Stan Musial or not, it’s time for Albert Pujols to finally accept the ‘El Hombre’ nickname

For 250 million , can call me anything but Chris Chase

as a historian and baseball fan (and baseball historian), i greatly appreciate Pujols' admiration of Musial, not just as a baseball player, but also for his sacrifice for the country in WWII. Musial didn't sit on the sidelines during the war, he was a bomber. he literally put his life on the line for his country in the middle of his baseball career. there are no words to express what "the man" meant where Musial's legend is concerned.

i think that is the cornerstone of Pujols' objections. he may be a great baseball player, maybe even better in the final analysis then Musial, but Musial did something Pujols, and most other pro athletes of this generation will do: literally go out and save democracy for the world. in that respect, baseball needs to listen to Pujols. he knows what a true hero is.

Just change it to "EL DINERO" !!!

Most lation's don't even know who Stan the Man is.

Simply put: Pujols' loyality is to $. I hope the nickname sticks. He is no longer a St. Louis Cardinal. His new masters should be able to do what they want with regards to marketing him. He sold out and signed that contract. He could have signed for less and remained a Cardinal (signing for less, but still getting a MASSIVE amount of money), but he chose to go for as much as possible. Is there anything wrong with that? Nope. He is a corporate man now. Whether he likes it or not, El Hombre must do what his CEO says and do it with a smile on his face.

Anyone else notice that the picture of Pujols on the billboard is him in a Cardinals uniform, not an Angels uniform? Can't STL make them take it down?

You want respect, play in St Louis. You want money, play in LA....

You paid for him now live with it for a loooooong time. He is now king of the world since he makes all that money. He's yours for 10 years. He will tell you what to do and how to do it. He changed a whole beloved radio station to church music, as if we don't have enough. We liked our classical music. We HAD 1 now we have NONE.

some of those ball players should check there egos.the money they get paid is unbeileveable.paid way 2 much.

I am guessing he is already regretting leaving the best baseball town in the country where his objections to the nick name was acknowledged and corrected and where he could have become a legend far into the next century and never want for a thing in his life. It really is a shame what greed does to some peoples lives.

As a St. Louisan, I am glad to see Pujols still has love and respect for the Cards and their players. This is a city that revolves around the Cardinals and always remains loyal, so I'm glad to see that he still has some loyalty left to our greatest, Stan the Man :) props to Pujols! Always has been a really good guy!

Pay me that much you can call me "El S-O-B

Thank God you people in California now have this overpaid primadonna He needs to shut his 34 year old pie hole and play ball, yes he is 34, HAHA.

Too bad they overpaid!

For that much dough, you can call me Obama...BUTTT on second tought nah, not enough!

He took the $$$ so shut up and play ball.

Sorry Al, when you crossed the line and left St Louis you lost all my respect, so live with it.....

So welcome to LA, the largest city in Mexico where English is the second language!

Get ready Angels fans, you are about to see the REAL Albert Pujols up close. His cell phone goes off in the first team meeting, opps. I heard he will get a suite during the road trips. He thinks the world revolves around him. He is a great player, who is on the decline, but will still be better than most for a few more years. BTW - He is older than reported.

Just thrust a knife in Stan's heart, and the rest of the Cardinal nation!