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Originally Posted by Lex Luthor
I've always found it difficult to have any sympathy for professional athletes who get insulted by contract offers that would give them more money than they could possibly spend in their lifetimes.
If a player wants to say "I'm going to take the other team's offer for $100 million because I'd be a fool to turn down $100 million", that's fine. If a player says "I find that offer insulting", then he can go **** himself.
The Cardinals initial offer to Albert Pujols in 2011 was a 5 year contract for $130 million. Pujols wife told the press that Albert was insulted by that offer. I certainly don't blame Pujols for taking the $254 million contract from the Angels. But for him to say a $130 million contract offer is INSULTING shows how out of touch with reality most of these overpaid athletes are.
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Nonsense. You can insult an employee no matter how large the offer if it's not close to market-based.