LA Times Article on 1st half struggles

[Hubs]

https://sports.yahoo.com/angels-determined-revive-season-really-161451907.html?src=rss

 

DiGiovanna Puts the issues the past 8 weeks squarely on the Offense. The pitching has slipped a bit, but the offense has basically cratered, due to poor strikeouts among other things. The offense has a .824 OPS in the first three spots, despite Trout and Ohtani's struggle in the losing streak, and Ward's struggled the past two months too. Walsh has been terrible in July, and not great in June Either. Stassi, same deal. Marsh, Same deal.

12-36 from May 25 through July 17th, is frankly, terrible. It's a .250 Winning Percentage. Yes the 14 game losing streak sucks, but they've gone 12-22 since, and that's a .353 Winning Percentage which is also terrible.

Nevin is not going to get the job and they probably can't rally to make the playoffs unless they somehow went on like a 15 or 20 game winning streak, starting Friday night.

 

[Jason]

Terrible teams play terribly 

[Angel Oracle]

New manager and new coaching staff is definitely needed.

Especially Jeremy Reed

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Hubs said:

Nevin is not going to get the job and they probably can't rally to make the playoffs unless they somehow went on like a 15 or 20 game winning streak, starting Friday night.

 

What if they start Saturday night or Sunday afternoon?

[Hubs]

9 minutes ago, T.G. said:

What if they start Saturday night or Sunday afternoon?

Kevin could get the job if he gets them back to .500 with a big winning streak, but it has to be soon, they have to go 8-2 or better in their next 10 before the deadline, or they'll move pieces for prospects.

[T.G.]

Just now, Hubs said:

Kevin could get the job if he gets them back to .500 with a big winning streak, but it has to be soon, they have to go 8-2 or better in their next 10 before the deadline, or they'll move pieces for prospects.

And you know this, how?

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, Hubs said:

Kevin could get the job if he gets them back to .500 with a big winning streak, but it has to be soon, they have to go 8-2 or better in their next 10 before the deadline, or they'll move pieces for prospects.

And who is Kevin?

[Hubs]

Just now, T.G. said:

And who is Kevin?

Autocorrect, you know who I meant. Nevin.

[Hubs]

1 minute ago, T.G. said:

And you know this, how?

It's my opinion, just like everything else on this board. Don't be a jerk.

[T.G.]

6 minutes ago, Hubs said:

It's my opinion, just like everything else on this board. Don't be a jerk.

Not everything on this board is an opinion.  Your post didn't read as an opinion to me... so, I was clarifying.

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Hubs said:

Nevin is not going to get the job and they probably can't rally to make the playoffs unless they somehow went on like a 15 or 20 game winning streak, starting Friday night.

 

 

17 minutes ago, Hubs said:

Kevin could get the job if he gets them back to .500 with a big winning streak, but it has to be soon, they have to go 8-2 or better in their next 10 before the deadline, or they'll move pieces for prospects.

so which is it?

[Angelsjunky]

TG is like a mix of cals and Lou, with a bit of Stradling mixed in.

[T.G.]

12 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

TG is like a mix of cals and Lou, with a bit of Stradling mixed in.

And you're like the goat that jinxed the Cubs.

[Erstad Grit]

Just looking at the infield it's pretty clear why we're terrible.

3B---we all hoped SOMETHING from Rendon and we got nothing.

SS- we hoped the rest of the infield would be solid to warrant an inexpensive good fielding SS. 

2B-Fletcher would hopefully going to rebound and do better at 2B than SS. 

1B-Walsh, an all-star, regressed big-time

C- Stassi has been meh at best 

Essentially the competition for SS became the starting infield. 

 

Rengifo has actually been a bright spot lately. 

[tdawg87]

It's funny how we expected the offense to be the team's biggest strength. Seems they always do the opposite. Every year.

So I'm not expecting anything again. Ever. 

[T.G.]

30 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

C- Stassi has been meh at best 

I think many of us had unrealistic expectations for Stassi....

[ukyah]

2 hours ago, T.G. said:

 

so which is it?

you're being obtuse. you know what context he was implying.

 

he's almost certainly right in most plausible scenarios. it's extremely difficult to imagine nevin gets the permanent job or the coaches keep their jobs in the offseason at the rate they are performing. the only thing that might change that liklihood is a significant winning streak and/or, at the very least, combined with a significantly higher winning percentage. if we have to spell out every single comment made on a message board, then every post is a four paragraph brick and nobody wants to read that.

 

[ukyah]

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

It's funny how we expected the offense to be the team's biggest strength. Seems they always do the opposite. Every year.

So I'm not expecting anything again. Ever. 

congrats, kid. you just made it to the show. you're a big leaguer now. expectations are what keeps us in the minor leagues. just be happy to be a part of the ballclub, and the good lord willing everything will work out. keep your shower sandals clean until you win 20.

[yk9001]

3 hours ago, T.G. said:

And who is Kevin?

[yk9001]

That's the Angels' last decade in one gif

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, ukyah said:

you're being obtuse. you know what context he was implying.

Actually, I was being a jerk.

Sometimes people post their opinions as if they're facts when they're not.  Sometimes, I get tired of it.  In this case, I shouldn't have reacted at all.  I often post comments or react in a way to make light of things... to lighten the mood if you will and sometimes I end up just being a jerk.  

[BTH]

I’ll just say this: if the Angels do move on from Nevin after the season, Arte better let Perry have full autonomy over the manager.

If he isn’t gonna get full autonomy, just fire Perry now and bring in a new GM who you will give full autonomy for a manager to.

The GM and Manager need to be fully on the same page.

[Mark PT]

4 hours ago, T.G. said:

What if they start Saturday night or Sunday afternoon?

Sorry, no good. Must be Friday

[T.G.]

26 minutes ago, Mark PT said:

Sorry, no good. Must be Friday

Damn.

[Inside Pitch]

3 hours ago, T.G. said:

And you're like the goat that jinxed the Cubs.

A piano in a pond would have also worked.