Cardinals manager Tony La Russa believes the Major League Baseball Players Association is attempting to "beat up" Albert Pujols and his agent in an attempt to get the first baseman to sign a record-setting contract. La Russa said emphatically that it "is bull----. That's not the way it should be." He contended that a player in Pujols' position should "look at all the factors. ... It shouldn't just be the most money." "I'm not saying that if I was a union representative I would do it differently," the manager said. "I'm just saying I think it diminishes the other factors that a player looks at. ... I think each negotiation should be based on what's the best decision -- taking everything into account, not taking one thing into account."