LA Times: Arte Moreno and his Angels can't take the heat

[AngelsWin.com]

The money has been spent, the players are relaxed, but the results aren't forthcoming, and the owner won't talk about it.

CHICAGO — When the Angels got Josh Hamilton following the Dodgers' signing of Zack Greinke , owner Arte Moreno emerged from hiding, took a bow and told everyone:

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[austin724]

Okay Simers, then ask this question, why can't the Guggenheim group do the same thing. They spent a lot more money on their team than the Angels and they suck just as bad.

[red321]

Because the article wasn't about the Dodgers, it was about the Angels.

 

Don't agree with all of it...but don't disagree with all of it either. I put a lot of the Angels struggles on the GM, but I also don't discount the fact that the Angels owner is pushing win NOW.

[tdawg87]

Most of Moreno's big-time signings have come after he has swooped in quietly without significant competition to sign players like Pujols and Hamilton.

 

 

Is he retarded?

[jshep]

Oh good, another TJ Simers article

[YouthofToday]

I'm definitely not a Simers, although I did enjoy him moderating a Vin Scully and John Wooden conversation across from Staples Center a few years ago. Nevertheless, I do agree with this:

"Prone to being emotional when Moreno doesn't get his way, the Angels ended up with Vernon Wells."

[mtangelsfan]

It's like tj is trying make news again.  What a douche.

[fan_since79]

The players are relaxed, he's got that right.

[Chimi]

I wonder if Simers giggles like a school girl when writing his crap.

[Blarg]

Always a good time to post one these articles during the Angels first three game winning streak.

[Charlie B Barkin]

Is he retarded?

No, it was either the Angels overpay or they remain with their current teams for a team friendly deal. The Angels overpaid in both cases.

[Lifetime]

Can we refrain from linking to this douche bag's articles? If we must continue, at least indicate who the author is in the thread. 

[Halos of Anaheim]

Always a good time to post one these articles during the Angels first three game winning streak.

Second, actually.

[stormngt]

Can we refrain from linking to this douche bag's articles? If we must continue, at least indicate who the author is in the thread. 

All I had to read was the first line for me to know it was a Simers' article

[Eric]

For ****'s Sake! Identify a ****ing Simers article in the ****ing title!

[austin724]

TJ Simers has to be one of the worst sportswriters around.

[mp170.6]

I'm not a big fan of Simers, but it's refreshing every once and a while to see someone in the media holding the Angels and Dodgers accountable.

 

Everybody else from the LA Times, OC Register, and local TV stations refuse to ask tough questions.  I would love to have somebody middle of the road between Simers and his cheerleader colleagues. 

[Hollyw00d]

Simers is a huge D-bag

[Chimi]

I'm not a big fan of Simers, but it's refreshing every once and a while to see someone in the media holding the Angels and Dodgers accountable.

Everybody else from the LA Times, OC Register, and local TV stations refuse to ask tough questions. I would love to have somebody middle of the road between Simers and his cheerleader colleagues.

Simers isn't holding the teams accountable. He hates baseball and couldn't care less about how good or bad the Angels or Dodgers are doing. His goal is to just be the biggest douche he can be. He's no different than an Internet forum troll.

[mp170.6]

Simers isn't holding the teams accountable. He hates baseball and couldn't care less about how good or bad the Angels or Dodgers are doing. His goal is to just be the biggest douche he can be. He's no different than an Internet forum troll.

 

OK then, what reporters do hold the teams accountable? 

[Lifetime]

Since when is that a sports reporters job? 

[mp170.6]

Since when is that a sports reporters job? 

 

A reporter's job is to portray subjects in the most palatable way possible? 

 

To be fair, it's not just sports, the quality of reporting in the OC Register and LA Times is terrible these days.  Most local "news" is regurgitated press releases...

[Lifetime]

Ya if only we had some hard hitting investigative sports reporting to get to the bottom of the struggles and the inside scoop. 

[mp170.6]

Ya if only we had some hard hitting investigative sports reporting to get to the bottom of the struggles and the inside scoop. 

 

You know what I meant. 

[Lifetime]

Ya, you want a reporter that is going to hold them accountable, whatever the hell that is supposed to mean coming from a reporter.