Angels minor leaguers blast Arte Moreno for terrible living conditions

[mmc]

"It's frustrating when you're sitting in the pen and you're hearing guys just harp about how bad the ownership is and how bad the organization is because you don't want guys to be somewhere that they are unhappy," Lovegrove said. "Is Moreno completely out of touch with the reality of what it's like to be a player? Probably. I don't see that really changing because I don't know that he really does care about the quality of the organization so much as the amount of money it produces."

 

[Lou]

lol

Get a different job.

 

[mmc]

 

[jsnpritchett]

"Lovegrove said he witnessed the bodies of teammates break down because of the lack of healthy food options available, with many defaulting to fast food like McDonald's or Taco Bell.

"They were not receiving enough nutrition to maintain muscle mass," Lovegrove said. "We had guys lose 5 pounds in two weeks."

Lovegrove said that the living conditions for minor leaguers show that Angels owner Arte Moreno "really doesn't give a s--- about the winning side" of running a baseball team because of its failure to develop the next generation of baseball players.

"It's frustrating when you're sitting in the pen and you're hearing guys just harp about how bad the ownership is and how bad the organization is because you don't want guys to be somewhere that they are unhappy," Lovegrove said. "Is Moreno completely out of touch with the reality of what it's like to be a player? Probably. I don't see that really changing because I don't know that he really does care about the quality of the organization so much as the amount of money it produces."

Moreno did not respond to ESPN after request for comment."

[jsnpritchett]

"Lovegrove previously played in the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations. He said that there was a large gap between how he was treated previously versus in the Angels farm system.

"Cleveland redid their entire weight room, providing three meals a day. They were flying guys out," Lovegrove said. "They were giving a lot of players, not just their top prospects, the opportunity to seriously improve themselves under the eye of the organization and in doing so, I think they produced significantly better players than they would have had their system operated like the Angels."

and:

"Lovegrove added that he is not concerned about his baseball career ending because of the decision to speak up against the Angels organization

"Arte Moreno wouldn't have his kids live like this," he said."

[Jason]

This org does very few things right 

[tdawg87]

Maybe this will lead to some serious changes.

[Lou]

Just now, Jason said:

This org does very few things right 

Go back to your country!

[Taylor]

Arte is a menace.

[Angel Oracle]

Only employs 8 scouts.

Doesn’t make sure prospects are in a healthy environment, compared to other orgs.

Rumors abound that good GM candidates don’t want to work for him.

It’s almost like Moreno is disinterested in truly operating a franchise and farm in an effective way.

He only cares about the big splash.

ONE post-season appearance after 2009

Time to sell the team? 

He isn’t getting any younger (75).

 

Edited July 23, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[tdawg87]

This thread has potential.

[rageous]

They should use some of the money they saved by firing all the scouts on their minor league players.

[Mabrage]

Lovegrove sounds like a biiitch

[CanadianHalo]

25 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Lovegrove said that the living conditions for minor leaguers show that Angels owner Arte Moreno "really doesn't give a s--- about the winning side" of running a baseball team because of its failure to develop the next generation of baseball players.

This much has become obvious.

I worry that with Ohtani becoming the superstar that he has this year, Arte can continue to run this organization into the ground for another 3 years minimum while knowing there will be butts in the seats regardless. 

 

[failos]

Embarrassing. Aside from Ohtanimania and Trout, is there any good news that ever comes out of this organization?

[T.G.]

It's disappointing when a team makes more news for what it does off the field and not for what it does on it.

[Taylor]

17 minutes ago, Mabrage said:

Lovegrove sounds like a biiitch

Hi Arte

[Taylor]

Hopefully this becomes a national embarrassment and Arte is forced to sell the team out of disgrace.

[failos]

1 minute ago, True Grich said:

It's disappointing when a team makes more news for what it does off the field and not for what it does on it.

Welcome back, mang

[VariousCrap]

It shouldn't surprise anyone that the Mexican Trump treats employees badly. 

 

 

[tdawg87]

I read the thread title as "Angels minor leaguers blast Ass".

[UndertheHalo]

Fella’s.  We need a new billionaire.  

[tdawg87]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

Fella’s.  We need a new billionaire.  

[VariousCrap]

23 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Only employs 8 scouts.

Doesn’t make sure prospects are in a healthy environment, compared to other orgs.

Rumors abound that good GM candidates don’t want to work for him.

It’s almost like Moreno is disinterested in truly operating a franchise and farm in an effective way.

He only cares about the big splash.

ONE post-season appearance after 2009

Time to sell the team? 

He isn’t getting any younger (75).

 

 

 

The guy only cares about profits and that is something he is good at generating for himself.

Unfortunately, this team is getting harder and harder to care about.

 

 

[Taylor]

When does Arte announce he's going to space?