it has been worse...

[shellback]

remember when the angels were the siberia of baseball? how about that pitcher( i think it was jack lazorko) who had a better move to first than he did to the plate?

the whole lockeroom gun incident with alex johnson?

for many years this team was a permanent second division joke. and how about the old LA times  sports page feature article "The curse of Anaheim"?

i never imagined in my lifetime to see the angels win a world championship. truly, anything is possible.

 

guess im just trying to decrease my expectations for this current bunch.

[mancini79]

But those teams were supposed to be bad. They also never had a start this bad.

[shellback]

1968:  lost 39 of thier first 62 games

[Jason]

They also din't have one of the biggest payrolls.

[shellback]

guess we just have to wait it out... change will come eventually even if its a change for the worse. when they start not putting asses in the seats, then there'll be change.

[fan_since79]

End of 2001 season, lost 19 of their final 21 games. Finished 41 games behind Seattle.

 

1995 season from mid-August until the end.

 

Just two examples of many.

[YouthofToday]

Considering expectations entering the year this is the worst moment in the history of regular season baseball for this organization.

[Eric]

For those of you saying that the Angels never before had one of the biggest payrolls, do yourself a favor and look at the kind of money Gene Autry spent on this franchise over the year in comparison to other clubs of the era. When Free Agency started, the Angels were among the first to start plunking down high dollar contracts. Between 1979 and 1988 the Angels had one of the highest paid players in baseball each year, often times a few of them. It nearly bankrupted Gene. He had to start selling off large pieces of his estate just to keep the team afloat. That's not speculation either. The Autry's freely admitted as much.

[shellback]

For those of you saying that the Angels never before had one of the biggest payrolls, do yourself a favor and look at the kind of money Gene Autry spent on this franchise over the year in comparison to other clubs of the era. When Free Agency started, the Angels were among the first to start plunking down high dollar contracts. Between 1979 and 1988 the Angels had one of the highest paid players in baseball each year, often times a few of them. It nearly bankrupted Gene. He had to start selling off large pieces of his estate just to keep the team afloat. That's not speculation either. The Autry's freely admitted as much.

 

and most of those guys turned out to be dogs, with the exception of grich. watching those teams, i was convinced that free agency ruined mlb. my god, the money mr autry spent...

[papawealey]

For those of you saying that the Angels never before had one of the biggest payrolls, do yourself a favor and look at the kind of money Gene Autry spent on this franchise over the year in comparison to other clubs of the era. When Free Agency started, the Angels were among the first to start plunking down high dollar contracts. Between 1979 and 1988 the Angels had one of the highest paid players in baseball each year, often times a few of them. It nearly bankrupted Gene. He had to start selling off large pieces of his estate just to keep the team afloat. That's not speculation either. The Autry's freely admitted as much.

Yes. Rudi, Jackson, Lynn, Grich, Baylor, Carew, DeCinces - those players were expensive for the day.

[jimbo]

Not that it matters to any of us, but I would think the league is laughing their a**es off at us right now. This team puts absolutely ZERO fear into anybody, and its embarrassing.

[mota_madness]

No way so far this is the worst. Nothing worse then not trying when your favorites. . 11 errors in 10 games?

[shellback]

"i used to be digusted   now im just amused"

-elvis costello

[Blarg]

This team almost makes me miss the good old days like the 1968 Angels.

Rick Reichardt led the team in all offensive categories with a .720 OPS and 73 RBIs.

Minnie Rojas was the closer with a 4.25 ERA and 6 saves.  

Good times.

[yk9001]

How bad were you to have a 4 plus era in 1968?

[gurn67]

1992. I've been an Angels fan since '78. That was the only season where I knew on opening day that they had absolutely no shot of making the post season. Von Hayes in RF batting 3rd and Hubie Brooks DH batting clean up. Minnesota and the Oakland Roiders still in their prime years. Because of the pitching, that team actually started out 8-6.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

But those teams were supposed to be bad. They also never had a start this bad.

And there have never been this many memes attacking us.  We're the laughing stock of baseball now.