artie_fufkin wrote:

JV wrote:

APRTW wrote:

I got a Pujols jersey for XMass.

You lucky, lucky man. Cards or Angels?

An Angels jersey would have just been cruel.

When I opened it and the people that gave it to me look over I just said, vintage.

I thought some places were givin' em away......

How about if they are partially burned ?

This makes it even worst for the Angles and funny that Pujols agreed to take a 4 million pay cut.

APRTW wrote:

This makes it even worst for the Angles and funny that Pujols agreed to take a 4 million pay cut.

It becomes pretty obvious that $30 million was the number Pujols equates with respect, even if it's only for a season or two. If LeBron truly cared about winning, he probably would have chosen a team that has an actual third baseman or another player with an OPS above .802 to back him up in the lineup. Who's going to hit fourth? Mark Trumbo? Vernon Wells? Torii Hunter? Chris Iannetta?

If I was ARod I would deffer 3 million of his currect contract to 2013 so he can be the first player paid 30 mill but I might be bitter.

Salary
       2012-- $12 million
       2013-- $16 million
       2014-- $23 million
       2015-- $24 million
       2016-- $25 million
       2017-- $26 million
       2018-- $27 million
       2019-- $28 million
       2020-- $29 million
       2021-- $30 million
Personal Services Agreement
       The sides agree that after the expiration of the contract or Pujols' retirement as a player, they will enter into a 10-year personal services relationship and Pujols will be paid $1 million annually.
Milestone Accomplishments
       The sides agree they will enter into a separate marketing agreement in which Pujols will be paid for the promotion and marketing of specified milestone accomplishments. Among them are a $3 million payment for 3,000 hits and a $7 million payment for 763 home runs.
Award Bonuses
       Most Valuable Player-- $500,000
       MVP second or third place-- $75,000
       Gold Glove-- $75,000
       Silver Slugger-- $75,000
       All-Star election or selection-- $50,000
       World Series MVP-- $100,000
       League championship series MVP-- $75,000
Charity Provision
       Pujols will contribute at least $100,000 annually to the Angels Baseball Foundation, of which half will be distributed at the direction of Pujols and half at the direction of the team.
Also
       -- Pujols may not be traded without his consent.
       -- Pujols gets a hotel suite on road trips.
       -- Pujols Foundation gets the use of a luxury suite for 10 home games per year.
       -- Pujols has the right to buy a luxury suite between first base and third base for all home games.
       -- Pujols receives four mutually agreed-upon seats for every home game and has the right to buy the same season tickets after the contract ends for a term of his choice.

windwalker wrote:

Not to beat a dead horse... but has anyone noticed that since Albert signed with Anaheim, he hasnt been able to get through one single public pronouncement without bringing up the Cardinals? Not in a derogatory way, either... he did it AGAIN yesterday when he had my "God Has Arrived At Spring Training" news conference. Wonder if my old buddy VG is getting tired of that yet?

And I deny that I am preparing any Albert Bottenjols takes for Angel Fan in case Albert bombs out

He's going to regret his decision for the rest of his life. Of course, if someone gave me a check for $250 million, I'd probably figure out a way around regret.

don.rob11 wrote:

I believe his first check ( year 1) will be less than he made in 2011 , is that right ? That may be tough on his wife ......

She's going to have to buy the kids' school clothes at Wal-Mart instead of Target.