by Jason Wojciechowski
Albert Pujols apparently has ten-year offers for upwards of $200 million on the table from the Marlins and the Cardinals, as well as other teams that might includes the Cubs and the Angels. While anything can happen, the buzz has been around Miami, and counting out a return home to St. Louis is foolish. Where should he sign? Let's go to the tale of the tape.
| Category / City | St. Louis | Miami |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 319,294 | 399,457 |
| Metro Area Population | 2,845,298 | 4,919,036 |
| Churches1 | 9,092 | 8,579 |
| Dominican restaurants | 662 | 403 |
| Restaurants with Pujols's name on them | 1 | 0 |
| Brand new ballparks | 0 | 1 |
| Hideous center-field contraptions | 0 | 1 |
| The same uniform that Stan Musial wore | 1 | 0 |
| The same uniform that Trey Parker wore | 0 | 1 |
| Days of sunshine per year | 202 | 249 |
| Average humidity in July | 59% | 63% |
| Arches | 1 | 0 |
| Friends of Jason who grew up there | 4 | 1 |
| Football teams | 1 | 1 |
| Football teams cruelly stolen from another city | 1 | 0 |
| Vote share for McCain in 2008 | 15.5% | 41.6% |
| Tony LaRussas | 0 | 0 |
| Managers who played within my memory | 1 | 1 |
| In 'n' Out Burgers | 0 | 0 |
I'm pretty sure we have our answer!
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