Angels minor leaguers blast Arte Moreno for terrible living conditions

[Lou]

1 minute ago, TBM-850 said:

Penny wise and pound foolish. Arte is not cheap but he wins the Chairman Mao Misallocation of Resources award.

Sleep and nutrition are the two most important factors in avoiding injury and recovering from injury. Lack of proper sleep (slow wave 0.5 to 4 HZ in particular) is absolutely vital. It doesn't just happen. I notice a huge difference between 30 minutes and 2 hours of deep sleep.

Eating garbage fast food while trying to recover from the previous start? A starting pitcher loads and unloads huge forces into muscles, tendons, ligaments about 100 times. Some damage is done no matter what. There aren't any magical mechanics that can avoid it. The pitchers who heal completely between starts are those who avoid injury. Yes, there is almost certainly a genetic component but hitting the vital sleep/nutrition part should be easy.

Humans can only make about 3 grams of glycine per day (even assuming plenty of sleep and abundant essential aminos). Is that enough for an athlete to rebuild after a start. I doubt it but why risk it? Steak is cheap compared to TJ surgery. Feed these guys.

Even ignoring the human side of it, these are multimillion dollar investments at stake. I doubt the bean-counters thought this one through.

Grocery stores have nutritional food. 

[tdawg87]

Just now, Lou said:

Could you live well off of $500k over a 9-year span?

Yes.

Then what?

[AngelsFaninGA]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

It's 44k over 9 years. 

He should be set for life.

Especially in this deflationary economy /s

[Stradling]

10 minutes ago, eligrba said:

I don’t know what they make or what their per diem is as a minor league player. Any idea?

They make $400-700 a week, and $25 in per diem when on the road. 

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Yes.

Then what?

Live off of whatever you've saved and whatever you make from that point on. 

Like an adult.

[Dtwncbad]

Sold flowers on the street corner.

Worked as a dishwasher.

Waited tables.

Did janitorial work at night.

Worked as a painter.

Sanded boat bottoms by hand (fuck that was hard).

Drove a shuttle to the airport for $1 tips.

Shoveled rocks and dirt for cash.

Delivered pizza.

I could go on.

None of these jobs paid a “living wage” but I certainly lived.

And it all works out if you decide to take care of yourself and work hard and quit whining that somebody else owes you something.

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

They make $400-700 a week, and $25 in per diem when on the road. 

There are families that live off of that. 

[tdawg87]

Just now, Lou said:

Live off of whatever you've saves and whatever you make from that point on. 

Like an adult.

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!

[Dtwncbad]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!

Or don’t.  Not my problem.

[tdawg87]

This thread is turning into Boomer City.

[Lou]

Just now, tdawg87 said:

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!

Half a million dollars buys some pretty sweet boots.

[WicketMaiden]

19 minutes ago, TBM-850 said:

Penny wise and pound foolish. Arte is not cheap but he wins the Chairman Mao Misallocation of Resources award.

Sleep and nutrition are the two most important factors in avoiding injury and recovering from injury. Lack of proper sleep (slow wave 0.5 to 4 HZ in particular) is absolutely vital. It doesn't just happen. I notice a huge difference between 30 minutes and 2 hours of deep sleep.

Eating garbage fast food while trying to recover from the previous start? A starting pitcher loads and unloads huge forces into muscles, tendons, ligaments about 100 times. Some damage is done no matter what. There aren't any magical mechanics that can avoid it. The pitchers who heal completely between starts are those who avoid injury. Yes, there is almost certainly a genetic component but hitting the vital sleep/nutrition part should be easy.

Humans can only make about 3 grams of glycine per day (even assuming plenty of sleep and abundant essential aminos). Is that enough for an athlete to rebuild after a start. I doubt it but why risk it? Steak is cheap compared to TJ surgery. Feed these guys.

Even ignoring the human side of it, these are multimillion dollar investments at stake. I doubt the bean-counters thought this one through.

This is the view I share. The Angels are missing an opportunity to increase the likelihood of the success of potential multi-million dollar assets by failing to invest in proper nutrition. Football (soccer) and Cricket are years ahead of baseball in this regard. 

[Taylor]

29 minutes ago, Lou said:

Something tells me you're smart enough to realize that grocery stores sell nutritional food, too. 

Hard to cook when you're sharing an apartment with 5 other guys.

 

 

Not that I would know first-hand.

[Lou]

Just now, Taylor said:

Hard to cook when you're sharing an apartment with 5 other guys.

 

 

Not that I would know first-hand.

My mom cooked every day and there were 7 of us in our house. 

I doubt any of those guys are sleeping in the oven.

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

Hard to cook when you're sharing an apartment with 5 other guys.

 

 

Not that I would know first-hand.

Well there are never clean dishes so that’s annoying.  But I am not going to starve.

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, WicketMaiden said:

This is the view I share. The Angels are missing an opportunity to increase the likelihood of the success of potential multi-million dollar assets by failing to invest in proper nutrition. Football (soccer) and Cricket are years ahead of baseball in this regard. 

Our soccer team sucks. Wasting money, i guess.

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Hard to cook when you're sharing an apartment with 5 other guys.

 

 

Not that I would know first-hand.

What did you do with the 5 guys?

[WicketMaiden]

16 minutes ago, Lou said:

Our soccer team sucks. Wasting money, i guess.

No, you're just not very good at it. 

[Lou]

Just now, WicketMaiden said:

No, you're just not very good at it. 

It's definitely both.

[Revad]

13 minutes ago, Stradling said:

They make $400-700 a week, and $25 in per diem when on the road. 

And they might have a family

[eligrba]

15 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Hard to cook when you're sharing an apartment with 5 other guys.

No it wasn’t. FYI

How old were you when you lived on your own?

[eligrba]

18 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

This thread is turning into Boomer City.

[Revad]

22 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Hard to cook when you're sharing an apartment with 5 other guys.

 

 

Not that I would know first-hand.

I bet you loved it.

[tdawg87]

Just now, Revad said:

I bet you loved it.

I can confirm he did.

Allegedly.

[Revad]

2 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

I can confirm he did.

Allegedly.

Photos?  These rumors kill me.