"If you think im greedy, then you don't know me"

I saw this scroll across the bottom of ESPN while in the trainers room this morning. It is probably one the funniest quotes/soundbites to ever come from a professional athletes mouth since i have existed on this planet.
The quote comes directly from Albert Pujols, the St. Louis Cardinals first basemen who recently was unable to reach a contract agreement by the Wednesday deadline. Currently in the final year of his contract, Pujols was looking to make a new deal prior to opening day of this season. From what sources have been saying across the media, the Cardinals offered a contract around the $200 million range for an additional eight years of service from the three time MVP. Pujols rejected. Other rumors have stated Pujols was looking for a contract that would pay him up to $30 million a year.
Now, here is where things get fun.
I can name 250 people that would give their left kidney to play professional baseball. Pujols is well worth a contract that would put him in the top 10 of highest paid players, the guy is consistent and easily one of the best hitters in the game, his reputaiton proceeds himself immensely. There is no player in the game today that i would pay $30 million a year to hit a ball for my club. MVP or not, Pujols is not going to single handedly win me a world series, seeing as how St. Louis has won 1 since his arrival as a Cardinal 10 years ago. If i gave Pujols $30 million a year, i can kiss any world series appearance goodbye. I will just hopefully reap the revenues he will bring in through the fan base and struggle to meet his paycheck week after week. The guy is a god, dont get me wrong, but if i didn't have to censor myself on this i would throw a nice four letter word in front of his name. There comes a point in money, personally speaking, that at some point, it really does not matter anymore. If someone slid an 8 year contract in front of me worth $200 million, i would sign it in blood. Pujols felt that wasn't enough.
Really? $200 million is not enough to live off of?
Pujols can talk about wanting to be a cardinal forever, but he needs to come back down to reality if he wants to rep the colors of St. Louis.