Angels GM Search Thread - down to Justin Hollander and Perry Minasian, Minasian is the frontrunner

[Dtwncbad]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

To me, it’s not the meddling as much as the lack of a 21st century baseball knowledge oriented FO.

Let’s hope that changes finally now.

Except if I am going to hope for one thing to change, it would be that Angel pitchers stop having their arms fall off.

[totdprods]

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

I couldn't care less about the personality of the GM, as long as they do a good job.

I was referring to the attitude and mentality they bring into making deals more than their individual personality. 

[Angel Oracle]

1 minute ago, Dtwncbad said:

Except if I am going to hope for one thing to change, it would be that Angel pitchers stop having their arms fall off.

That is one of the two or three main changes hoped for.

[Inside Pitch]

7 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Are we talking about Stephen C. Smith, Tad, or Shane Demmitt?

Yes

[Angel Oracle]

39 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Mike Port.

I thought it was Bill Bavasi in the dining room with the candlestick.

[Angel Oracle]

8 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Are we talking about Stephen C. Smith, Tad, or Shane Demmitt?

Stephen Smith 

[Dtwncbad]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

I thought it was Bill Bavasi in the dining room with the candlestick.

No, it was Billy Barty in the bathroom with his own salamistick.  (Yeah, sometimes I am that immature)

[tdawg87]

Has piodeportes reported the new GM yet?

Rosenthal can lick my taint.

[angelsnationtalk]

3 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Has piodeportes reported the new GM yet?

Rosenthal can lick my taint.

Confirmed like 20min ago where have you been

[Dtwncbad]

5 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

No, it was Billy Barty in the bathroom with his own salamistick.  (Yeah, sometimes I am that immature)

There should be a "derail" emoji for stupid comments like this that shove the conversation off the cliff.

[Dtwncbad]

[Stradling]

55 minutes ago, Yes We Can said:

So you think Arte chose Scioscia over Dipoto. If he chose Dipoto over Scioscia he would have had that conversation with Scioscia. 

Not if it was Jerry who lost the team. 

[Dtwncbad]

Anyway, the Angels hired a Minasian.  So to be clear, this guy is from Minasia?  Where exactly is that, close to where Borat is from? 

[T.G.]

3 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

Anyway, the Angels hired a Minasian.  So to be clear, this guy is from Minasia?  Where exactly is that, close to where Borat is from? 

It’s the only place on the planet with zero cases of Covid-19. 

[Tank]

2 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Still Mike Port....  Oswald was a patsy, he said as much.

we'll be discussing oswald, ruby, and the grassy knoll in an upcoming episode of "luncheon with tank."

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Dtwncbad said:

Anyway, the Angels hired a Minasian.  So to be clear, this guy is from Minasia?  Where exactly is that, close to where Borat is from? 

sounds like a name i'd be likely to hear often in glendale. 

i hope that isn't a bad omen.

[Inside Pitch]

29 minutes ago, Tank said:

we'll be discussing oswald, ruby, and the grassy knoll in an upcoming episode of "luncheon with tank."

No Mike Port?   I'm a maybe...

[Tank]

11 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

No Mike Port?   I'm a maybe...

you know how a good magician doesn't reveal all of his secrets? neither does a good podcast host.

[meat]

7 hours ago, Warfarin said:

Here's the Braves' FO:

https://www.mlb.com/braves/team/front-office

Minasian is essentially "second in command," so to speak, and holds this title:  Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations & Assistant General Manager.

But does he have any cute homerun calls?

[ukyah]

8 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

Why do you assume Eppler was ever hired to be here for more than 5 years?  The organization needed something specific when he was hired.  The idea that the same exact GM is perfect for type of assignments is flat out silly.

it's an interesting point, but i know for a fact he was expected to be here for longer than 5 years because he was in the middle of his second contract with the angels.

[ukyah]

8 hours ago, Fourts said:

I'd be 100% in support for a return to the 'California Angels' name -- including colors/uniforms.  So not a new novelty, but rather a return to the OG.  We never should have changed from that.

that is 100% never going to happen. they branded to the LA market for a reason, and that reason is money.

[Docwaukee]

1 minute ago, ukyah said:

that is 100% never going to happen. they branded to the LA market for a reason, and that reason is money.

YK just threw down his fork in the middle of dinner and put on his bat suit.  

[ukyah]

7 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

Anyway, the Angels hired a Minasian.  So to be clear, this guy is from Minasia?  Where exactly is that, close to where Borat is from? 

just follow ursa minor it will lead you there.

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

YK just threw down his fork in the middle of dinner and put on his bat suit.  

This is awesome.  

[Stradling]

10 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

YK just threw down his fork in the middle of dinner and put on his bat suit.  

He and Bob Star are trying to figure out new ways to tell us how shitty the Angels organization is.