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Don't Belive A Word About Pujols

Found November 30, 2011 on Cardinals Diaspora: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Albert Pujols
TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals
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Pujols to the Cubs?  Come on Cardinal Nation.You know better. 2012 is a Presidential election year, and if you’re in Missouri, pretty much everything other than 1 senate seat is up for grabs. Over the next 10 months you’re going to see things you don’t want to see. 9/11 first responders being denied health care coverage by Democrats! Tax breaks for the super 1 percenters by the Republicans! Mexico repossessed by Rick Perry! Females run out of America by Herman Cain!! All of it’s a bunch of ******** that’s trying to scare you into doing something. In the case of politicos, it’s to vote for the other guy. Baseball isn’t any different. Dan Lozano knows that we’re heading into December. In less than 2 weeks, the Winter Meetings will begin in Dallas and the Winter Meetings are traditionally where the big ticket free agents start locking in on serious contract talks and actually signing deals. Makes sense that the PR game would begin about right now, then. Right? So leaking a story ...
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