re: Albert Pujols booed by fans

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I have zero sympathy for the argument a player who demanded and received a long term deal was underpaid in retrospect. That is the bed he made, jumped into, and demanded to be tucked into.



That has never been a problem with Pujols, so...

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Define problem

He demanded a long term nine figure deal twice - got it once with teh Cardinals and now with the Angels

There are people arguing that he was underpaid in retrospect with the Cardinals - but they miss the point IMO. He could have easily washed out and been massively overpaid with the Cardinals (like many if not most other players who get big deals)

I never blame a player for trying to get as much money as they can. I roll my eyes pretty hard if they talk about the money being a matter of showing respect or that they deserve a ten year deal for what they did in the past - those things are (respectively) mistaken and irrelevant

And so long as baseball contracts are guaranteed the only rationale for the baseball team in making a long term deal is the possibility of savings (what they offer the player in exchange for his guaranteed payout)