tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post1019582411743989145..comments2024-01-31T12:49:08.701-08:00Comments on STL Rising: Pujols...not looking good!Rick Bonaschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-91578660637409088952011-02-24T08:06:09.623-08:002011-02-24T08:06:09.623-08:00All of this money BS is what finally turned me off...All of this money BS is what finally turned me off to the game. Yeah, and the ridiculously expensive crappy beer an so-so food. That and the realization--a al Homer Simpson--that it's kind of boring. Of course, I didn't need to stay sober for thirty days to discover that. 'Course, if you enjoy it, don't mind me or my OP.samizdatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-69503928924565888072011-02-18T09:35:45.097-08:002011-02-18T09:35:45.097-08:00Or:
Likely starting infield: Pujols, 1B; Schumake...Or:<br /><br />Likely starting infield: Pujols, 1B; Schumaker 2B; Greene SS (sigh -- that one about kills me); Freese, 3B; Yadi at catcher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-72562929725688238362011-02-18T07:56:09.852-08:002011-02-18T07:56:09.852-08:00"Quick, can anyone even name the Cardinals li..."Quick, can anyone even name the Cardinals likely starting infield?"<br /><br />Albert, Skip, Theriot and Freese. Am I missing something? I would hope the "greatest fans in baseball" would be able to come up with this at a minimum.Mark Grothhttp://www.stlouiscitytalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-22180927219387282362011-02-18T07:18:25.262-08:002011-02-18T07:18:25.262-08:00Negotiation is about timing and leverage. By creat...Negotiation is about timing and leverage. By creating an arbitrary deadline, Pujols and his agent lose momentum in terms of timing and leverage in terms of pressure.<br /><br />Instead of setting and passing an arbitrary deadline, Pujols would have been much better off giving the process more time. And keeping a lower profile. And not being put in the media spotlight - all before the season even begins.<br /><br />There could have been a whole year of building pressure, building momentum, creative negotiation, etc. Insted, there was a big push, a lot of hype, Albert making some rather ham-handed comments, and now, poof, nothing.<br /><br />I'd say this has cost him dollar value in terms of his contract and good will in the eyes of St. Louis fans.Rick Bonaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10825477678253483191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14698828.post-28472786214935465432011-02-18T07:11:17.666-08:002011-02-18T07:11:17.666-08:00Every one of those comments was to explain that th...Every one of those comments was to explain that the public has no idea what the Cardinals have offered him and that everything we've heard is likely false. He's laughing about the rampant and curious speculation that is featured all over the news. Assuming what Pujols said is true, I don't see how his comments affect his character in any way, whatsoever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com