Can someone tell me...

[jimbo]

Why this team always seems to sh*t the bed when televised on espn?

[jsnpritchett]

Because EAST COAST BIAS!!!  

[mancini79]

Because Arte ignored foreignese players.

[Docwaukee]

Because Arte ignored foreignese players.

he didn't ignore them.  it was just poor scouting. 

[Broad Street]

It's all Arte's fault. No wait, it's all DiPoto's fault.... no.... wait.... it's all Scioscia's fault! When does the blame go to the players that aren't executing like we KNOW they can? Besides Blanton of course. We know Hamilton can bat .325 with 35 jacks and 120 rbi's. We know Pujols can put up those same kind of numbers. We know Aybar can hit .300. We know our starting pitching (except Blanton) can keep us in games, and we know that our bullpen has the ability to close games. They're just not. I don't see how that's anybody's fault but their own. MAYBE the manager, but in no way can you put that on the owner/GM.

[tomsred]

Ask Mota, he'll explain it to you.

[tdawg87]

Ask Mota, he'll explain it to you.

 

It's all in the pressures of being a sports team and on the national stage of television. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, the important thing is though that you give it your best effort you can possibly give and go out there and have some fun sometimes.

[Brandon]

It's all Arte's fault. No wait, it's all DiPoto's fault.... no.... wait.... it's all Scioscia's fault! When does the blame go to the players that aren't executing like we KNOW they can? Besides Blanton of course. We know Hamilton can bat .325 with 35 jacks and 120 rbi's. We know Pujols can put up those same kind of numbers. We know Aybar can hit .300. We know our starting pitching (except Blanton) can keep us in games, and we know that our bullpen has the ability to close games. They're just not. I don't see how that's anybody's fault but their own. MAYBE the manager, but in no way can you put that on the owner/GM.

I've been all about this post every time I see threads of cleaning house.

Now I think people are just trolling and trying to argue for the sake of it.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

It's all in the pressures of being a sports team and on the national stage of television. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, the important thing is though that you give it your best effort you can possibly give and go out there and have some fun sometimes.

 

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