Pujols Homers Twice, But Sox Beat Angels 9-7
Albert Pujols hit his first two homers for the Angels and Ervin Santana exited after being hit by a line drive in Los Angeles' 9-7 loss the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
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Albert Pujols hit his first two homers for the Angels and Ervin Santana exited after being hit by a line drive in Los Angeles' 9-7 loss the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.
Danks walked Albert Pujols and Vernon Wells in the first inning and that set up Jorge Cantu's two-run single Tuesday as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2.
Prince Fielder will start making the big bucks right away with the Detroit Tigers.
What you might not be aware of is that due to a little known quirk in his new megabucks contract with L.A., Pujols' eventual Hall of Fame induction 15 years from now could end up becoming the most awkward Cooperstown event this side of Pete Rose sliding headfirst on the podium in mid-ceremony.
When I first heard that Albert Pujols decided to leave the St. Louis Cardinals in favor of the Los Angeles Angels, my initial reaction was one of relief.
Now that the Albert Pujols domino has fallen, it's only a matter of time before Prince Fielder's goes, too.
Albert Pujols' wife says she and her husband had no intention of leaving St. Louis, but were insulted by a five-year deal the Cardinals offered the slugger, which led to him signing with the Angels.
If you have the money, by golly, spend it. That is pretty much rule number one of General Managing For Dummies.
Albert Pujols is the most feared hitter in baseball and was arguably the biggest free agent to hit the open market since Alex Rodriguez left Seattle for Texas back in 2001.
Albert Pujols will reportedly sign with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The deal is worth between $250-260 million over 10 years and includes a full no trade clause.
Are the Cubs closing in some kind of deals? General Manager Jed Hoyer indicated that they are, "We've been real busy talking to teams and agents. It's been really productive and hopefully that will leads to us getting some players before we leave these meetings".
A report this morning out of the St. Louis Post Dispatch said that the Cubs have made a qualifying offer to Albert Pujols. The Cubs themselves had "no comment" on the report, but let's look at this realistically.
The Cubs have reportedly offered free agent slugger Albert Pujols a contract.
A lot of talk on day 1 at the Winter Meetings down here in Dallas but no action for either the Cubs or Sox....yet.
When it comes to the Cubs, I'm more in favor of Theo & Co. rolling the dice on Prince Fielder and offering the 27-year-old portly powerhouse a long-term contract. As long as it's, you know, not too long.
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