Every Time Mike Napoli Hits A Homer vs. Angels

[JoJo26]

 

[mulwin444]

The Napoli/Rivera for Wells trade was part 2 of the ugly chain of awfulness that set the club back a couple seasons (part 1 was the failure to sign Beltre). Reagins ultimately paid for an Arte/Scioscia blunder

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

I feel with Napoli the Angels post season Struggles might have been different.

Poor Napster.

[mulwin444]

If it wasn't for Wells, the Angels would traded him someplace else. They didn't value his skill set and its a blind spot that has plagued them for a bit.

Edited May 24, 2015 by mulwin444

[full circle]

If the angels had nap and beltre in 11 and 12 those seasons turn out very differently.

[mulwin444]

Not to mention we avoid acquiring Wells and probably only sign Pujols leaving Hamilton to fail and relapse someplace else

[nando714]

[Ohtaniland]

The Napoli/Rivera for Wells trade was part 2 of the ugly chain of awfulness that set the club back a couple seasons (part 1 was the failure to sign Beltre). Reagins ultimately paid for an Arte/Scioscia blunder

 

I said it before, Reagins was a patsy.

 

Let me say this....

 

The 2011 team started the season 22-22 and Reagins was demoted at the end of the season. There's no doubt that Reagins was forced to trade Naps at the behest of Scioscia and Arte. Now nearly four years later and after all of the trades and acquisitions by Dipoto only three players remain from the 2011 Opening Day roster Aybar, Weaver and Richards. Trout was not a Dipoto product and was called up in July of 2011. 

 

The 2015 team after Dipoto completely flipping the roster is on the verge of starting the season 22-22. This is Dipoto's team and I believe that Dipoto's one year option pickup after last season will be his last with the Angels if they fail to make the playoffs.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Every time Mike Napoli hits a homer, an Angel loses its wings.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Every time Mike Napoli hits a homer, someone on AW defends Josh Duggar.

[AngelsFaninGA]

"Every time Mike Napoli hits a homer vs Angels" sounds like a drinking game guaranteed to end in alcohol poisoning. 

[Inside Pitch]

Every time Napoli hits a HR....  An Angel loses it's wings....

[HeavenlyHalos]

Every time Napoli hits a HR....  An Angel loses it's wings....

 

Go ahead and scroll up a few posts.

[Hollyw00d]

Every time Napoli hits a homer, a meatball is killed

[fan_since79]

Every time Napoli hits a homer, Mike Scioscia couldn't care less.

[NrM]

I said it before, Reagins was a patsy.

Let me say this....

The 2011 team started the season 22-22 and Reagins was demoted at the end of the season. There's no doubt that Reagins was forced to trade Naps at the behest of Scioscia and Arte. Now nearly four years later and after all of the trades and acquisitions by Dipoto only three players remain from the 2011 Opening Day roster Aybar, Weaver and Richards. Trout was not a Dipoto product and was called up in July of 2011.

The 2015 team after Dipoto completely flipping the roster is on the verge of starting the season 22-22. This is Dipoto's team and I believe that Dipoto's one year option pickup after last season will be his last with the Angels if they fail to make the playoffs.

GMs typically need a few years to mold their team. Look at epstien with the cubs. Unfortunately jerry wasn't given the chance to build from within, so he had to find stop gap players in hopes of competing. Imagine if instead of signing pujols, wilson and hamilton, they decided to restock and rebuild. This team would probably be just as good thanks to trout and they would be set for the future.

The future does't look very bright right now.

Edited May 24, 2015 by Poozy

[Tank]

btw, napoli entered today's game hitting .172, for those who care.

[Halos of Anaheim]

He's the greatest hitter to ever face the Angels..by far.

[FabulousFabregas]

I think if Mike Scioscia managed every team in baseball besides the Red Sox, Napoli would break all of Bonds' home run records.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

He's the greatest hitter to ever face the Angels..by far.

There was another post on this somewhere.

[Ocangelfan]

it all started when we didn't pay up for beltre when arte thought we were the only bidders....low and behold texas swoops in even when they had young and it put them on the map.   the chane of events from that point are brutal.

 

some small fixes could have helped....sign cruz.   don't pitch to napoli ever....and now do not pitch to hamilton no matter how ugly his swing and average are.

 

i do not want to trade our depth unless its for a young stud like a guerrero.   or small talent out and bring back big money contract.   would rather see if our guys figure it out like green etc.     teams like KC seem like they are so far ahead of us...not sure one bat is going to do it...our guys are funking it so bad against even brand new pitchers...its been said here before a new pitcher debuting against us looks like hall of fame first ballet. 

 

start bringing guys up who are hitting in minors.   10 game lead or fall below 500 a couple games is the line to make some changes that affect some jobs.

[hen3ry]

There was another post on this somewhere.

 

Yup.  In gameday yesterday, I linked to this blog:  http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/77104490/mlb-best-hitters-vs-teams-babe-ruth-barry-bonds-mark-mcgwire

[JoJo26]

I thought the failure to get CARL CRAWFORD panicked the team to "make a splash" and Toronto was an eager seller?

No Crawford...so let's get Wells.

 

Freakin' stupid that Scioscia continued his love affair with Jeff Mathis. I guess every time Mathis struck out, or banged into a DP...Scioscia would look down at his notes aka scouting reports from years gone by...and saw that Mathis was the #2 catching prospect behind Joe Mauer...so he has to be good.

 

That's one big finger in Scioscia's grill...

[Stradling]

**** Mike Napoli. Go ahead and blame Sosh, it certainly seems he is the reason Nap was traded. There has to be a reason he was traded and from what I have heard is it had to do with his work ethic. I have no problem trading a guy that has poor work ethic. Dude kills us, but at least this season has been total shit, when not playing us. Which once again lends to his lack of focus or lack of ethic when he plays most days.

[Troll Daddy]

Arte flinches every time.