How do you think Arte feels?

[HaloBronco]

40 minutes ago, Tyler said:

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

I hope out of those three it’s Yamamoto, I really hope they don’t target Bellinger or Snell.

[angelsfan100]

Probably doesn't care. Probably is just sipping a martini in his lair somewhere.

[Erstad Grit]

Just now, angelsfan100 said:

Probably doesn't care. Probably is just sipping a martini in his lair somewhere.

He's a bad owner but clearly he cares. 

[Jay]

Moreno has to move on and I'm sure he knows that.

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, nando714 said:

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

No

[Stradling]

I’d sell if I were him. If we are at a point where a player can get $700 million then I would sell for sure. 

[floplag]

i dont really care.. he failed us.  He came in all talk of taking over LA and in the end put business over results and fucked us out of a once in a lifetime player.
That having been said im glad we didnt do 70M AAV, but IMO it never should have come to that.  He should have been extended or traded a year ago and been done with it.
This embarrasses me as a lifetime fan of this franchise so youll forgive me if i dont care how Arte feels. 

[YouthofToday]

Arte is simply the worst owner in the history of professional sport. His incompetence is unparalleled. The GOAT of incompetence.

Imagine how good this team would be in 2-3 years if we traded Ohtani in the summer of 2022.

Instead we get nothing and get to watch Ohtani join the Hall of Fame as a Dodger.

message to Arte. Get lost. Sell the team. You are disgusting.

 

Arte likely is “Too blessed to be Stressed!”

[3pitchwalk]

he'll probably think it'll be way easier to sell the team without a 700 million dollar anchor around its neck for the next 20 years or however long that shit is being deferred.

[daygloman]

1 hour ago, Angelsjunky said:

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

He had no PROBLEM signing ol' #643 for that incredible amount of cash he signed him for. 

Either way, we "as fans" got hosed!

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, daygloman said:

He had no PROBLEM signing ol' #643 for that incredible amount of cash he signed him for. 

Either way, we "as fans" got hosed!

There’s a huge difference between signing Albert for a big contract that had been given out before and giving someone $280 million more than the next closest contract, when that player is coming off a 2nd TJ surgery.  

[Dtwncbad]

2 hours ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

 

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

Except two $350m players actually would replace Ohtani.

[Stradling]

4 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

Except two $350m players actually would replace Ohtani.

And with less risk. 

[stevestevens]

1 hour ago, Tyler said:

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

Not bloody likely

[daygloman]

8 minutes ago, Stradling said:

There’s a huge difference between signing Albert for a big contract that had been given out before and giving someone $280 million more than the next closest contract, when that player is coming off a 2nd TJ surgery.  

Huge difference?

We'll be paying that contract off for years to come.

Today's news, isn't good news.

[Stradling]

Just now, daygloman said:

Huge difference?

We'll be paying that contract off for years to come.

Today's news, isn't good news.

If you don’t see Ohtani’s contract as having much more risk than Albert’s did when it was signed, then you are ignoring reality. 

[nando714]

21 minutes ago, Stradling said:

No

What casual fan is going to watch this dumpster fire 

trout is a has been and then what? Rendon? Lol

we’re a laughing stock today and for the foreseeable future. 
 

im one to never change teams so ill unfortunately be here for the 84-90 loss season 

[daygloman]

Just now, Stradling said:

If you don’t see Ohtani’s contract as having much more risk than Albert’s did when it was signed, then you are ignoring reality. 

I guess we'll see this upcoming season!

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, nando714 said:

What casual fan is going to watch this dumpster fire 

trout is a has been and then what? Rendon? Lol

we’re a laughing stock today and for the foreseeable future. 
 

im one to never change teams so ill unfortunately be here for the 84-90 loss season 

I am using your numbers, and there is zero chance they lose 60% of their attendance or 60% of their revenue.  

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, daygloman said:

I guess we'll see this upcoming season!

No, we will see over the course of the contract.  This coming season they are paying a DH $70 million.  

[daygloman]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

No, we will see over the course of the contract.  This coming season they are paying a DH $70 million.  

LOL! That DH produces, & doesn't hit into routine double plays, getting thrown out by 45 feet in the process.

Look man, I dig you're glad they didn't resign him, "me"..... I'm bummed.

 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

29 minutes ago, floplag said:

i dont really care.. he failed us.  He came in all talk of taking over LA and in the end put business over results and fucked us out of a once in a lifetime player.
That having been said im glad we didnt do 70M AAV, but IMO it never should have come to that.  He should have been extended or traded a year ago and been done with it.
This embarrasses me as a lifetime fan of this franchise so youll forgive me if i dont care how Arte feels. 

But we got a really cool Pujols billboard.

[Angel Oracle]

24 minutes ago, Stradling said:

There’s a huge difference between signing Albert for a big contract that had been given out before and giving someone $280 million more than the next closest contract, when that player is coming off a 2nd TJ surgery.  

Let this sink in.

Only 12 years later, Ohtani’s total contract will be nearly THREE times that of Pujols.

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, daygloman said:

LOL! That DH produces, & doesn't hit into routine double plays, getting thrown out by 45 feet in the process.

Look man, I dig you're glad they didn't resign him, "me"..... I'm bummed.

 

Oh I’m bummed, but I am not going to ignore the fact that he is getting paid $70 million a year.  I am also not going to play revisionist history, which you are choosing to do with Albert. 

I’ll put this in free agent baseball terms for you.  Ohtani will have to average an 8-10 WAR season to make this deal make baseball sense.  If he isn’t pitching, which he won’t in year one, then there is no chance he will get 8-10 WAR.  Oh and since the track record of guy coming back from a 2nd TJ surgery is poor at best, then I would go back to my first post responding to you, there is much more risk at the time the contract was signed than there was with Albert’s signing.

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Let this sink in.

Only 12 years later, Ohtani’s total contract will be nearly THREE times that of Pujols.

I 100% hope Ohtani continues his amazing career and I hope it leads to many personal accolades.  I hope at the same time, it is similar to his time here, where those accolades don’t lead to team success.  That being said, there is no way he can possibly live up to $700 million.