The Official Gerrit Cole (Please sign with the Angels) Thread

[Chuck]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

Gammons wasn't hacked, though. If he had been he would have said something. Either he knows something and it is game over for us, or he's Joe Bidening us.

Or he read Jon Heyman's tweet after a few bourbon teas and then took to twitter.

[failos]

this is starting to feel a lot like Kawhi going to the Clippers instead of the Lakers....I have a bad feeling about this

[Bronson]

I chuckled.

[Second Base]

11 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Gammons wasn't hacked, though. If he had been he would have said something. Either he knows something and it is game over for us, or he's Joe Bidening us.

I've never seen Gammons use detailed statistics or speak in complete sentences on Twitter before. Whether he's drunk our hacked, it's an improvement.

[ADHB]

6 minutes ago, failos said:

this is starting to feel a lot like Kawhi going to the Clippers instead of the Lakers....I have a bad feeling about this

Except in this situation, the Angels are the Clippers and the Yankees are the Lakers. Clippers were always seen as the logical destination but no one heard a word about them until they actually signed him, while all the blowhard media folks were reporting every little detail of the Lakers and Raptors efforts.

[Chuck]

23 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

I figured it out. Peter Gammons = Joe Biden.

Hi @pgammo is there any truth to the Cole to the Yankees report, or if you're drunk, or if you're actually Joe Biden? 

@AngelsWin.com would like to know.

[Jason]

Hopefully the Halos have a plan B

[Jason]

Angel fans are in mad love with Cole but will give him the Pierzynski treatment as soon as he sign with the Yankees

Edited December 8, 2019 by Jason

[UndertheHalo]

22 minutes ago, Jason said:

Angel fans are in mad love with Cole but will give him the Pierzynski treatment as soon as he sign with the Yankees

Yes.  This would be the proper response. 

[Claude]

3 hours ago, mymerlincat said:

Gammons is at it again:

 

This Tweet is deceiving. When Cole signs with the Mets you guys will all get FACED by Lou. 

[Claude]

31 minutes ago, Jason said:

Hopefully the Halos have a plan B

Plan Bundy is already in place. 

[ScottT]

Cole will probably go to New York no matter what team he signs with.

[eligrba]

Just now, ScottT said:

Cole will probably go to New York no matter what team he signs with.

Only if he:

1.  Really wants to Win

2.  Tough enough to handle the expectations

3. Doesn't want to waste his career in obscurity

[eligrba]

Its a slow time....trying to liven things up.

[ScottT]

I like that he posted this from Los Angeles 

[Pancake Bear]

Does anyone know how many times Arte has gone after a big name free agent only for them to sign in NY or vice versa?

Texeira, obviously. Any others? 

I’m just wondering whether Arte is willing to be outbid again. 

[Second Base]

2 minutes ago, ScottT said:

I like that he posted this from Los Angeles 

That's the most Yankee fan ever.

[Bronson]

1 minute ago, ScottT said:

I like that he posted this from Los Angeles 

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, failos said:

this is starting to feel a lot like Kawhi going to the Clippers instead of the Lakers....I have a bad feeling about this

Aren't the Angels more like the Clippers and the Yankees/Dodgers more like the Lakers?

[Pancake Bear]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

Aren't the Angels more like the Clippers and the Yankees/Dodgers more like the Lakers?

That’s why I said we need to convince him we’re for real by bringing in another big name.

[Troll Daddy]

37 minutes ago, Sean-Regan said:

Does anyone know how many times Arte has gone after a big name free agent only for them to sign in NY or vice versa?

Texeira, obviously. Any others? 

I’m just wondering whether Arte is willing to be outbid again. 

Money won’t decide where Cole signs imo. I expect offers from the Yankees and Angels to be very close in money. 

[Duren, Duren]

Reminds me a little like when the Expos were all in trying to lure Reggie  Jackson in the early days of free agency in the late seventies.

Charles Bronfman, the owner, rolled out the red carpet. Money and term were more than generous for that era. The Expos had a great farm system and young emerging stars like Carter, Dawson, Valentine, Rogers and more on the way. Sporting News called them ' the team of the eighties' as they were ending the seventies.

A new stadium was just built, fan interest was intense, with great attendance and enthusiasm. 

Then a certain George  Steinbrenner quickly ended any dreams of grandeur. Reggie probably played along  with the Expos for leverage, or maybe he was serious. In those days the Expos did sign some high profile free agents. 

But the Yankees always seemed to get who they really want. And this Cole scenario is making me uncomfortable. 

 

[failos]

28 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Aren't the Angels more like the Clippers and the Yankees/Dodgers more like the Lakers?

In some ways, yes, but that's not the comparison I'm trying to make. Cole has been rumored to sign with the Angels because he's a local just like Kawhi was rumored to sign with the Lakers. Everyone, including myself, thought that Kawhi to the Lakers was a foregone conclusion, but that wasn't the case.

[failos]

Also if Cole cared about the OC he would've played baseball for UC Irvine not UCLA

[Bronson]

13 minutes ago, failos said:

In some ways, yes, but that's not the comparison I'm trying to make. Cole has been rumored to sign with the Angels because he's a local just like Kawhi was rumored to sign with the Lakers. Everyone, including myself, thought that Kawhi to the Lakers was a foregone conclusion, but that wasn't the case.

Well don’t you think it’s the other way around since everyone expects him to sign with the Yankees now?