Thursday, December 08, 2011

More on Pujols

A text message conversation with my father-in-law helps sum up nicely my feelings on the Pujols deal. My words are in green.


I don't have to rationalize this with myself. Dodgers signed an eight-year deal with a 27-year old 2011 MVP (in my reality), and Angels signed an already-aging "32"-year old (do we really know? do we?) Pujols to a ten-year deal. Hell, even Barry Zito is looking at that deal and saying it's bad for the long term.

13 comments:

Hideo Nomo said...

Kemp & Kershaw > Pujols & Wilson

Alex said...

Kershaw & Kemp = Weaver & Pujols

The OC Angels have a rotation and some nice bats...

I can't sleep...

Can Dwight Howard swing a bat?

restless in riverside.

Steve Sax said...

You mean Jeff Weaver, right?

Alex said...

Don't mention Jeff's name, Ned might want to offer him a contract...

Fred's Brim said...

I have nothing against your father-in-law, Saxy, but it's weird when old people use text speak

Fred's Brim said...

I am glad Pujols is out of the NL. And when the Angels take 5 out of 6 games from us like they usually do, I won't feel as bad

Dusty Baker said...

@FB

That's my father in law, not Sax's. Sax's FIL is way more into Facebook these days.

rbnlaw said...

So, this whole Loney thing. Bit more than a dust-up, ya think?


Oh, and it's official; Angels' fans are over the fucking top with their annoyance. Dude was wearing a Pooholes Angel jersey last night.

Fer fuck's sake.

Hideo Nomo said...

I have two words for obnoxious Angel fans:

Mo Vaughn.

Dusty Baker said...

My two words are contained in my text message seen above.

rbnlaw said...

In a case of eerie coincidence, DB and Hideo posted the exact words I said to Mrs. rbn last night as we left Angelo's Drive-In;

I've got two words for those Angels' fans; Mo Vaughn. Screw them.

I shit you not.

It's like when you're thinking "plate" or "shrimp," and someone says, "Plate of shrimp."

Hideo Nomo said...

I have two Angel fan friends, neither of which are obnoxious. One said, "I hope this isn't Mo Vaughn again." and the other said, "I can't believe they gave him 10 years! I hope this works out."

Dusty Baker said...

@ Nomo re your Angel fan friends:

Screw them!