L.A. Times Skaggs illustration: Tasteless?

[Tank]

I think he could’ve made his point better by not having an Angels logo present. He seems to be specifically criticizing the Halos when this is likely a much wider issue than just one player on one team.

If I were a member of Skaggs family, I’d be terribly offended by this.

[Lou]

The LA Times has been garbage for a long time now.

OCR por Vida! 

 

[Blarg]

3 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

I don't believe any of the "players" there are meant to represent Skaggs, or any person in actuality. I think it's saying that all of those things are "players" in the MLB and on the Angels and all of them are "deadly" in their own way. That's my interpretation of it, at least.

Still, could have been done without the shock value. That in and of itself is indeed tasteless.

If it was all MLB it wouldn't have included all three of the causes of death along with an Angels logo. This was definitely targeted at the Angels and using Skaggs death. 

[Stradling]

We’re should tell them to fuck off and deny them press passes. 

[DCAngelsFan]

1 hour ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Im trying to understand the point it's attempting to make. The multiple players in Angel uniforms seems to imply that there are many players on the team with 'a problem' and many who know about it but are covering it up or ignoring it. That is a pretty strong accusation to make in a cartoon without any journalistic backing. One might argue that they are saying that this is a league wide or sports wide problem, but if that is the case why is every player in an Angels uniform? 

Edit: Looking at it more I think it is trying to put blame on the team itself for what happened to Tyler, implying that his demons were around for all to see but no one paid any mind or did anything about it.

That's exactly what he was doing, in a bizarre and creepy way - his point wasn't that the things that killed him are alcohol, fentanyl, oxy - everyone knows that - the point he was making in that hideous drawing was that people - presumably "the team"  and/or his family and friends, ignored his use/mis-use of the other three things - that his cause was death was equally those people.  

Make no mistake, it's an accusation - and it's not about "MLB" or "society at-large" - it's an accusation directed at the people around Skaggs - and it's really offensive without evidence.

 

[Dtwncbad]

If people are attempting to understand the point it is trying to make, then it is a shitty illustration.

[Troll Daddy]

This pic or whatever you want to call it is a total rip on the Angels organization. Very tasteless and untrue imo. 

[Claude]

10 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

This pic or whatever you want to call it is a total rip on the Angels organization. Very tasteless and untrue imo. 

It will all come out in the investigation if it’s totally untrue. If there was an Angels employee involved then it’s likely that a few other players knew of his existence. 

[yk9001]

It's an editorial cartoon that appears in the sports letters on Saturday.

There is one every week. The target this week happens to be the Angels.

 

[Jeff Fletcher]

16 minutes ago, RBM said:

His Twitter account says he used to work for the Register. Thought you may know him.

Nope

[yk9001]

9 hours ago, Tank said:

I think he could’ve made his point better by not having an Angels logo present. He seems to be specifically criticizing the Halos when this is likely a much wider issue than just one player on one team.

If I were a member of Skaggs family, I’d be terribly offended by this.

They had a son who was doing drugs that would make a skid row bum blush.

I think they have bigger worries.

It cracks me up the bubble you guys live in. That a guy who died from choking on his own vomit and was taking serious drugs to the point of overdosing, is worthy of season long tributes, patches, hashtag slogans, mound decorations and the like. The outside, non bubble world doesn't see it that way. They see Skaggs as one in a long line of opioid abusers. Some are athletes, some are not.

It shocks you that not everyone is genuflecting.

You oughta get out of your bubble a little bit. 

[yk9001]

Disrespectful to ucla

[yk9001]

Disrespectful to USC

[yk9001]

Disrespectful to Dodgers

[yk9001]

Disrespectful to UCLA

[Stradling]

Rack em

[yk9001]

Disrespectful to Lakers

[yk9001]

Disrespectful to Boogie and the Lakers

[yk9001]

Skaggs died from a cocktail of stimulants and depressants. In his party clothes. In his hotel room.

The star player said he was "shocked" about Skaggs.

The manager said he had to google the word "fentanyl" , because gosh, he had no idea.

To non bubble people, they can see that as turning a blind eye.

To bubble people, it's "disrespect" and " how dare they? " and "take their press passes away".

[yk9001]

3 minutes ago, RBM said:

Like I said, it was a departure from his norm. 

At first I thought the blind eye was the Angels but perhaps it is major league baseball

[yk9001]

5 minutes ago, RBM said:

Like I said, it was a departure from his norm. It was mean spirited and hurtful.

And if you can't see the difference I feel sorry for you.

I'm waking up in the morning because I'm not doing a bender tonight, so it's all good.

[Jay]

It's getting uglier for the Angels org.

 

[Lou]

32 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

I'm waking up in the morning because I'm not doing a bender tonight, so it's all good.

Me neither 

 

yet 

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, RBM said:

One day at a time. 

Thank you, Schneider 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Considering that the things illustrated were in Skaggs' toxicology report and the players are all wearing red, there is little question what it means. Tasteless is the least of it. Not fitting of a major newspaper.