02-16-2009, 04:46 PM
Here's an opposite angle, from Olney today:
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Albert Pujols fires something that might be perceived as a warning shot at the St. Louis front office, which did not aggressively add players during the offseason:
"It's about being in a place to win and being in a position to win. If the Cardinals are willing to do that and put a team together every year like they have, I'm going to try to work everything out to stay in this town.
"But if they're not on the same page of bringing championship-caliber [players] to play every year, <b>then it's time to go somewhere else where I can win</b>."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->Albert Pujols fires something that might be perceived as a warning shot at the St. Louis front office, which did not aggressively add players during the offseason:
"It's about being in a place to win and being in a position to win. If the Cardinals are willing to do that and put a team together every year like they have, I'm going to try to work everything out to stay in this town.
"But if they're not on the same page of bringing championship-caliber [players] to play every year, <b>then it's time to go somewhere else where I can win</b>."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance