What was your favorite Angels transaction day?

[Chuck]

Vote! 

[Chuck]

Some good choices to choose from, Angels fans. 

[totdprods]

No Pujols/Wilson/Hawkins day?

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

No Pujols/Wilson/Hawkins day?

It's there! 

I left Hawkins out though. 

[HaloCory22]

It's not on the list for good reason but damn.... Waking up that early December morning in 2011 to the news of Pujols signing in Anaheim quickly followed by CJ Wilson. That was absolutely insane. Had MLB Network on tv while getting ready for work. Hauling ass in my car so I can get to work and keep up with the news and what's happening here on the board.

[Adam]

Torii Hunter day was the most fun on the board

[Stradling]

The Vlad day was the beginning to me being a message board contributor.  

[Chuck]

@Adam that was a fun night when the news broke when I was preparing my Thanksgiving meal for guests the next day. 

The Pujols/Wilson signing day was just nuts. It about broke our old website, but it was so much fun. Christmas came early that year. 

To me it's Vlad, because it was unexpected and he was one of the best players in the game, STILL in his prime. I was sitting in the jacuzzi having a glass of wine when my buddy @Mrinsider called me to tell me the news. 

[Dick B Back]

I'm old and remember the trade for Ryan. Best trade the Angels have ever made.

[aznhockeyguy]

As much as the Pujols signing was super hyped, I didn't like the terms of the deal.  The Vlad deal on the other hand was perfect time and money and the was in his prime and the Angels swooped him from the Dodgers, as it was widely speculated the Dodgers were hot on his heels.  

[ten ocho recon scout]

Vlad for me. 

Punols and wilson was great. Bot just because we landed the best player in baseball (time flies), but more important, we learned about the new media deal. And i assumed that meant wed be like the dodgers are now.

But vlad was it. I dont normally dig on guys from other teams, but vlad was my favorite player as an expo. Id never expected us to land a top tier all star, so when it all happened i was ecstatic. 

Id add colon to the list, too. Personally i almost lioed it better than vlad...may not seem like it now, but colon was a beast pitcher when he came here. And the first big name pitcher we had signed in years.

[Docwaukee]

So this is going to sound weird, I am going to pick the day we signed Mo Vaughn.  After enduring the pain of 1986 and then a number of really dreadful years to follow, signing Vaughn made me feel like things were going to be different going forward.  That we weren't some small market afterthought anymore.  

Of the choices listed, I picked Vlad.  

[Chuck]

Just now, Dochalo said:

So this is going to sound weird, I am going to pick the day we signed Mo Vaughn.  After enduring the pain of 1986 and then a number of really dreadful years to follow, signing Vaughn made me feel like things were going to be different going forward.  That we weren't some small market afterthought anymore.  

I forgot about Mo Vaughn. I'll add him in as a choice. 

I too was very excited after that news broke. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

^good point. Id probably remember mo more fondly if we were better with him here

[Erstad Grit]

 To be honest.......I was so jacked when we signed Mo Vaughn.  We had some great pitchers but couldn't hit with the other teams.  I had never seen the angels sign a big free agent before Mo.  He was coming off a recent MVP and leading Boston into the post season.  I bought into the new mo-lineaum.

 

[CanadianHalo]

For me, it has to be Torii

He was one of my favorite players growing up (I even put a 48 on my glove with marker). I was just sitting in my room about to go to bed, I figured I'd hit refresh one last time on MLB. Com and saw Torii on front page. I was shocked as it was something I didn't expect in the slightest and was absolutely floored. 

Being able to watch Torii play everyday was awesome. I really wish things ended here differently with him. 

I've also been an Upton fan for quite some time now too so yesterday was a long time coming for me. I think I've beat the Upton/Cespedes drum long enough. I've kind of been lucky in the sense that some of my favorite players have ended up on my favorite teams somehow (Cam Newton baby!).

 

[gurn67]

For me it was actually Weaver's contract extension. I thought for sure I was going to have to watch him pitch for the Yankees or Red Sox.

[GrittyVeterans]

The Teixeira trade. I thought we were winning it all that year. Ugh

[Keener]

Unfortunately, add me in the Vaughn camp.  I really thought that was going to be a huge move.  It was huge, but not in the way i had hoped.

[Amazing Larry]

I jumped up and down like a little schoolgirl the night we signed Vlad.

[OCAngelsNotLAA]

Torii for sure.  I was in a casino in Laughlin when I saw the news.  I had always been a big fan of his and we had signed GMJR a season or 2 before that so you didn't think we would be going after another CF.  It also helps that he performed well through his contract. 

[Homebrewer]

For me it was the day in 2005 that Steve Finley was traded away to SF.

[Dick Enberg]

56 minutes ago, Dick B Back said:

I'm old and remember the trade for Ryan. Best trade the Angels have ever made.

My oh my, I'm older and I cried when they let Fregosi go...

[Taylor]

Toss-up between GMJ signing and Vernon Wells trade.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

1976/1977/1978/1979 Off Seasons: Other than the trade for Nolan Ryan this was when my Halos started actually being relevant. 
1976 Signed Bobby Grich, Signed Don Baylor, Signed Joe Rudi

1977 Traded Dotson, Bonds, Bosley to the ChiSox for Downing, Knapp, Frost, Signed Lyman Bostock

1978 Traded Danny Goodwin, Ron "Poppa Jack" Jackson to the Twins for Dan Ford.

1979 Traded Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell, Brad Havens and Kenny Landreaux to the Twins for Rod Carew.

There are others later!

signed Reggie Jackson, signed Mo Vaughn, signed Vlad, signed Bruce Kison, Trade for Fred Lynn, Trade for Rick Burleson/Butch Hobson who scrubbed us, Trade for Don Sutton & Tommy John were pretty significant at the time. Also, The signing of Geoff Zahn and Trade for Ken Forsch at the time were also solid additions. Signed Mark Langston, Signed AP#5 and blew $$$ on the power Lefty bat that had a Drug relapse (will never say his name ever again), Signed Torii Hunter, Big Tex trade, Greinke trade, Haren Trade, Compensation Pick of Donnie Moore. Traded for Doug Corbett who I thought would help (he didn't) and we lost Tom Brunansky.... There are more I will add them as I remember them....

 

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