Tired of being the bride’s maid the past couple of offseasons, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim owner, Arte Moreno decided he was not only going to be the bride, but the whole dam wedding.

Pujols shocked the world by signing with the Angels

In a span of just a couple of hours, the Angels signed 1B Albert Pujols to a 10-year, $254 million contract and then they signed LHP C.J. Wilson to a five-year, $77.5 million contract. Alrighty then.

It’s amazing how much a fanbase’s emotions can change in a span of just two months. Back in October, St. Louis Cardinal fans were the happiest fans in the world. They had Foley’s in NYC rocking every night and they had just won the World Series. Now, they are a miserable bunch. To have their franchise player and the best player in baseball walk out on you, is a punch to the gut.

Here is something Cardinal fans are going to need to understand and something me and my friend Tom (huge Cardinal fan) were talking about. This idea that athletes have an obligation to fans and if they leave, they are betraying them, is completely nonsensical.

Everyone who is switching jobs has two obligations and that is to themselves and to their families. And everyone who calls athletes “greedy” or “money hungry,” all of you would leave your current job if someone offered you substantially more money. That’s just a fact.

Pujols went after the most money he could get and who could blame him? If you want to blame anyone Cardinal fans, blame the Cardinal front office. They insulted Pujols last year when they made him an offer that would have made him the fourth highest paid first baseman in baseball. The Cardinal front office was banking on Pujols taking a “home-town discount” and they badly misjudged the situation.

Pujols is now an Angel and despite that sounding really weird right now, that’s a fact and Pujols makes the Angels players in the American League. Pujols is so good he might even get Vernon Wells to perform up to par.

Not only did the Angels sign Pujols, but they stole Wilson away from their division rivals. Wilson gives the Angels the best rotation in the American League in my opinion. A starting rotation of Dan Haren, Jered Weaver, Ervin Santana, and Wilson as the front-four is as nasty as they get.

I have never been a fan of Wilson, but having him as your No. 3 or 4 and getting him at pretty fair market value is a pretty good deal for the Angels.

The Miami Marlins might have stole the show during the first two days of the Winter Meetings, but the Angels stole the show today. Would I call them the favorites in the AL? I wouldn’t go there just yet. Dethroning the Texas Rangers isn’t going to be an easy task and the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Tampa Bay Rays are all still formidable.

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