Poll: Biggest responsibility for past 3+ seasons?

[Angel Oracle]

I am leaning towards Arte Moreno.

[Blarg]

Good pick AO, because nothing happens without ownership approval.

[Jimmag]

No choice for Indian Burial Grounds?

 

It is pitching for me. Of course that can translate back to GM's and owner. 

[nate]

Scioscia and Reagins

[T.G.]

Buttercup... nuff said.

[adenhart34]

Reagins.

 

I'd also point out that Adenhart's death set the Angel's back substantially from a baseball standpoint. Not only did we lose him, but we lost a plethora of farm talent through a series of trades that tried to fill a rotation spot (Kazmir, Haren, Greinke). Sure a lot of those guys didn't work out, but they could have been moved to fill another spot besides SP. Our rotation could be

 

Weaver

Wilson

Adenhart

Vargas OR Hanson

Skaggs

[Bruce Nye]

i always blame the players.  There was an ESPN poll a few years back ranking the level of importance between head coaching or manager in football, basketball, baseball, etc.  The preponderance had baseball as the lowest.  They talked about the baseball manager's biggest decision is filling out the lineup and then sit back to watch the game.  Of course, there is more to it.  But just how difficult woul dit have been to manage those Yankee powerhouse teams?

 

The other thing that I have noticed in this grand old game is when the teams' offense is really weak, the pitching staff does better to make up for it.  Conversely, when a team is loaded with offense, the pitchers in some psychological way figure the offense score enough runs to make up for a few mistakes.  It seems to me that a manager's biggest challenge is to try to motivate a player with a guaranteed long-term contract. 

[Angel Oracle]

Not that it matters much in all likelihood, but I did omit 4 names of coaches who were here in the 2010-2013 time period. 

Mickey Hatcher, Rob Picciolo, Jim Eppard, and Steve Soliz

[Taylor]

The one thing I miss from the old board is the ability to create polls where members can add their own options.

[Ohtaniland]

Very simple;

I blame Scioscia for not firing Butcher.

I blame Dipoto for not firing Scioscia.

I blame Arte for not firing Dipoto.

[HaloMagic]

The one thing I miss from the old board is the ability to create polls where members can add their own options.

I'm with you there. I have a feeling some of the options would have been stellar.

[Chris]

In 2010 I felt the main reason was Kmo's injury.

 

But over the past 3 years it became something bigger.

 

I'll say Reason # 1 Reagins.  Reason # 1.1 Scioscia

[AngelsLakersFan]

It's a result of an organizational decision to keep going for it, despite a depleted farm system, rather than going through a short rebuilding phase.

[DropOfAnaheim]

I stood in the stands on that afternoon grand slam, and when Kendry didn't get up, I said to my wife "season over". I didn't expect it to mean the next 3 seasons over.

[Halos of Anaheim]

Arte Moreno.

[bdavis621]

The stinking players plus Scioscia!!

[yk9001]

Marine Layer

[gotbeer]

Rally Monkey.  And Buttercup.  And that stupid take me out to the ballgame song on TV trying to sell tickets out of tune.  

 

Also, notice that when they haven't had Howard's commercials on TV, the Angels have Sku'd.  Coincidence?  

[YouthofToday]

What AngelsLakersFan said earlier.

Considering we don't have a 1st round pick and it's corresponding slot money (granted, this draft is really weak) it's going to be quite some time, unless we get phenomenally fortunate with players reaching the top projections, till we have a league average farm system.

This team is clearly designed to win in the next 4 years. I hope we do. We are likely facing a Houston Astros-lite rebuild after that with the remnants of Pujols and Hamilton's contracts on the books, Trout making $15 or $20 million through arbitration and few controllable players with talent to fill out the rest of the team.

[Mark68]

Reagins.

 

I'd also point out that Adenhart's death set the Angel's back substantially from a baseball standpoint. Not only did we lose him, but we lost a plethora of farm talent through a series of trades that tried to fill a rotation spot (Kazmir, Haren, Greinke). Sure a lot of those guys didn't work out, but they could have been moved to fill another spot besides SP. Our rotation could be

 

Weaver

Wilson

Adenhart

Vargas OR Hanson

Skaggs

So, in actuality, it was that drunk asshole who killed Adenhart.

[mancini79]

Canada

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I was listening to a baseball analyst on ESPN today (I don't recall who). He brought up the point that our current roster is not constructed of Mike Scioscia-type players (i. e., speed and defense), so managing this club goes against many of his instincts. The analyst further said that there is nothing to be gained by firing Scioscia since most of the alternatives better than our current manager are "retired and out of the game", and that firing managers during the season "is for teams with no plan."

 

This same analyst said that you can't judge a team two weeks into the season. He said that he has no concerns about the offense, but he does about the pitching.

[Mark68]

I was listening to a baseball analyst on ESPN today (I don't recall who). He brought up the point that our current roster is not constructed of Mike Scioscia-type players (i. e., speed and defense), so managing this club goes against many of his instincts. The analyst further said that there is nothing to be gained by firing Scioscia since most of the alternatives better than our current manager are "retired and out of the game", and that firing managers during the season "is for teams with no plan."

 

This same analyst said that you can't judge a team two weeks into the season. He said that he has no concerns about the offense, but he does about the pitching.

This "analyst" works for ESPN? OK....

[YouthofToday]

Was 2002 filled with Scioscia-type players? Our team was littered with all bat bad glove players.

A terrible, simple narrative lazy media folks use.

[WallyWorld]

I voted for Arte because of his insistence on "going for it" every year, gutting our farm and taking on bad contracts.