If Anyone Wants A Good Laugh Today

[nando714]

Baltimore will be playing Nelson Cruz in CF today.

Hoping there's some kind of "Gulf" sign in the outfield.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/03/15/the-orioles-are-playing-nelson-cruz-in-center-field-today/

[HaloMagic]

We won't be laughing so hard when Ibanez is getting regular starts in the outfield when the season starts.

[Stradling]

We are the team that had Juan Rivera start games in CF.

[Redondo]

We are the team that had Juan Rivera start games in CF.

Sad, but true

[Angel Oracle]

I hear Gulf is going up in value.

[Hubs]

Ibanez is not going to be starting regularly in the OF as they have Shuck, Cowgill, and Matt Long as capable reserves. Plus Kendrick can play LF and 1B, too.

The only way this happens is if Hamilton is limited to DH duties for a while.

[Taylor]

We won't be laughing so hard when Ibanez is getting regular starts in the outfield when the season starts.

 

Instead of "Gulf," we will call it "Landfill."

[jshep]

We won't be laughing so hard when Ibanez is getting regular starts in the outfield when the season starts.

But I'll still be laughing pretty hard at the gifs that result from that.

[HaloMagic]

Ibanez is not going to be starting regularly in the OF as they have Shuck, Cowgill, and Matt Long as capable reserves. Plus Kendrick can play LF and 1B, too.

The only way this happens is if Hamilton is limited to DH duties for a while.

The only way this happens is if the team is managed by Mike Scioscia.

[CaliAngel]

And some people wonder why this team hasn't been to the playoffs in 4 years...

[Stradling]

From what I have read here the reason the Angels haven't made the playoffs in four years because of Mike Scioscia.

[EDinTUSTIN]

From what I have read here the reason the Angels haven't made the playoffs in four years because of Mike Scioscia.

It is a combination of a lot of things. They win as a team, and lose as a team. The past four seasons are gone now, we can only hope for a good one coming up. I have had my issues with the lackluster play, and I have made my share of criticisms. When it is all said and done, though, nothing would make me happier as an Angel fan then for them to be very successful this year while having Mike Scoiscia at the helm. I may overdo some of my hilarious Post Game Comments threads, but truth be told, Sosh is a man of character and personal integrity who genuinely cares about the players on his team, and from what I am told he is genuinely a nice person. Seeing how the team is starting to come together, and the focus that is being made now, I can't help but be optimistic about the upcoming season. It is time to play ball for real.

[Docwaukee]

in 2010 and 2013 the team was under .500.  A perfect manager couldn't have gotten those teams to the playoffs.

 

In 2011, they had 86 wins and the WC team had 91.  That's definitely pushing it in terms of manager influence.

 

In 2012, they had 89 wins and the WC teams had 93.  There was also another team with 90.  Again, pushing it. 

 

So maybe 1 time in the last 4 years it could be speculated that better managing may have gotten the team to the post season. 

 

Unless someone thinks a manager is good for more than 4-5 wins. 

 

For the most part, the last four years' teams have lacked talent.  Particularly on the pitching side.  You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

We are the team that had Juan Rivera start games in CF.

 

We also had Bobby Abreu playing the outfield long after he could.

[nando714]

We also had Bobby Abreu playing the outfield long after he could.

Ya and in his first season (09) the angels won 97 games

Ya he was a real issue in the OF

[DW711]

I was almost sure this would be about the Yankees getting no hit.

[OregonLAA]

Only here can the thread start as laughing at Nelson Cruz playing center field and end with why we haven't made the playoffs recently. Good times