Thoughts on Rich Waltz so far .......

[disarcina]

New PBP guy Rich Waltz.  Seems to be doing fine IMO,'

Still kind of bewildered as to why the Halos decided to jettison Daron Sutton after a half a season at the All Star Break.

If Waltz was available in February/ March why didn't the Halos get him on board back then.?

Rich (Tennessee) Waltz -- sure he hasn't heard that one before !! LOL !!

I think Waltz and Gubi seem to mesh better -- there were some back and forth banter between Gubi and Sutton  that last series right before the ASG break that sounded like there was tension there. And then Sutton made some comment - can't remember the specific comment now - I was half listening/ watching the game as I do while on line doing other stuff - like posting here -- and I just remember stopping and wondering - 'what did Suttoin just say? not sure if management will be happy with that......"  

next thing - in a stealth like announcement - designed not to get too much attention during the ASG break - Sutton is OUT.

 

[jsnpritchett]

I think he's ok.  Maybe a little subdued, but I prefer that to meth'ed-out guys like Rex Hudler.  Seems to be pretty knowledgeable and is very conversational/casual, which I like.  Just wish he wouldn't say, "That one's out" on pitches that are balls, instead of "That's outside."

[Pheenom07]

I think he’s solid and appreciate the less corny broadcast than earlier in the year with Sutton. 

[failos]

51 minutes ago, disarcina said:

 

Still kind of bewildered as to why the Halos decided to jettison Daron Sutton after a half a season at the All Star Break.

 

Sutton wanted to become the GM.

[T.G.]

I prefer him over Sutton.

[Taylor]

39 minutes ago, failos said:

Sutton wanted to become the GM.

So he could talk about Jesus.

[Taylor]

Maybe it's because I'm sleep deprived, but I clicked on this thread thinking Rich Waltz was a AAA reliever the Angels had called up in the last week.

[GrittyVeterans]

Massive upgrade to Sutton, who was just flat out terrible imo. 

[failos]

3 minutes ago, Taylor said:

So he could talk about Jesus.

This franchise needs Jesus

[Jay]

He's the best of the three we have had so far this season, IMO.

 

[John Taylor]

Couldn't stand Rich at first, but within about a week or so he completely won me over. Once he got comfortable in the booth I have found him to be a very good storyteller, and doesn't suck up to Gubi like Sutton did.

[ScottT]

3 hours ago, failos said:

This franchise needs Jesus

You'd think they would.

[ten ocho recon scout]

4 hours ago, Taylor said:

Maybe it's because I'm sleep deprived, but I clicked on this thread thinking Rich Waltz was a AAA reliever the Angels had called up in the last week.

Nope. Same here. Took me a bit to get how random the discussion was. 

"Oh, shit. The tv guy. My bad"

[HaloBronco]

Yep, really like his laid style (as someone mentioned earlier in the thread, good story teller). Definitely the best of the 3 we’ve had this season. 

[Blarg]

5 hours ago, Taylor said:

Maybe it's because I'm sleep deprived, but I clicked on this thread thinking Rich Waltz was a AAA reliever the Angels had called up in the last week.

Well, it does beg the question, how is his change up? 

BTW, the Angels do have Andrew Wantz on the roster so it's an easy mistake. 

[Jason]

5 hours ago, Taylor said:

Maybe it's because I'm sleep deprived, but I clicked on this thread thinking Rich Waltz was a AAA reliever the Angels had called up in the last week.

It's all part of the experience buddy 

[Blarg]

For the next 18 years. 

[ettin]

He is a marked improvement over Sutton, which, respectfully, wasn't a tough bar to set.

For me is acceptable right now, but the Angels should perform a more competent search over the next two season for more of a Victor Rojas type (or just convince Rojas to come back!).

I know some of you don't care for Mota, but I'd like to see him get a shot. Both he and Gubi do have a lot of excellent baseball experiences and angles about the game that I find interesting (Gubi obviously knows his stuff in regard to pitching).

There are good solutions and the Angels should use Rich while they look around. Either he will prove himself out further and stay or the Angels find a better option.

[Puget Sound Angel]

No more Suttons with the Angels.

[Taylor]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

For the next 18 years. 

Hopefully the Angels make the playoffs again by the time my kid goes to college.

[arch stanton]

22 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Hopefully the Angels make the playoffs again by the time my kid goes to college.

You're getting a pretty early start on becoming a bitter old man

[Taylor]

33 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

You're getting a pretty early start on becoming a bitter old man

I did see a cloud the other day that I was tempted to yell at.

[T.G.]

8 hours ago, Taylor said:

Hopefully the Angels make the playoffs again by the time my kid goes to college.

College?  I predict she becomes a Navy Seal right out of high school, serves her country proudly and then marries a congressman from Texas (Republican) and settles down in Dallas, has five kids and volunteers for various conservative political candidates.

[Taylor]

38 minutes ago, True Grich said:

College?  I predict she becomes a Navy Seal right out of high school, serves her country proudly and then marries a congressman from Texas (Republican) and settles down in Dallas, has five kids and volunteers for various conservative political candidates.

Her rebellious-teen phase will involve fearmongering about CRT and intentionally writing with bad grammar and spelling.

[arch stanton]

30 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Her rebellious-teen phase will involve fearmongering about CRT and intentionally writing with bad grammar and spelling.

by the time she's a teenager nobody will even remember the cathode ray tube