Team leader?

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, T.G. said:

Never said I did.

Thankfully

[BTH]

5 hours ago, jordan said:

Rendon is the only one with a ring I believe. If anyone should take the reins of this team it should be him.  

Davidson, Devenski, and Stassi all have a ring.

[HaloBronco]

5 hours ago, Slegnaac said:

John Lackey

Absolutely agree, John Lackey was a bull dog leader for sure.  

[Dtwncbad]

It’s impossible to rationally criticize Trout.  But having a wish list is arguably different from criticizing him.

I wish he showed a little more emotion and fire.  The dude has swag all day long but it is almost always calm, quiet swag.

I wouldn’t mind seeing him being more vocal/excitable and driving/energizing the other players.  Maybe he does privately and we don’t see it.

 

[T.G.]

1 hour ago, Dtwncbad said:

I wish he showed a little more emotion and fire.

Just curious... what are you specifically looking for? I've seen him get emotional to an extent.  Giving a fist pump or a "Let's go" yell after a big play.  I'm genuinely curious about what you're looking for?

[Dtwncbad]

25 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Just curious... what are you specifically looking for? I've seen him get emotional to an extent.  Giving a fist pump or a "Let's go" yell after a big play.  I'm genuinely curious about what you're looking for?

I guess I don’t know exactly.  He just seems overly calm and almost unemotional most of the time.

But whatever.  I am not complaining believe me.  The dude is a beast.

 

[Angelsfan1984]

cant force a guy to be that fiery. Its not in his DNA. 

[Swordsman78]

6 hours ago, Dtwncbad said:

It’s impossible to rationally criticize Trout.  But having a wish list is arguably different from criticizing him.

I wish he showed a little more emotion and fire.  The dude has swag all day long but it is almost always calm, quiet swag.

I wouldn’t mind seeing him being more vocal/excitable and driving/energizing the other players.  Maybe he does privately and we don’t see it.

 

He seemed to be more vocal and fired up in the WBC.  Would like to see that version more often.

[Swordsman78]

5 hours ago, T.G. said:

Just curious... what are you specifically looking for? I've seen him get emotional to an extent.  Giving a fist pump or a "Let's go" yell after a big play.  I'm genuinely curious about what you're looking for?

Something akin to breaking the bat over his helmet like Bo, or mebbe confronting a player who is "jake-ing it", and makes a sloppy error or mental mistake.

[johndw52]

Angel's dugout still looking lifeless between runs. A brawl couldn't hurt. I say we sacrifice Rengifo or Davidson.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Nobody handed out gum like Mathis.  Time to bring him back. 

[warped]

Rendon.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

In all seriousness, I have a friend on Reds and I watch every game.  They don’t have a “guy.”   It’s a collective. They are all leaders.  Halos just don’t have that.  They did in 2002.  Same concept.   They need guys that are in it together.  It’s been a long while since the Angels had that.  

[T.G.]

Just now, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

In all seriousness, I have a friend on Reds and I watch every game.  They don’t have a “guy.”   It’s a collective. They are all leaders.  Halos just don’t have that.  They did in 2002.  Same concept.   They need guys that are in it together.  It’s been a long while since the Angels had that.  

The Reds have Joey Votto. He's very much a leader on that team.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

5 minutes ago, T.G. said:

The Reds have Joey Votto. He's very much a leader on that team.

Not this year.  He just came back 2 weeks ago.  They’ve done this all without him. He even admits he’s just trying to fit in with the current culture; he isn’t setting it. 

[Mark68]

I think, starting next year, the leaders will be...Neto and O'Hoppe. I just think they are definite leaders by example, have high baseball IQs, and (especially in Neto's case) have the swagger.