Reality check ahead.....

[Ohtaniland]

 

63-61 and trailing the Astros by 5 1/2 games.

 

Facing a long road trip and finishing with a very difficult schedule.

 

The Angels will all be golfing in early October.

 

 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

This is funny that you've only come to this conclusion today. Most of us knew weeks ago this team was toast.

[YESWECAN]

Wherefore art thou Arte?

[fan_since79]

Heck, just turn the page on this decade. Things won't be better anytime soon.

[QuinlansMinion]

We are now a game out of the wild card too.  

[laagamer]

You know Dipoto's happy right now.

[Angelsjunky]

Ahead?

[Troll Daddy]

You know Dipoto's happy right now.

Please explain

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

Please explain

You've got a point.  Red Sux aren't any better.

[laagamer]

Please explain

 

Dipoto is felling euphoria over our shortcomings related to the postseason. 

[Troll Daddy]

Dipoto is felling euphoria over our shortcomings related to the postseason.

If you owned a team would you hire Dipoto? This team is Dipoto's resume.

[stormngt]

This team's downfall was the trading period.  We did not get what we needed why all the other teams (KC, Toronto, Texas,)  all made additions that is helping.  

 

How much is this failure due to Stoneman?  Not wanting to trade a pitcher?  or Dipoto departing at a critical time?  

 

Who knows.  

 

Victorino and Dejesus has failed miserably.  Add to the LF hole in the lineup is Iannetta tanking for the season and Trout and Pujols slumping.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

If you owned a team would you hire Dipoto? This team is Dipoto's resume.

 

Yes. And I wouldn't hamstring him with a manager who is too stubborn to adapt.

Edited August 24, 2015 by Vegas Halo Fan

[Troll Daddy]

Yes. And I wouldn't hamstring him with a manager who is too stubborn to adapt.

Adapt to what? Please explain

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Adapt to what? Please explain

 

Getting away from "managing by feel" to start with. At some point you have to pay attention to who does well in what situations and manage accordingly.

[Troll Daddy]

While your at it ... please explain how he took a slightly above average team to the best record in baseball less than a year ago.

Edited August 24, 2015 by Troll Daddy

[Troll Daddy]

Getting away from "managing by feel" to start with. At some point you have to pay attention to who does well in what situations and manage accordingly.

News flash ... all managers manage by feel and stats accordingly. If anything, I think Scioscia goes a little overboard with stats in game situations.

I'm not a big Scioscia fans but the guy knows baseball.

[Troll Daddy]

no matter where the halos place, it's a win/win for dipoto

lol

Hope he ends up in Seattle. We know how you guys like to lose.

Edited August 24, 2015 by Troll Daddy

[ScottT]

Sick burn.

 

I bet Pujols is fuming after seeing this thread.

[Guest]

only an idiot wouldn't understand that dipoto would be an upgrade for seattle and a bunch of other teams with truly incompetent gm's and ownership groups 100% indifferent to winning.

kids like troll daddy have a limited understanding of baseball.

Some on here have argued that the fact that the DBacks did not select Dipoto to be their permanent GM ahead of Kevin Towers (one of the worst GMs ever) proves that Dipoto will not be able to obtain a job as a GM in the future.

[Ohtaniland]

Some on here have argued that the fact that the DBacks did not select Dipoto to be their permanent GM ahead of Kevin Towers (one of the worst GMs ever) proves that Dipoto will not be able to obtain a job as a GM in the future.

 

I mentioned that and I stand by it. I also mentioned that Dipoto wasn't our first choice and that I didn't think that he had a big enough resume to get a full-time GM job.

The D-Backs certainly agreed.

[Lou]

I mentioned that and I stand by it. I also mentioned that Dipoto wasn't our first choice and that I didn't think that he had a big enough resume to get a full-time GM job.

The D-Backs certainly agreed.

You really don't think JD will ever get a GM job again?

[Ohtaniland]

You really don't think JD will ever get a GM job again?

 

I think that he could but he would be better if he served under another established and experienced GM for a couple of seasons. The perfect situation hasn't happened yet for Dipoto. He just needs more time and he will be good.

[Hollyw00d]

I mentioned that and I stand by it. I also mentioned that Dipoto wasn't our first choice and that I didn't think that he had a big enough resume to get a full-time GM job.

The D-Backs certainly agreed.

The Dbacks agreeing with a decision doesn't mean its a good one. One of the most incompetent organizations in baseball. even more so than the angels

[Ohtaniland]

The Dbacks agreeing with a decision doesn't mean its a good one. One of the most incompetent organizations in baseball. even more so than the angels

 

Yet the Angels hired him based on 2 months as an interim GM for an incompetent organization. His resume was all about the way he robbed an incompetent Tony Reagins out of Saunders, Corbin and Skaggs for Dan Haren. That was his signature deal and that's what sold the Angels. Although Andrew Friedman is who they really wanted.