250 million. How can you guys be mad at him?

In before LeBron James.

time to go out and sign Prince Fielder...still in his 20's.

I doubt he'd be really torn up about it if it did. Can't blame the guy, I'm sure those lovely St. Louis summers of 100 degrees and 90% humidity might have something to do with his decision.
Sucks for the Royals that he went to the AL.
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Damn - in even shitter news, Jeff Luhnow has left the Cardinals to take the Astros GM job.

Well that just about sucks right there; Luhnow's been largely responsible for rebuilding the farm system so we can handle the Pujols departure.

Pathetic. Like I said in the other thread, he's just another mercenary.

They should have tried to re-up him when he approached them three years ago, but a 9 year deal for a 32 year old player is more than fair.

It's sickening to see someone throw away a legacy for money.

Haven't the Cards come out and say that they intend to keep their salary right around $110mil? I doubt they go after Fielder.

Might see how the Angels part of his career goes first.

It is a job, grow up.

Much like Tony Gonzalez, I appreciate his time on my team, but now he's dead to me. Unlike Tony Gonzalez, I got a couple of championships out of him.

Perhaps he can afford English lessons now.

Thank God he's not a Cub.

He won a couple of Championships in Stl and became the best player in baseball, but unless his arm's fall off he'll be breaking records in LA.

haha

You really can't be mad at him, but I can't get myself to root for his success either.

If the Cardinals were just laundry and a paycheck, then he's just the guy that filled that laundry. When he leaves, he becomes just like every other overpaid superstar that I get a little bit of a kick out of seeing fail.

But the bottom line is the same as it ever was - when they say it's not about the money, it's always about the money.

I don't fault him for it, but I sure hate having it waived out in front of my face like that all the time. Sports get less fun to follow every year.

This. That was the one thing I couldn't have taken.