tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post6858778695429582378..comments2023-05-27T10:27:51.036-04:00Comments on Chicks Dig Diamonds & Dugouts: Didn't See That One Comingdiamondsanddugoutshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17955836488927681764noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-31225043911695747082011-12-24T10:37:09.290-05:002011-12-24T10:37:09.290-05:00Yikes! Someone left me a phone message about this...Yikes! Someone left me a phone message about this one too. I totally don't get it!diamondsanddugoutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955836488927681764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-83179056841250082962011-12-21T14:02:00.675-05:002011-12-21T14:02:00.675-05:00Anybody see this?
From the Orioles Insider blog t...Anybody see this?<br /><br />From the Orioles Insider blog this a.m.<br /><br />"Well, Adam Jones is the team’s best trade chip. But unless the Orioles get a front-line pitcher in return, I don’t see them dealing Jones. The Atlanta Braves made a run this month, offering second baseman-outfielder Martin Prado, starter Jair Jurrjens and, eventually, a pitching prospect, and the Orioles didn’t bite. So that tells you just how much they value their center fielder. (Jurrjens looked like a front-line starter in the first half of 2011, but there have been some durability concerns surrounding the 25-year-old righty since his 215-inning season in 2009.)"<br /><br />I sure hope this is nothing more than a bad rumor.<br /><br /><br />HKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-18538683353029500832011-12-20T13:32:08.886-05:002011-12-20T13:32:08.886-05:00I wouldn't turn down $44 million either HK. I...I wouldn't turn down $44 million either HK. I'm sure the fans in St. Louis feel a bit betrayed, just as Braves fans did when Tom Glavine went to the dreaded Mets. Alas, time heals all wounds.<br /><br />Merry Christmas back atcha!diamondsanddugoutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955836488927681764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-63839996626261349672011-12-20T12:58:49.239-05:002011-12-20T12:58:49.239-05:00Who among us would turn down $44 million in additi...Who among us would turn down $44 million in additional salary? I would make a move for something around $44. <br /><br />I feel for Cards fans but this will turn out to be a blessing in disguise. The contract is pricey but justifiable in the first five years but the back half of the deal will be a different story. Let the Angels overpay Pujols for past performance.<br /><br />Merry Christmas D!<br /><br /><br />HKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-70075869731068928602011-12-20T12:34:23.466-05:002011-12-20T12:34:23.466-05:00I have a follower who responded to this post priva...I have a follower who responded to this post privately. He is a HUGE Cardinals fan and has always been one of Albert's biggest cheerleaders. I found his comments very interesting. Here's a snippett:<br /><br />"I'm relieved Pujols is gone. Not sad, not glad. And not just because of the money. His next 10 years of performance are going to be very unlike his last 11 years. The Cardinals did not owe it to him to overpay him with a lengthy contract at his age. Every MLB team passed him over several times in the draft, and the argument can be made that he owed the Cardinals for being the ones that finally gave him the chance. They rewarded him with adoring praise and overlooked his aloof ways in the clubhouse because of his GREATNESS between the lines. The veteran leadership of the 2011 World Series success came from Carpenter and Berkman. In 2006, it was Edmonds. Pujols is NOT a leader in the clubhouse like he should be at this point. His true colors will come out in Anaheim when the inevitable begins, and I hope he is able to make a contructive adjustment for his teammates and fans. I believe in time the Angels deal will go down as a really bad one, but they have plenty of money to get what they need from him NOW, so no harm done. Albert wins. The Angels win. The Cardinals move on. The Hall of Fame debate will continue until the day comes, and he likely will go in as a Cardinal for the obvious. As for the red jacket, he can only hope to be like Bruce Sutter, and occasionally be invited to wear a red jacket at Busch, but he will never be a member of the real Red Jacket Club of Stan, Red, Gibby, Lou and Ozzie. (His agent would probably want him to be PAID to wear a red jacket in Busch anyway!) His true colors have been shown. It's about green, not red."<br /><br />Comments anyone?diamondsanddugoutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955836488927681764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-4590901314290798312011-12-20T12:29:57.127-05:002011-12-20T12:29:57.127-05:00The Marlins deal was much more lucrative and I thi...The Marlins deal was much more lucrative and I think you're right in that the AL was a big draw due to the DH. I Albert doesn't want to go from team to team his last few years. If he stayed in the NL, there might be one more team on his resume.diamondsanddugoutshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955836488927681764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963650421666999500.post-92212033361128026002011-12-19T12:26:38.258-05:002011-12-19T12:26:38.258-05:00Don't you think it had something to do with be...Don't you think it had something to do with being in the American league? It was interesting because it appears that the Marlins had offered even more money. I think Albert knows he is slowing down and certainly will toward the end of the 10 years and having a home to DH in would be ideal. I am with you though, that I am glad we won't have to play him with the Marlins.<br /><br />SA...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com