First Half Awards

[axalar]

Yahoo article: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/10-degrees--handing-out-mlb-s-first-half-awards-004511149.html

Trout's continued dominance is bringing the rest of the contributors and the team in general pretty good media attention (Passan loves Trout - so he likely pays more attention to our full team).

If Trout doesnt exist, I doubt Garrett Richards name is getting as much mention for Cy Young, and Matt Shoemaker being mentioned at all in ROY. (Ex: Jered Weavers dominant years while the team struggled)

None the less, I love seeing pieces like this that just praise the organization top to bottom.

The haters are out in the comments if anyone needs a few good laughs.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Good god, the comments kill me. How in the hell are people still so in the dark?

I would imagine people who post in baseball forums are more than casual fans....and as more than casual fans they would evolve. Guess not

[Broad Street]

I think people's posts gave me cancer. Who knew that Trout is on steroids?

[Lou]

Good god, the comments kill me. How in the hell are people still so in the dark?

I would imagine people who post in baseball forums are more than casual fans....and as more than casual fans they would evolve. Guess not

Obviously you've missed the the primates that populate this board

[Blarg]

9. AL Manager of the Year faces in his. This one is easy.

1. Bob Melvin
2. Mike Scioscia
3. Buck Showalter

 

 

Fire him now!

[Angelsjunky]

Obviously you've missed the the primates that populate this board

 

That's an awesome comment coming from a moderator. If you despise the people on this board so much, Lou, why be a moderator or participate at all?

[Lou]

Who said I was excluding the mods?

[Blarg]

Hey!

[Lou]

And when I participate I do so as a fan, just as I have from day 1.

[Lou]

Hey!

Shut up and eat your banana

[Lou]

And lol @ despise.

I have a fondness for primates. I'm the Jane Goodall of AW

[Glen]

And lol @ despise.

I have a fondness for primates. I'm the Jane Goodall of AW

I would have went with 'loathe' instead of 'despise.'

[Lou]

Exactly

[Inside Pitch]

I love bananas...

[Blarg]

Shut up and eat your banana

 

Mmmm potassium. Got to avoid those hamstring injuries.

[NrM]

oh my god those comments. 
I don't think there's a fan base I hate more.

Edited July 1, 2014 by Poozy

[stevestevens]

Lou's favorite movie is Gorrilla's In the Mist and Lou is one of the few people on earth who bought the BluRay version of Congo.  

[Blarg]

Lou always sheds a tear when King Kong dies.

[Blarg]

Funny thing about Trout and Cabrera is they seemed to bring out the best in each other last season. Head to head match ups Tigers vs Angels the Angels won every single game and it was not because Cabrera was shut down.

 

2013 Trout vs Tigers .419/406/.710/1.116 2 home runs

2013 Cabrera vs Angels .435/.500/.783/1.283 2 home runs

 

They fed off if each other with an anything you can do I can do better, attitude. The only team Trout played better against last season was Milwaukie but that was just one 3 game series. Cabrera had 8 teams that he played better than when facing the Angels. Still, he was near peak form with Trout on the other end of the scoreboard.

 

This season is a completely different story, it is like The Tale of Two Mathis. Trout has a .200 AVG and .733 OPS and Cabrera a shocking .091 AVG and .468 OPS. Granted this was just one series and it was when both players were slumping but it seems like they were still competing in the wrong direction. Now that they are back on track the upcoming series in Anaheim starting on the 24th should provide some fireworks.

[NrM]

Funny thing about Trout and Cabrera is they seemed to bring out the best in each other last season. Head to head match ups Tigers vs Angels the Angels won every single game and it was not because Cabrera was shut down.

 

2013 Trout vs Tigers .419/406/.710/1.116 2 home runs

2013 Cabrera vs Angels .435/.500/.783/1.283 2 home runs

 

They fed off if each other with an anything you can do I can do better, attitude. The only team Trout played better against last season was Milwaukie but that was just one 3 game series. Cabrera had 8 teams that he played better than when facing the Angels. Still, he was near peak form with Trout on the other end of the scoreboard.

 

This season is a completely different story, it is like The Tale of Two Mathis. Trout has a .200 AVG and .733 OPS and Cabrera a shocking .091 AVG and .468 OPS. Granted this was just one series and it was when both players were slumping but it seems like they were still competing in the wrong direction. Now that they are back on track the upcoming series in Anaheim starting on the 24th should provide some fireworks.

Cabrera isn't really back on track.

He had a .845 OPS in the month of june.

[Lou]

 

Lou always sheds a tear when King Kong dies.

 

He what ??!!!!

[Blarg]

You are way behind on your Netflix cue.

[nando714]

9. AL Manager of the Year faces in his. This one is easy.

1. Bob Melvin

2. Mike Scioscia

3. Buck Showalter

Fire him now!

Lloyd McClendon should be in the discussion so far.

[Blarg]

Cabrera isn't really back on track.

He had a .845 OPS in the month of june.

 

Trout had a .851 OPS in May. Cabrera had a 1.126 that same month.

[Blarg]

Lloyd McClendon should be in the discussion so far.

 

He isn't, mainly because this is list of the American League managers.