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Originally Posted by Swanman
I just checked out the St. Louis Post Dispatch website. Not that this means anything concrete, but the comments attached to the article were slamming Albert more than they were slamming the ballclub. That doesn't really surprise me, given many midwesterners have a hard time feeling sorry for an athlete that is being paid more money in a year than they will make in their lifetime.
I think there are ways to structure the deal to not kill either side, but both sides are being dickheads.
One of the comments was intersesting, and I think it's being mentioned here, that Albert is taking a HUGE risk by not signing a deal now. If he underperforms or gets hurt (either could happen, he's not a teenager), then he could be leaving many millions on the table. I believe others have mentioned that point in this thread.
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Doesn't he have some hagging arm/shoulder injury that he plays through which will eventually require surgery?