks like spin to me is coming from people like you who are hoping that he feels disrespected and leaves. He won't approve a trade because he really wants to stay, I have no doubt about that. He certainly hopes the Cards will make a more viable offer after the season. But all his warm fuzzy love for St. Louis and TBFIB won't persuade him to sign a contract like the one he was offered. That was a serious lowball, and you can't deny it with a straight face. -
Yeah, this thing is going to free agency. The Cards aren't going to give him a huge deal. If they were, they wouldn't have lowballed him so hard, they would have made an offer in the same area code as what it might take. That's what was so surprising. 200MM is a lot, but over 9 years for the best player in the game, it's an insult. If you figure he'll get at least 7 years, the Cards offer was probably at least 42MM short of where it needed to be (27MM AAV) to even be viable. That's no small difference, and it's telling. If the Cards had offered him a contract with an AAV of 25M as a start (which is what I expected them to do), that would have greased the wheels. But an offer that low tells me the Cards can't or won't go where they need to go to get it done. There's a lot of spin and rationalizing coming from Cardinal nation, and understandably so. There's a better than 50/50 chance that they are going to lose the best player in their franchise's history. Albert is going to be the great citizen he has always been, with platitudes galore. But the chances of him playing his entire career with STL have taken a serious hit.
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The bottom line is that the Cardinals foolishly gambled that Albert would give them another discount for the privilege of playing in St. Louis, and unless the step up in the 11th hour with a big time offer far beyond their previous one, they'll pay for their arrogance dearly. If Albert leaves - and especially if he were to join the Cubs - it will be devastating to the fanbase. A quick trip around the interwebs will tell you how incomprehensible losing Pujols would be to many St. Louis fans. They consider him this generation's Musial or Gibson. To Albert, the greatest player of his generation, hit all the big milestones in another uniform - maybe even enter the Hall in another cap - it would wound Cardinal nation. It'd be a PR nightmare (and totally awesome).
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I dont know...4th smallest market in baseball and even if the Cardinals payroll was at 120 million, he'd make up 25% of their payroll. I realize that they operate and produce revenues that a mid-market club would, but thats only 15 million less than what the Cubs are spending this year. I personally think they would have a hard time fielding a competitive team with a $30 million player on the payroll. Which is why I hope they go crazy and cave. I don't think they are that foolish, but if they were, they'd have to kiss Waino and Carp goodbye, and it would have been for nothing but the knowledge they still had Albert. Still, I'm just shocked they didn't make a more viable offer. 7/175 or 8/200 would at least have less of an affront. That offer is disrespectful.
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The only things I can come up with are: A)This is the best they could do while feeling they could field a competitive team around Albert, given that they'll have to pay guys like Wainwright soon as well. They made the offer with mixed expectation and prayed Pujols would take it, and figured it would be close to what they could negotiate. B)They've been drinking the "Albert loves St. Louis" Kool-Aid and thought Al would gladly give them another huge bargain. C)It is just a token offer, and they're preparing for life after Pujols. D)It was an initial offer, with the expectation they have time after the season, but before he hit FA. Regardless of which of those it is, it was an ill-advised move, since it can't be viewed as anything other than an insult. Anyone with any sense would realize you have to start with Howard's AAV as a minimum and work up from there. And if that was a serious offer, and is firm enough that they didn't even bother with a second after receiving feedback from Pujols' camp, I see little hope for Cards fans that he is in St. Louis after 2011. I woke up this morning fully expecting that I would see Pujols extended by the Cards, and will go to bed not seeing how he possibly could be.
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I guess they just have a "how to be a douchebag at college basketball games" course at Purdue, amiright? I mean, let's forget for a second that it's different students every single year. They ALWAYS boo bad calls! Yeah, because student turnover means a fresh slate every few years, huh? It's good college students don't emulate what others do, and pass behavior on. Courses like that Cameron Crazies refresher course at Duke must have a huge enrollment every year to keep tradition going, since that student turnover kills it all the time. Anyway, I was just making an observation. And it wasn't the bad calls, it was all the calls, or damn near.
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LOL, I never noticed until someone here mentioned it, but the Purdue crowd does boo literally every single foul on the Boilers.
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Whaaaaaaat? THAT'S what they're offering him when he and his agent are dropping numbers like $30 million per? Yeah, it's shocking. If Albert makes it to FA, it's over for the Cards.
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Offering Albert 19-21 million (about where 10th place would put him) is a slap in the face. The word that I have heard is that it is the AAV that Albert didn't like, not the years. If that's the case, I offer Albert 6/180 and see what happens.
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The presser the Cards held didn't paint a rosy picture. I'd put their odds of re-signing Pujols at 50/50.
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LaRussa a loon, but I don't doubt there is some pressure from the MLBPA to get top dollar/length out of his next contract after giving STL a break last time. I think this thing goes all the way to free agency, and the Cards end up in a bidding war against the Cubs and perhaps the Angels.
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I wouldn't want the Cubs to sign Pujols for 10 years, but can you imagine what it would do to the rivalry? As for bitter Cards fans, many are just beginning to realize that Albert isn't the hopelessly in love with St. Louis, dedicated to the team guy they had deluded themselves into believing he was. Many likely thought he would give another discount and sign the first half decent offer the team put in front of him because he loves STL oh-so-much. The Cardinals got away with paying the guy far less than he was worth for years, and now it's time to pay the piper. Or not.
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We rip on him enough.
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Cubs ST Pics thread! (Photo Day! 2/22)
XZero771679666304 replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Get that [expletive] the [expletive] out of here. You just made me a sad panda. -
Yeah, because a guy that claims Purdue is the best program is in Big Ten history is what I am. Keep grasping... Yeah, that's not what I was saying at all. There is a lot of residual Purdue hate here because of cubbiebum. He left a lasting impression, I think.
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Are you talking about Jay Simpson? What makes him a two star prospect in your book and why does Rivals have him rated as 4 stars? Also, is Raphael Davis a sub 4 star prospect in your eyes too? Plus, Purdue has made the last two Sweet Sixteens (lost to champion Duke and Final Four team UCONN). Purdue has won at least a game in the tourney the last four years. Illinois hasn't won a game in the tourney since 2006. No one argued Purdue isn't a better program right now. They clearly are. Unless Purdue beats OSU at Makcey, this road win at Illinois is going to be our signature win of the season. I think that clearly puts us at the same level as far as programs. I just don't get the Purdue hate. cubbiebum.
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All right, I'm on board with cutting Bruce loose. Convince Jerrance to to stay and boot Weber. This is getting out of hand. And when was the last time we saw a player take a nose dive like McCamey? He's gone from being one of the top PG in the country to just flat out bad in the span of a few weeks.
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Interested.
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The Sox could win multiple titles and the Cubs could finish last for a decade and it still wouldn't be a Sox town. Quality has never been the determinant factor, obviously. Though if things did shift, what would most Sox fans use to fill the void that their red headed stepchild angst filled? Either way, articles like that are just instigation attempts.
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Much depends on how Aramis plays this year. If he plays well (.900 OPSish), I suspect the Cubs will pick up that option.
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What do most of us expect from some of the question marks?
XZero771679666304 replied to David's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I fully expect ARam to post at least a .280/.340/.500 line. Unless he repeats it, I think his first half of 2010 was an aberration. A whole lot of the offense will hinge on Pena. He could be bad, but I'm feeling something in the neighborhood of a .240/.360/.490 coming from him, maybe slightly better. He played most of 2010 with plantar faciitis, so while he is getting older, I don't think last season is entire indicative of where he is as a player. -
And he means any radio Sadly, unless you count internet radio, that's pretty accurate.
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Ron was brutal. Loved the man, didn't care much for the broadcaster. I didn't listen to the radio much, but if Otto gets the job that will drop to nil.
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I guess I'll credit Davis for finally playing up to his capabilities. It also helps that Penn State had to play small. Davis has given me no reason to believe that he's capable of playing like this consistently over the last nine games. He finally acted like he isn't afraid of contact. Tisdale played soft yet again. How many games this year have we lost the opening tip because he creates a tip violation? We still stink from 3 pt land and based on Penn State's travel nightmare, we should've buried them in the first half. Don't mean to be a downer but I know some fans may think we have turned the corner. It was nice to get a win, but I didn't see much that was encouraging. McCamey still looks like crap, Tisdale is still wasting Leonard's minutes, shooting was poor and we've seen this hide and seek act from Davis a few too many times. PSU looked sluggish we took advantage of that, but it could have been a blowout early.
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Wrigley Field is being destroyed by snowpocalypse
XZero771679666304 replied to inari's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
If Wrigley gets wrecked by the storm, maybe that'll add some impetus to more fundamental repairs.
