Most Overrated Former Angels

[Splint7438]

Rodney was a great choice splint

....... Well thank you stranger that a barely know from AW. His lack of effort and finger pointing struck a nerve with me. He would how that 101 down the middle twice in a row for two strikes. Then wave off his catcher so he could throw a 98 in the exact same spot. Then couldn't figure out how they were hitting him so hard. And that crooked hat. Complete disregard for the sanctity of the uniform. His logic for wearing it like that????? He says he wants the runner on base to think he is looking at him to hold him close. Can't make this stuff up.

[Tank]

Scioscia boy Jeff Mathis

I can't imagine anyone has rated him above poor, so I don't think he could be overrated.

[jshep]

Ralston Schmidt

[ScottT]

Garret Anderson

[Stradling]

Ralston Schmidt

Blasphemy, a warning point is warranted.

[nando714]

Adam Kennedy

[ten ocho recon scout]

Actually he is 0-13 with 6 k's... He stinks!

how did he do last april?

Im sure you were saying sample size to that too right?

[stormngt]

When do we start to throw Weaver into that list?????

 

Sorry, I really do not mean to knock Weaver, but he has not look good for his first two starts this season.

[stormngt]

Then let's jump the gun again. Maybe weave can show everyone up again

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Peter Bourjos is batting .000

 

0-10 so far in 2014 lol

 

We got ripped off. Didn't you read?

[deepdrive]

This thread stays valid unless some schmuck puts Q up.

[Rochambeau]

Q^

[ScottT]

Quinlan was overrated by a very small number of people.  Scioscia was the ring leader of that group.  He was a terrible player, yet he spent 8 years with the Angels (his entire major league career) and amassed 1,196 plate appearances.  He was versatile on defense in the sense that he could put on a glove and take those positions when asked.  He wasn't even a decent fielder anywhere on the field, though. 

 

Career WAR:  1.3

[Troll Daddy]

Tim Salmon

[ten ocho recon scout]

wouldnt be pimp without him being pimp

[jshep]

Troll Daddy gonna troll.

[Troll Daddy]

I saw Garrett's Anderson name listed .., so I thought there was some sarcasm in this thread.

[Taylor]

To clarify, by "overrated" I meant "overrated by Angel fans."

[YouthofToday]

Rob Quinlan was a must get player in MVP 2005 Baseball by EA sports. He was highly underrated.

[jshep]

Quinlan was overrated by a very small number of people.  Scioscia was the ring leader of that group.  He was a terrible player, yet he spent 8 years with the Angels (his entire major league career) and amassed 1,196 plate appearances.  He was versatile on defense in the sense that he could put on a glove and take those positions when asked.  He wasn't even a decent fielder anywhere on the field, though. 

 

Career WAR:  1.3

 

Well in all fairness, he did have a couple useful enough seasons off the bench.

 

But yeah, unfortunately he spent another 4 years in an Angels uniform after that stopped being the case.

[Taylor]

Well in all fairness, he did have a couple useful enough seasons off the bench.

 

But yeah, unfortunately he spent another 4 years in an Angels uniform after that stopped being the case.

 

Didn't he have a 20-game hitting streak once?

[mp170.6]

Would it be blasphemous to put down nearly every player on the 2002 team?

 

I use to believe they were all about hard work, grit, and determination.  But in light of the juicing allegations that came years later, and how many of their careers nosedived by age 33-35, it's hard to look at them the same way anymore.  I guess we'll never know if the performance we watched in 2002 was legit. 

[Stradling]

Mp170, I'll say this again because I think it's important. In the days before steroids players careers really would decline starting around the age 32-33. So if they "nose dived" around 33-35 then that would be normal. Of course we had some PED users, every team did. I'm guessing Glaus, Fulmer and Donnely would be the guilty parties. Don't let that affect the way you see that team.

[mp170.6]

Mp170, I'll say this again because I think it's important. In the days before steroids players careers really would decline starting around the age 32-33. So if they "nose dived" around 33-35 then that would be normal. Of course we had some PED users, every team did. I'm guessing Glaus, Fulmer and Donnely would be the guilty parties. Don't let that affect the way you see that team.

 

The 2002 postseason was still awesome in every way, so those are great memories. 

 

I think a lot more guys than the names you mentioned were juicing though.  Too many guys had career years in 2002, never to be repeated or come even remotely close. 

[stormngt]

Funny....i wonder what the percentage of all ball players have their career tumble and dive by age 33-35? I willing to bet age had a lot more to.do with it than steroids.

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Would it be blasphemous to put down nearly every player on the 2002 team?

I use to believe they were all about hard work, grit, and determination. But in light of the juicing allegations that came years later, and how many of their careers nosedived by age 33-35, it's hard to look at them the same way anymore. I guess we'll never know if the performance we watched in 2002 was legit.