Angels All Time Washed Up Veterans Team

[Erstad Grit]

40 minutes ago, Brandon said:

Kevin Appier, Bobby Abreu, Jack McDowell, LaTroy Hawkins, Lee Smith, Ismael Valdez

These all come to mind as guys we signed on the very back end of their career. I feel like we signed some old Hispanic reliever a long time ago that I’m missing. Maybe Hector Carrasco?

Appier freed us from Mo and kept us in game 6 so I give him a pass. 

Abreu was incredible here and had a huge hit against Boston. 

Your other arms listed ranged from serviceable to pretty good. 

 

[Erstad Grit]

21 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Jose Conseco never officially played for the Angels. He was signed as a free agent in 2001 but was released before the end of Spring Training. Since players don't get paid during Spring training he never drew a paycheck. 

I don't think he ever took an at bat.  I have a vague memory of him winning some homerun derby in that angel Disney uniform

[Taylor]

Anthony Rendon

[Revad]

53 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Jose Conseco never officially played for the Angels. He was signed as a free agent in 2001 but was released before the end of Spring Training. Since players don't get paid during Spring training he never drew a paycheck. 

He was none too happy about it, the way I remember it.  Didn’t he really start opening up about steroids right after that?

[cals]

58 minutes ago, gurn67 said:

Gaetti wasn't washed up. His stats in KC and STL after he was released prove that. He just never wanted to be here, and only signed because they offered him the most money. Same with Pujols & Rendon.

I literally sat down the 3rd base line that entire season yelling “you’re washed up Gaetti!”  He probably has me and my friends to thank for the motivation to salvage the remainder of his career.

[Lou]

Just now, cals said:

I literally sat down the 3rd base line that entire season yelling “you’re washed up Gaetti!”  He probably has me and my friends to thank for the motivation to salvage the remainder of his career.

So did i!

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

Tim Belcher

Perhaps. But that Chan Ho moment made it all worth it.

[cals]

12 minutes ago, Lou said:

So did i!

You were that other dude!  I think we high fived!

[Tank]

Jeff Francouer

[AngelStew43]

I am surprised that no one has mentioned John D'Acquisto and Mark Gubizca. 

[Angelsjunky]

The late 80s to early 90s was the Golden Era of Washed Up Veterans on the Angels.

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, cals said:

You were that other dude!  I think we high fived!

Yep, that was me. And we nailed it. 

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, AngelStew43 said:

I am surprised that no one has mentioned John D'Acquisto and Mark Gubizca. 

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1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

Mark Gubicza. 25.07 ERA with the Angels.

 

[Chuck]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

Mark Gubicza. 25.07 ERA with the Angels.

The Gubi lovers will have your neck. lol

[Tank]

Todd Greene

Brandon Wood

 

[Taylor]

38 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Perhaps. But that Chan Ho moment made it all worth it.

Ha, totally forgot about that. That happened in Spring Training, right? My first year following the team was 1998 (when I was 9). 

[Taylor]

13 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

The Gubi lovers will have your neck. lol

There are Gubi lovers?

[tdawg87]

13 minutes ago, Taylor said:

There are Gubi lovers?

Idk, there's tons of people who love him as a broadcaster. Maybe not here so much. Twitter and Reddit for sure.

He's fine. We can do much better. But he doesn't bug me. Then again I watch maybe a dozen games a year.

[oldguy]

7 hours ago, Stradling said:

Dave Parker

Yep.  Worsened by the fact that we traded a young Dante Bichette for him.

[tdawg87]

4 hours ago, cals said:

No list like this is complete without Gary Gaetti at 3rd.  

This was the first name that came to mind.

Bruh I was fucking 4 and I knew that dude sucked.

[ten ocho recon scout]

28 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Ha, totally forgot about that. That happened in Spring Training, right? My first year following the team was 1998 (when I was 9). 

Regular season. I was at the game. Even from the nosebleeds it was pretty cool.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Not sure if already mentioned. But the 90s...

Ken Hill... Pat (c)Rapp. Jack McDowell. Eddie Murray. Wally Joyner when we brought him back. Ron Gant. Butterfield. Fernando. 

Yeah it was pretty ugly.

 

[oldguy]

Mike Epstein, Butch Hobson, Vada Pinson, Tony Armas, Bert Campaneris, Leo Cardenas, Tony Conigliaro, Jimmy Piersall

[oldguy]

9 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

This was the first name that came to mind.

Bruh I was fucking 4 and I knew that dude sucked.

Yet, after he left us, he became good again!

[Angels 1961]

Donnie Moore RIP