It started with the Albert Pujols saga back in December of 2011. The Cardinals had just won their second World Series in five seasons. Sure Albert was a free agent, technically. But he wasn’t going anywhere, right?
We all know how that story turned out. Pujols chased the money, and there was definitely a lot of it thrown at him. He went for the Southern California lifestyle and all the lavishness that it provides. In a way, you can certainly empathize with Albert’s decision. That contract, life in Orange County, I mean the Angels set Albert up for a life in paradise.