Los Angeles Angels Tough 2020 Season: What are your reasons to continue watching?

[Chuck]

What keeps you watching games and engaged in Angels discussions?

[Angel Oracle]

Choice #2

But I have to admit, it's also being a glutton for punishment.

[Chuck]

20 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Choice #2

But I have to admit, it's also being a glutton for punishment.

I really REALLY hope we see a good Jose Suarez tonight. 

Also, I'm hoping we get to see Marsh, Detmers, C. Rodriguez, Yan and Jones make their debuts this season. 

[Angels in 2030]

I stopped watching after one week and my Hulu Live TV freebie week ended.  I knew after a week that it wouldn't be worthwhile......secretly hoping they'd start streaking and I could sign back up for good.  Nope -- it's Netflix, Amazon movies/shows, reading books and the fireworks on AngelsWin forums. 

[Salt Lake KCrew]

It’s the only way to see our beloved Salt Lake Bees Players with no MiLB season this year. 

[eligrba]

I’ve seen worse Angel teams.

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, eligrba said:

I’ve seen worse Angel teams.

I have too! 

[Angel Oracle]

1971-1977 was the worst.   No contention in any of those seasons, and other than Ryan and Tanana very few memorable games

Runnerup - 1990-2001 - only 3 seasons in contention (1995, 1997, 1998) and no post-season, stung coming after a 1978-1989 that included 7 contention seasons (1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1989) and three post-season appearances (1979, 1982, and 1986).

Third - 2010-2020 - only one post-season appearance (2014) and just four seasons of contention (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015), stings coming after 2002-2009.  

Edited August 20, 2020 by Angel Oracle

[mmc]

I've barely watched but its moreso due to the NHL and NBA playoffs being on right now, if not for that I'd probably still watch consistently.  Mostly I just enjoy discussing on the site, and I'm looking forward to the trade deadline this year since no one truly knows what to expect from it.

[Chuck]

23 minutes ago, mymerlincat said:

I've barely watched but its moreso due to the NHL and NBA playoffs being on right now, if not for that I'd probably still watch consistently.  Mostly I just enjoy discussing on the site, and I'm looking forward to the trade deadline this year since no one truly knows what to expect from it.

I need to get into hockey, I've been to a LV Knights game and it was a riot. I'm also getting a new hockey team up here in Seattle, so I may just jump on that bandwagon.

I absolutely hate the NBA though. I was a huge Lakers from in the late 70's and through the 80's - 90's but stopped watching after the lockout in the late 90's or early 2000's, whenever that was. 

But I'm with you. I typically get most of my excitement discussing the trade deadline, offseason winter meetings and watching the development through the minor leagues of our prospects. It sucks that the latter has been canceled this year. 

I watch the games, but I have a quick trigger on switching over to something else if the team isn't showing any life or if the pitching staff pulls their pants down and bends over. Which is nearly every time the BP comes in. Thanks, Eppy! 

[tdawg87]

Honestly my fandom has been slowly dissipating over the last few years. Call me a fairweather fan, I don't care. This organization just isn't fun to follow anymore.

Hopefully they'll start showing some promise soon because it seems we're just circling the drain.

[AngelsLakersFan]

I don't see "I hate myself" as an option.

[JustATroutFan]

Trout, even though this is a fake season if he slumps at the plate. 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

Just follow. Don’t watch. Lakers’ fan first here so I’m hyped on basketball being back. 

[daygloman]

They're my team, thick or thin.

Go Halos!

[Inside Pitch]

Because I like baseball..  I prefer watching baseball, Angels, whatever over all the same tired bullshit. 

If I had to choose between watching the Angels go on a 20 game losing streak or listening to people bitch about Orange man, Obama, masks, covid, my happy ass will watch baseball for 3.5 hours and then go for a run when it's over.

The only thing I hate about this season so far is that there is no minor leagues to follow.   I never realized how much I enjoy those games.

[Lou]

5 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Because I like baseball..  I prefer watching baseball, Angels, whatever over all the same tired bullshit. 

If I had to choose between watching the Angels go on a 20 game losing streak or listening to people bitch about Orange Man, Obama, masks, covid, my happy ass will watch baseball for 3.5 hours and then go for a run when it's over.

The only thing I hate about this season so far is that there is no minor leagues to follow.   I never realized how much I enjoy those games.

Same here.

Except for the run. I'm incredibly lazy these days. 

[Bronson]

At the end of the day we have the best player in baseball and of the last 50 years and a top 10 player both on the same team. That’s enough to get me to watch. Next year is gonna be really fun!

[Jason]

13 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

Honestly my fandom has been slowly dissipating over the last few years. Call me a fairweather fan, I don't care. This organization just isn't fun to follow anymore.

Hopefully they'll start showing some promise soon because it seems we're just circling the drain.

You are not alone 

[Blarg]

31 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

The only thing I hate about this season so far is that there is no minor leagues to follow.   I never realized how much I enjoy those games.

I miss the 66ers games and it looks like no Fall League ball either. It's like waiting for a rain delay to end that won't.

 

[John Taylor]

1.) I'd rather have Angels baseball (even if its terrible right now) than no baseball. I survived the late 80's and early 90's as an Angels fan I can survive this (Unless the Rona gets me)

2.) It's still fun watching Fletch, Trout, Rendon, and I want to see Adell progress

3.) I love baseball

[Don]

At this point it really is just like a baseball test lab to me. If we're gonna be terrible we might as well give our young guys every opportunity to succeed or fail and see who should be a part of this team long-term. That's it. Oh, and Trout.

[Stradling]

So I am an Angel fan first then a baseball fan.  It hasn’t always been this way, I used to love baseball 24/7, but the game has changed and not really for the better.  

Like many my simple answer is I would rather watch bad baseball than no baseball.  

This place turned me from a fan to a fanatic.  

[angelsnationtalk]

I'm here for Trout, Rendon and Fletcher. I also want to see the development of our tradable assets and hope we can tank to get Kumar Rocker

[Chuck]

3 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Because I like baseball..  I prefer watching baseball, Angels, whatever over all the same tired bullshit. 

If I had to choose between watching the Angels go on a 20 game losing streak or listening to people bitch about Orange man, Obama, masks, covid, my happy ass will watch baseball for 3.5 hours and then go for a run when it's over.

The only thing I hate about this season so far is that there is no minor leagues to follow.   I never realized how much I enjoy those games.

100% @Inside Pitch

Especially the last part. I would hit refresh on each of the minor league games open in their own separate tabs, while watching the Angels games on tv throughout the years. 

This is a sad omission from this season.