July 5th, One Game Back

[LAAMike]

Go Vargas!!

[Lou]

A's acquire Samardzija and Hammel from the Cubs. We're 3.5 games back and might as well concede the division to Oakland.

Aug 1st and we're 1 game back.

Good times

[Lou]

Season not over?

[bloodbrother]

Hammel has been great

[seenoevil]

92-70 = 22 games over five hundred

 

96-66  30 games above 500

 

I think this season the Angels can get close to the 100 win mark.

 

I envision another hot streak like pre all star break.

[LAAMike]

I was talking 97-65 at the AS break and no one thought that that would be enough to pass Oakland.  Love Hammel. 

[Lou]

solid #3 starter

[211275]

...and the clowns on Going Roggin were just saying the Angels have no shot at catching the As and might as well play for the WC 

[ItzTacosYerrp]

Games against the a's will make or break the division

Wild card is a lock tho

[Jason]

Our bullpen has been greater

[Docwaukee]

ACE!

[Lou]

Right now the other teams basically have 5 innings to outscore us

[Lou]

and the Ath's are -1 in the standings since they traded away Cespedes

[Guest]

I was talking 97-65 at the AS break and no one thought that that would be enough to pass Oakland.  Love Hammel. 

Hammel could very well have already cost them as many regular season wins as they might gain by acquiring Lester.  Glad to see Cespedes gone.

[Tyler]

Surprised no Taylor Lindsey update.

[Docwaukee]

RONDONS!!

[Lou]

Surprised no Taylor Lindsey update.

he's on fire!

batting .213 now since the trade

[QuinlansMinion]

I would like to see the bullpen get a day off though. Cj for the cg? I can dream right.

[gurn67]

I read an article today on the winners and losers at the trade deadline. They guy said he can't wait for the A's-Tigers ALCS and that it's going to be a "classic". By the way, Vegas agrees. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24645878/oddsmakers-still-have-athletics-as-world-series-favorite-following-trade-deadline

[Lou]

Gott

8.1 ip

0 er

2 hits

[bloodbrother]

Angels have been 4 games better than Oakland since April 20th

[Oz27]

I was talking 97-65 at the AS break and no one thought that that would be enough to pass Oakland.  Love Hammel. 

I still highly doubt it will be. If Hammel stinks for much longer they'll drop him from the rotation. All of Oakland's peripherals suggest they're better than their already damn impressive record...and they just made their team more talented. It could easily take 100 wins to get the division which isn't out of reach. We're on pace for 97.5 (which we'll round up to 98), they're on pace for 99. We can do this, but it's going to take a hell of a performance.

[Angel Oracle]

Hammel for president!

[nando714]

I read an article today on the winners and losers at the trade deadline. They guy said he can't wait for the A's-Tigers ALCS and that it's going to be a "classic". By the way, Vegas agrees. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24645878/oddsmakers-still-have-athletics-as-world-series-favorite-following-trade-deadline

Angels WS odds 10-1

Validation!

[Spirit]

and the Ath's are -1 in the standings since they traded away Cespedes

 

 

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