How do you think Arte feels?

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

He allegedly didn’t want to be “the man who traded Ohtani.” 
 

instead he’s the “man who lost Ohtani to free agency.” 
 

this replaces the Bavisi “two 8-7 pitchers” watershed moment in angels history. 
 

How do you think Arte’s feeling?

Edited December 9, 2023 by The Ghost of Bob Starr
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[bruin5]

I was in favor of trading Ohtani but I can’t fault Moreno and Minasian trying to make a go of it and try to win and keep Ohtani. 

 

[Angel97]

F Arte sell the team.

[Angelsjunky]

Well, he's probably thinking, "No way am I dedicating 40% of my net worth to a single baseball player's salary."

[TroutField]

Who cares how Arte feels, sell the team. 
 

I care more about how Mike Trout feels 

[AngelsFaninGA]

Arte is drunk and doesn't give a shit

[Redondo]

Like a weak kneed puke

[angelsnationtalk]

Like he saved $700M. 
I just feel for Trouty. Angels have now confirmed a step back. Not sure what their plans are going forward, but it's going to be rough.

[jsnpritchett]

[ettin]

I don't give two shit's how Arte is feeling. This is just another nail in the proverbial coffin of the Angels franchise, because he didn't have the foresight to lock up Shohei Ohtani. To his credit he did lock up Mike Trout, but at what cost when he didn't have the balls to be a large market franchise and make large market moves to surround Trout (and Ohtani at the time) with the right supporting cast. He just contributed to some big fumbles over the last decade to make the "splash", rather than consistently smart baseball moves.

The day that he needs to sell the franchise hopefully comes sooner, not later. Like Scioscia, he has been at the helm too long, no matter what you think of him, good or bad.

[Second Base]

You can either run an organization emotionally, with your heart, or strategically, with your head. Arte runs it with his heart, which is why no matter how much they spend or what they do, the Angels just can't seem to get it right. 

If he was running it with his head, he would have dealt Shohei at the 2022 trade deadline, a year and a half ago for a package similar to what the Nationals got for Juan Soto. Would it have been a blow? Absolutely. But when you lose him for nothing to your crosstown rival, that's an even bigger one. 

I'll always respect Arte for loving this game, the team and the players. But I'll always understand that the Angels will continue to lose until they start conducting themselves differently, with the head. 

Edited December 9, 2023 by Second Base

[ettin]

And to be clear we could have locked Ohtani up a couple of years ago and probably at about 50% less than what he just signed. Of course Ohtani would have to be agreeable to sign it, but this could have played out a lot differently, years ago, if Arte had the balls.

[ettin]

God I hate being a fan of this team...

[ScottM]

Not as bad as JP Hoornstra

[Tyler]

I think he feels like he will sign Bellinger, Yamamoto, and Snell now. 

[cals]

Ever see those cartel videos where they chainsaw dudes in half?  He probably feels like the dude getting chainsawed.  It makes sense because he’s Mexican too.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Hopefully suicidal

[UndertheHalo]

I think he probably doesn’t care that much.  To be completely honest. 
 

hopefully he understands that he will not be replacing Ohtani revenue with the fucking loser squad he’s been fielding for the last decade. 

[Redondo]

Take it like a man Arte

 

[nando714]

Attendance and revenue are going to be down like 60% lol

[fan_since79]

20 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Like he saved $700M. 
I just feel for Trouty. Angels have now confirmed a step back. Not sure what their plans are going forward, but it's going to be rough.

Be patient. 5-10 years from now we'll grab that third wild card and everyone will be happy again. Guaranteed.

[Make Angels Great Again]

16 minutes ago, ettin said:

God I hate being a fan of this team...

 

I'm pretty sure Browns fans think "At least we're not Angels fans"

[bloodbrother]

21 minutes ago, Tyler said:

I think he feels like he will sign Bellinger, Yamamoto, and Snell now. 

Bellinger and Snell would be disastrous signings, so yeah I can see it

[Jay]

33 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Like he saved $700M. 
I just feel for Trouty. Angels have now confirmed a step back. Not sure what their plans are going forward, but it's going to be rough.

Don't feel bad for Trout. He made his choice.

[Swordsman78]

16 minutes ago, nando714 said:

Attendance and revenue are going to be down like 60% lol

But he will still raise season tix prices