Despite the opinions of most St. Louis Cardinals fans, I
still love Albert Pujols. He has been my favorite player since day one and even though he left my favorite team, I couldn’t just turn on him because I would have
felt like a hypocrite. But despite my personal beliefs, many Cardinal fans share
different opinions on this subject; especially since the Cardinals made it to
the playoffs and Pujols’ new team, the
Angels, did not.
As I scrolled through Twitter and Facebook numerous comments
and memes had been posted, basically saying “Take that Albert!” And there
haven’t just been negative posts about Albert because of the postseason, he’s
gotten flack from his old fans for his sub-par batting average, his lack of
home-runs in the beginning of the season, and for his greed in choosing to go
to the place with more money.
A.
He is 32 years old and wanted a 10-year
contract. Wouldn’t it make more since for a guy of his size and age to be playing in
the American league where he can DH as he ages?
B.
And why would fans doubt him so much at the
beginning of the season because his batting average and homeruns were down when
the last 2 seasons he played with the birds his seasons were very slow-starting. But at the end of the season his numbers are always there.
C.
If Albert would have stayed with the Cardinals,
they may have actually been worse this year because they wouldn’t have been
able to lock-up key players like Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina.
D.
What human being wouldn’t have wanted $300 million?
I understand Cardinal fans are hurting because he’s not
there; I’m hurting too. But geez louise get over it! He is an incredible player
and an even better humanitarian so just except the fact that he’s gone and give
the man a break. If you really were the best fans in baseball you would be
grateful for the years he was here and wish him the best in the future.
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