Found December 10, 2011 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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Albert Pujols is now $250 million richer, but he may have lost something much more valuable. The free-agent first baseman lost out on the chance to become the greatest player in the history of one of baseball's great franchises by taking a 10-year offer to sign with the Los Angeles Angels. Cardinals greats Stan Musial and Bob Gibson will continue to stand atop the heap in St. Louis in a scene depicted in the cartoon above by Will O'Toole. Since graduating from Seton Hall University, Will O'Toole has been doing cartoons for over 30 years for a number of papers...
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