“He wants to play every day at first base,” said Angels president John Carpino after the release.“I think there were a lot of things said out there, that I wanted more playing time, that I wanted to play every day,” Pujols said. “That never came out of my mouth. You guys asked me that question over and over, so many times, and I always told you, however the team needs me, I’m here for that.”MLB veteran Albert Pujols talks to the media for the first time since signing a contract with the Dodgers.
You hear him, but you wonder. After 20 years of being mostly on the field and in the batter‘s box, will Pujols really embrace the dugout? Because it seems like if he embraced the dugout, the Angels wouldn’t have paid him nearly $30 million to disappear from it. The petulance he reportedly showed in Anaheim won’t play with the Dodgers either. The Dodgers clubhouse works because nobody openly complains about playing time. The Dodgers win by being selfless.“Listen, I had [86] at-bats this year, I never thought this early in April I’d have that many at-bats,” Pujols claimed. “I was excited with the playing time I got there.”
It sure didn’t seem like it. It also doesn’t seem like he would be happy as a pinch-hitter considering he has pinch-hit in less than 1% of his career plate appearances and hasn’t had an actual pinch hit in 12 years.“I told them I’m here to do whatever,” he said. “Pinch-hit, first base, whatever they want, at the end of the day, I’m just excited to have the opportunity to wear this uniform.”
BillPlaschke Easy answer. Because 'Farty Arty' Moreno is a horrible owner.
BillPlaschke The Angels could have let Pujols finish out his season as an Angel but they are dumb & gave him the middle finger so he gave them the finger back & went across town to his best shot at another World Series Ring with the Dodgers.
BillPlaschke Maddon wears on people, and it’s not like the Angels are going anywhere.
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