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Originally Posted by cardswin2006 |
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.299, 37 HRs, 99 RBIs. That's a Hall of Fame caliber mediocre year and shows just how spoiled we all are at his excellence.
Pujols won't be the cover guy because they don't want to have him in a Cards uniform and then sign elsewhere. Granted they likely won't release the cover for a few months, but he could theoretically still be a FA by that time (although not likely).
He won't be a Cub either, so you guys can start letting yourselves down from that one. He knows that if he signs there, he will be forever hated in St. Louis and the good image he has in baseball will be toast. Not only that, but the Cubs won't be contenders for another 3-4 years, so why burn what remaining good years he has left in postseason obscurity? Also, the Cubs exceed the recommended debt to income ratio by MLB (along with the Dodgers, Mets, Tigers, and a handful of others). They will not be big spenders.
As for the topic at hand? I think Verlander or Braun are good guesses.
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Oh I agree with ya man...he si the best player hands down that ever was IMO...which is why in my statement I said it was down year for HIS standard. Any other player would kill to have his worst stats! LOL Even if he were a cardinal though there are more players that should be on the cover.
I mean I would choose berkman/freese over pujols THIS year just because of the season they had. (in freese case its how you finish and I dont think there was anyone better.) I could also see the record setting
nellie cruz, or the do everything
mike napoli...I could see
Matt kemp for sure, but then you would have to include
jose bautista. You could also make the case for
adrian gonzales with how he batted ALL YEAR in boston as well as the amazing year
curtis granderson had. Also its foolish not to include
verlander...and of course
miggy cabrera.