Industry Opinion on Anthony Rendon & Arte Moreno

[Angelsfan1984]

5 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

His stuff is better suited for The Atlantic than it is The Athletic.

I prefer the national enquirer myself. Need some solid headlines. Local baseball player turns out to be an alien. 

[Inside Pitch]

2 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I was there for the exchange. (In fact, I was the one going back and forth with Rendon while everyone else watched.) It was the same as his normal routine. It just went on for a little longer because I sort of cornered him, as opposed to the normal scene when he just says something as he’s walking away. 

So, Blum is playing up a situation in a way where readers will let their imaginations run amok. That's quality writing if his job wasn't to report on sports.  That said, if the Athletic ever decides to do a gossip column they have their very own Perez Hilton already in house.

If Rendon is told to go rehab and he tells the team to go pound sand, I want to hear about that.  If they tell him to lose weight and he starts ordering double orders of fondue Door Dashed to the clubhouse instead, I want to hear about that. What I don't give a rats ass about is whether or not he said hi to Sammy in the cafeteria during lunch or some other non issue, particularly when it seems to be being used to fuel an already poor perception of a player by fans due to his being injured.  Call out his bad throws, or if it's real, a lack of effort but spare me this BS.

Tell you what actually would be informative and might shed light on how difficult Rendon is to cover instead of the daily "he was mean again" tweet.  @Jeff Fletcher, having formerly worked in the Bay area, how difficult or well liked by his teammates is Rendon compared to say Bonds, or Jeff Kent.  Did you get to see any of that?

It really should come as no surprise that a guy that made it clear one of his reasons for signing with the Angels at his introductory presser was that its like LA minus all the other BS, might actually not like the daily interaction with the press. 

 

[Taylor]

34 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

His stuff is better suited for The Atlantic than it is The Athletic.

Doesn't The Atlantic own The Athletic?

[Taylor]

Nevermind. Everyone's favorite The New York Times owns The Athletic.

[Jeff Fletcher]

2 hours ago, DMVol said:

@Jeff Fletcher: Without going in to great detail, when Rendon is healthy and playing (which isn’t often), is he easier to work with? Does the surliness seem to coincide with injuries?

I would say it’s the same. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

Tell you what actually would be informative and might shed light on how difficult Rendon is to cover instead of the daily "he was mean again" tweet.  @Jeff Fletcher, having formerly worked in the Bay area, how difficult or well liked by his teammates is Rendon compared to say Bonds, or Jeff Kent.  Did you get to see any of that?

I don’t claim to be privy to all the details of their personal relationships with each other. 
 

I will say that no one would care about any of this if Rendon was healthy and productive. 

[Inside Pitch]

14 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I will say that no one would care about any of this if Rendon was healthy and productive. 

Biggest truth ever uttered in this forum.

 

[Taylor]

39 minutes ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I will say that no one would care about any of this if Rendon was healthy and productive. 

Of course. But he's been neither for three straight seasons.

[Erstad Grit]

1 hour ago, Taylor said:

Of course. But he's been neither for three straight seasons.

Exactly. That's true of every head case athlete.

Puig's antics weren't a problem until his on field production no longer justified the trade off. 

[Kotchman]

5 hours ago, Taylor said:

Of course. But he's been neither for three straight seasons.

Well you voted for him. 

[yk9001]

On 8/24/2023 at 8:49 AM, Jay said:

Their numbers are dwindling but yes.

Too soon, man.  Too soon.

[Taylor]

47 minutes ago, Kotchman said:

Well you voted for him. 

#NotMy3Bman

[bruin5]

Spoke to a former major league player and he confirmed it’s pretty much universally acknowledged that Rendon is considered a bad teammate. I know, not a shocker. 

What I don’t understand is what type of background did Arte and Eppler do before he was signed. You would think some type of basic due diligence would have provided enough information so that they could make an informed decision. 

[BTH]

4 minutes ago, bruin5 said:

Spoke to a former major league player and he confirmed it’s pretty much universally acknowledged that Rendon is considered a bad teammate. I know, not a shocker. 

Considering how easy it is for multiple users on this board to get info about Rendon being a bad clubhouse guy, I’m surprised no writer (Angels or national reporter) gets wind of this and writes about it.

Maybe your sources need to speak with Sam Blum, cause I’m sure he’d love to write an article calling out Rendon.

[bruin5]

41 minutes ago, BTH said:

Considering how easy it is for multiple users on this board to get info about Rendon being a bad clubhouse guy, I’m surprised no writer (Angels or national reporter) gets wind of this and writes about it.

Maybe your sources need to speak with Sam Blum, cause I’m sure he’d love to write an article calling out Rendon.

Yeah, not sure this is going to happen. Major leaguers are like a group of Yentas. They talk among themselves but try to keep it within the circle. Besides, what is the upside of telling? 

[thebloob]

41 minutes ago, bruin5 said:

Yeah, not sure this is going to happen. Major leaguers are like a group of Yentas. They talk among themselves but try to keep it within the circle. Besides, what is the upside of telling? 

And yet you seem to have all this inside information. 
 

see how easy this is….

 

I spoke to a friend who is a major leaguer and he said that all his teammates love Rendons snarky attitude toward the press.  He does what they wish they could do. 

[BTH]

55 minutes ago, bruin5 said:

They talk among themselves but try to keep it within the circle. Besides, what is the upside of telling? 

Yet you infiltrated that circle.

Idk what the upside is, but they told you.

[bruin5]

1 hour ago, BTH said:

Yet you infiltrated that circle.

Idk what the upside is, but they told you.

Believe what you want. This wasn’t a stranger by any means. 

[BTH]

2 minutes ago, bruin5 said:

Believe what you want. This wasn’t a stranger by any means. 

You were questioning why someone might tell a reporter, and I’m saying it might be for the same reason that someone told you.

Because they have a relationship and are willing to share the info with that person.

[bruin5]

25 minutes ago, BTH said:

You were questioning why someone might tell a reporter, and I’m saying it might be for the same reason that someone told you.

Because they have a relationship and are willing to share the info with that person.

That’s fair. It used to be that reporters spent a number of years with the same team. Now they turn over much more frequently so there may not be the level of trust. I would think that Jeff Fletcher has some great relationships with certain players. Sam Blum not so much. 

[BTH]

49 minutes ago, bruin5 said:

That’s fair. It used to be that reporters spent a number of years with the same team. Now they turn over much more frequently so there may not be the level of trust. I would think that Jeff Fletcher has some great relationships with certain players. Sam Blum not so much. 

The LAT has been a carousel of beat writers.

DiGiovanna -> Miller -> Moura -> Torres -> Harris -> Valenzuela. All within the last like 6-8 years.

Yeah, Jeff definitely has the most relationships. Rhett’s now been around for 5ish years, but he doesn’t really do much news-breaking.

[Tank]

4 hours ago, bruin5 said:

Yeah, not sure this is going to happen. Major leaguers are like a group of Yentas. They talk among themselves but try to keep it within the circle. Besides, what is the upside of telling? 

It was a major leaguer who blew the whistle on the Astros cheating scandal. 

[bruin5]

16 hours ago, Tank said:

It was a major leaguer who blew the whistle on the Astros cheating scandal. 

Rendon is the Angels problem. Non Angels players are not affected by it. Astros cheating was everyone’s problem. 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, bruin5 said:

Rendon is the Angels problem. Non Angels players are not affected by it. Astros cheating was everyone’s problem. 

I don’t disagree with you. I was pointing out one time that an active player broke code of silence. 

[Angel Oracle]

Hey Arte Moreno, next time you think about telling a GM who to sign ,

DON’T