At what point did you realize the season was over?

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Yeah, probably would have been a playoff team if he stuck around.

I’m just saying it was confirmation of the raging tire fire. 

[Erstad Grit]

Stassi looking at 3 strikes against the Dodgers

[TroutField]

I was nervous going into the season and basically handing Adell and Marsh the major league jobs without any fallback option blew up in their faces. I was excited and pleased with the great start but kind of reserved judgment because I was still worried about the depth. When Maddon got fired I knew it was over for sure, and there wouldn’t be anything to wake this team up. Rendon and Trout missing large chunks of time was kind of expected and the final nail in the coffin.

[Angelsjunky]

Realized: June 5, the 11th loss in a row, when the Angels slipped under .500. At that point it seemed that this was clearly more than just a harmonic convergence of bad luck, and a team in the process of full implosion.

Accepted: July 7-10, the four game sweep by the Orioles. I think at this point I reached the point of full resignation.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

 

[Jay]

LOL @ catorce

 

[Waybackman]

When Ward crashed into the wall. 

[RenoHalo]

Concerned: The mid-May sweep by Texas.

Resigned: Philly series.

[Jay]

I thought the hot start was a fluke but I was just starting to believe when they came crashing back down to earth.

[eligrba4ever]

Kept on cheering the Angels and hope they'd succeed, but I suspected all was for naught when they fired Joe just 4 fames into that 14 (?) game losing streak.

[failos]

I had a feeling the Angels would be screwed when someone referred to the team as “magical.”

[Puget Sound Angel]

The Angels/Mariners fight.

The Mariners took off after that game.

The Angels rolled over and died.

[Swordsman78]

1 hour ago, Puget Sound Angel said:

The Angels/Mariners fight.

The Mariners took off after that game.

The Angels rolled over and died.

Zero correlation to the fight but it makes for a good story aka Lore  to tell the grandchildren around the fire somewhere in the pacific northwest. 

[Stradling]

22 hours ago, UndertheHalo said:

When they shit canned Maddon. 

Oh yea, you thought they’d be back in up until they fired the guy who was shitty at his job?

[fan_since79]

23 hours ago, TroutField said:

I was nervous going into the season and basically handing Adell and Marsh the major league jobs without any fallback option blew up in their faces. I was excited and pleased with the great start but kind of reserved judgment because I was still worried about the depth. When Maddon got fired I knew it was over for sure, and there wouldn’t be anything to wake this team up. Rendon and Trout missing large chunks of time was kind of expected and the final nail in the coffin.

Fletcher and Ward missing significant time too. We had to use some no-name outfielders and also Velasquez a lot, who couldn't hit to save his life.

[UndertheHalo]

9 hours ago, Stradling said:

Oh yea, you thought they’d be back in up until they fired the guy who was shitty at his job?

I don’t think Maddon was that good.  I mostly think he was bad.  Firing Maddon was a flailing gesture for a club that had no answers to any of its problems.  To me it was a bad sign that it was probably never going to turn around.  Turns out it didn’t.  I answered the question.  Not any better or worse then any of the other answers on the thread.  

[Dtwncbad]

To be honest, I was so disappointed in last offseason that I never really believed they were going to be good this year.  Then they were winning games and of course I was glad to see it and pleasantly surprised, but not convinced yet because it was still early.  When the losing streak happened I hated it because it meant the winning was just a tease.

 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

On 10/3/2022 at 7:00 AM, Jay said:

LOL @ catorce

 

How I feel about Boner's faux Bob Geldof esque philanthropy...and their last few awful albums.

[Waybackman]

I remember at the height of their fast start Ward made a remark saying something like “I don’t think we’re ever going to lose another game”. Oops. 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

On 10/2/2022 at 11:28 AM, rafibomb said:

Off the top of my head it was that disaster series in Philadelphia

Looking at their record against them in interleague before that sweep, that is the correct answer.  They couldn't even win a season series against goddamn Detroit.

Also two 1-0 losses in a 4 game set against Boston...AT HOME!

[Amazing Larry]

On 10/2/2022 at 2:56 PM, AngelsLakersFan said:

I expect it to set in sometime Wednesday afternoon.

Did it just happen?

[TempeAngel]

At what point did you realize the season was over?

 

Tomorrow...

[AngelsLakersFan]

13 hours ago, Lhalo said:

Did it just happen?

No

[T.G.]

Just now.

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Just now.

Yes.. Im finally feeling it