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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Nah.
He'd be close, but Stan was the identity of the team during an era when baseball was in its golden age. As time went on and the people that remembered Stan started to pass away, Pujols would eventually replace him as the 'legend du jour' but he'd never surpass him.
And instead St. Louis will remember Yadier Molina more fondly even though his last couple of years here will look pretty similar to Peralta's, IMO.
Albert will be a man without a home. Anaheim/LA doesn't give a wet shit about him and he'll get little more than polite applause in St. Louis. That 'personal services contract' he signed with Anaheim that will keep him tied to the organization for another 10 years after he retires will be enough runway for Cardinals fans to all but forget about him after his playing days.
I won't cry for him - he made his decision.
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Yeah, he made his bed. It is what it is.
But for our generation, Albert would have been STL Cardinals baseball. Now, it'll be Yadi, and a little bit of Albert. It sucks.