Albert hit an embarrassing .115 in the past 7 days, with only 3 hits and no homeruns, and hasn't even been playing in the field most of the year. He blames his early move to DH on a case of bad plantar fasciitis, but we think that Albert's advanced age and declining skills have forced the Angels to make the decision to make Pujols the most overpaid Designated Hitter in the history of the game, in only his second year of a 10 year $240 million contract.
Pujols definitely regrets his decision to leave St Louis, and says that he is still "bitter" about the way the front office handled Albert leaving (stabbing the Cardinals team and fans in the back), saying that the Cardinals front office made him look like the bad guy, when in reality, it was Albert's greed that made him look like the bad guy. He told St Louis that "it wasn't about the money" then called the Cardinals' (more than generous) $200 million offer an "insult", before taking the huge contract in LA.
If Pujols would have just told St Louis the truth, that it actually WAS ALL about the money, then Cardinals fans would not have been as angry with him, but he lied to us, so if anyone has the right to be bitter, it is St Louis Cardinals fans.
Albert may say that he is still bitter, but I bet if Albert actually could take it all back, and still be playing for the Cardinals, he would do it in a second.
I think the only thing I'm bitter about is the way the front office handled it a little bit. I think they should have handled it a little better. I'm bitter about that. They tried to make me look like I was a bad guy. But that's OK. I'm a big boy. Besides that, I also understand there's nothing I can do. Even if I could take it back, I'm happy where I am right now. My goal is to focus and concentrate on what I need to do to help this ballclub win.
Albert has even been trying to get the LA Angels to Wear a Stan Musial No. 6 Patch on their jerseys, probably to try and regain some of the mojo he had while playing in St Louis, which has disintegrated into thin air since leaving the Cardinals.
As a Cardinals fan, we loved Pujols while he was here, but we knew hat his skills were on the decline the last couple ears he played in St Louis.
If Pujols would have stayed in St Louis, Cardinals fans would have stuck by him during his decline - only because of what Albert had already given to St Louis baseball fans. We would have kept him on a pedestal, despite a large contract with not much return, and he would have retired as Cardinals royalty, and a legend in St Louis - and definitely would have even had a statue outside Bush Stadium.
Ever since Albert spit in the face of St Louis and Cardinals fans everywhere, and signed a huge contract with the Angles, that even Albert himself knew he wouldn't be able to fulfill in his wildest dreams, he insulted St Louis and will soon be forgotten by the best fans in Baseball, with no statue, no retired jersey, not even a plaque on the wall to remember him by.
All of the great players that the Cardinals continue to develop and bring to the Major League every year will soon overshadow the memory of Albert Pujols, and the accomplishments he had while here. Albert Pujols legacy will be that of an overpaid, under producing, greedy baby who played for the Angels - and not very well at that.
