The season is over

[Glen]

Now, perhaps, we should take serious looks at the future of the organization. Give Thaiss the majority of starts. Bring up Adell in September and give him RF. Auditions should be starting now.

[eligrba]

I think they have already started.

[Taylor]

But are we buyers?

[Glen]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

But are we buyers?

Yes. We have to buy four starters.

[yk9001]

The Angels seasons usually end with a whimper, not a bang.

 

Sorry, the Adells and Theisses wont make a hill of beans difference until they get some pitching. 

 

We have the best player in baseball since Bonds, and year in, year out it makes no difference. 

[Claude]

It’s not season over yet, we’re still searching for survivors. 

[tdawg87]

I want to see Adell but I also don't want to watch his entire lower torso explode fielding a routine single.

[floplag]

More appropriately, the season never really began.  
At the rate people are getting hurt i almost wish it was over.

[Stradling]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

I want to see Adell but I also don't want to watch his entire lower torso explode rounding 2nd base, again.

 

[Blarg]

I didn't have any great expectations for this team because the starting rotation was so volitile. Heaney has been constantly injured, Skaggs was always fluctuating between potential and dissapointment, Harvey and Cahill were reclaimation projects and our 5th starter was a rotation from AAA. 

As the attrition started I could see this wasn't going to work out regardless of the spurts of success because they could never get on a consistant string of series won or being competitive from week to week. Start after start with an opener or a starter not getting though four innings pretty much said this team would never be able to hit their way out of this quagmire, even though they tried .

I have no reservations about the Angels defense or offense moving forward. I think Adell will have rookie growing pains next season but will compete for and probbaly earn the Rookie of the Year honors. If Rengifo can catch fire he could contend this season for the title and will be an intregal part of the infield next season along with Simmons, Fletcher and La Stella. The glove payers do not concern me.

Pitching. The Angels just can't move anywhere without pitching and not one year retreads, they need full time quality pitchers that can put up six or more innings a start. Otherwise they are dead in the water again. Which would be a shame since so much of the rest of the team is in good order.

[tdawg87]

I chuckle whenever I read "retreads". I'm basically a toddler.

Edited August 4, 2019 by tdawg87

[Claude]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

I chuckle whenever I read "retreads". I'm basically a toddler.

I’m surprised not to see AIDS in any of your posts today. 

[tdawg87]

36 minutes ago, Calzone 2 said:

I’m surprised not to see AIDS in any of your posts today. 

It's because at this point I wouldn't be surprised if one of our pitchers had to retire because they have AIDS.

[Lou]

we started 6-14 in 2002 

[Claude]

21 minutes ago, Lou said:

we started 6-14 in 2002 

Yeah but we were 67-45 at this point in 2002. Geez this sucks. My Dodgers neighbors are already giving me grief. 

[Second Base]

If the season was actually over, it would be a mercy. No, you've got two more months of enduring this shitshow before it's allowed to be over.

[UndertheHalo]

You know what would be great ?? Losing a lot and getting a good pick.  Fu*ck the DNA.  It’s time for the Angels stop being fuc*king retarded.  TANK. 

[Stradling]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

You know what would be great ?? Losing a lot and getting a good pick.  Fu*ck the DNA.  It’s time for the Angels stop being fuc*king retarded.  TANK. 

Fuck that.  

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

F*ck that.  

sigh 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, UndertheHalo said:

sigh 

Tanking is trading everyone of value and losing as many games as possible.  It is chicken shit.  If they would have tanked 2-3 years ago when you first asked them to tank, then we would have no Trout, Ohtani or Simmons.  They would have Albert and a bunch of guys in the minor leagues.  

[Claude]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

Tanking is trading everyone of value and losing as many games as possible.  It is chicken shit.  If they would have tanked 2-3 years ago when you first asked them to tank, then we would have no Trout, Ohtani or Simmons.  They would have Albert and a bunch of guys in the minor leagues.  

 

[mmc]

10 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

You know what would be great ?? Losing a lot and getting a good pick.  Fu*ck the DNA.  It’s time for the Angels stop being fuc*king retarded.  TANK. 

Tanking is not necessary if you're good at drafting and developing.  The Ducks are a perennial playoff team and consistently have a very good prospect pool.  The problem with the Angels is they were previously not good at the former and it remains to be seen if they've improved at the latter. 

[Glen]

A lot of people seem to think this is football and that a top 10 draft pick - as opposed to a 15-20 pick - will make a huge, immediate impact.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, mymerlincat said:

Tanking is not necessary if you're good at drafting and developing.  The Ducks are a perennial playoff team and consistently have a very good prospect pool.  The problem with the Angels is they were previously not good at the former and it remains to be seen if they've improved at the latter. 

No, it doesn’t remain to be seen, you are simply ignorant.  

[UndertheHalo]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Tanking is trading everyone of value and losing as many games as possible.  It is chicken shit.  If they would have tanked 2-3 years ago when you first asked them to tank, then we would have no Trout, Ohtani or Simmons.  They would have Albert and a bunch of guys in the minor leagues.  

I don’t mean tanking like that.  I mean running out Sunday lineups a couple times a week.