Professional athletes make ridiculous amounts of money.

Albert Pujols for $24 million per year is clearly a bargain:

"Forget about what kind of shape Albert Pujols is going to be in at the back end of his ridiculous contract with the Angels.

I mean what kind of shape is he going to be in when he reaches A-Rod’s age?"

Good shape.


"Joe Buck, a St. Louis guy, is absolutely right."

There's a first time for everything.


"The real winners here are the Cardinals, who took their best shot at re-signing Pujols and then didn’t have to be the team giving Pujols a ridiculous 10-year contract.

You know who my early favorite is to win the NL Central in 2012?

The Cardinals, that’s who."

The Cardinals didn't win the NL Central last year ... or the year before that ...and, since the conclusion of last season, they have lost a HOF manager and the best player in baseball.


But, yeah, "early favorites to win the NL Central in 2012" sound like an indictment of the NL Central rather than an endorsement of the Cardinals.