The Official 2024 Los Angeles Angels Spring Training News & Notes thread

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, Chuck said:

 

This is a grown ass man right here.

Edited March 12 by tdawg87

[Angelsfan1984]

Marlins sent Max Meyer to AAA. I'd kick the tires on him again even with the TJ.

[T.G.]

"I know if I'm healthy, I'm still the best player."

           - Mike Trout

Love that attitude.

[Chuck]

 

[jsnpritchett]

Good article from The Athletic about how the Angels players and staff are adjusting to life without Ohtani. Lots of positive changes to the overall experience, though obviously it sucks to lose him as a player. 

"What is life like when the Ohtani circus leaves town?

“Someone said the last few years maybe this was what being in the Beatles was like,” said Rendon. “You don’t get used to (the attention), but you kind of expect it. Now it’s like being kicked out of the band.”

The biggest change, other than no one watching team members get in and out of their cars, has been inside the clubhouse. It is, and always has been, the players’ space. But when Ohtani was there, that massive contingent of reporters made some Angels players feel like guests in their own house.

“It’s nice to be able to have our space back a little more,” said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward."

...

"Every spring, the Angels send out a survey to players gauging their nutritional wants and needs for the upcoming season. Without Ohtani, multiple players feared the steady stream of Japanese cuisine would slow down to a trickle, making “Are we still going to have sushi?” a common write-in question. The answer was yes. Ohtani actually wasn’t the biggest daily sushi consumer on the team; that title likely belongs to Mike Trout or Logan O’Hoppe."

...

"Everything is a little bit quieter for the Angels post-Ohtani. Parking is ample at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Tickets are easy to get. The autograph lines for players entering and leaving the stadium are minuscule in comparison to previous years. The Angels’ head security guard focused much of his attention on Ohtani, and the crowd of fans and reporters that entered into and out of his orbit. Even Mizuhara often had fans with signs waiting for him as he exited the team bus. As one player described it, there’s now far less commotion.

“He brings such a crowd with him, not a bad thing, because (of) the way he handled himself on the field,” said Trout.

“I’ve never been around somebody that big. I don’t think baseball has seen anybody that big,” Rendon said. “It was weird, right? At hotels and places there would be a lot of people trying to find him.”

 

Edited March 14 by jsnpritchett

[jsnpritchett]

 

[Blarg]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

Good article from The Athletic about how the Angels players and staff are adjusting to life without Ohtani. Lots of positive changes to the overall experience, though obviously it sucks to lose him as a player. 

"What is life like when the Ohtani circus leaves town?

“Someone said the last few years maybe this was what being in the Beatles was like,” said Rendon. “You don’t get used to (the attention), but you kind of expect it. Now it’s like being kicked out of the band.”

The biggest change, other than no one watching team members get in and out of their cars, has been inside the clubhouse. It is, and always has been, the players’ space. But when Ohtani was there, that massive contingent of reporters made some Angels players feel like guests in their own house.

“It’s nice to be able to have our space back a little more,” said Angels outfielder Taylor Ward."

...

"Every spring, the Angels send out a survey to players gauging their nutritional wants and needs for the upcoming season. Without Ohtani, multiple players feared the steady stream of Japanese cuisine would slow down to a trickle, making “Are we still going to have sushi?” a common write-in question. The answer was yes. Ohtani actually wasn’t the biggest daily sushi consumer on the team; that title likely belongs to Mike Trout or Logan O’Hoppe."

...

"Everything is a little bit quieter for the Angels post-Ohtani. Parking is ample at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Tickets are easy to get. The autograph lines for players entering and leaving the stadium are minuscule in comparison to previous years. The Angels’ head security guard focused much of his attention on Ohtani, and the crowd of fans and reporters that entered into and out of his orbit. Even Mizuhara often had fans with signs waiting for him as he exited the team bus. As one player described it, there’s now far less commotion.

“He brings such a crowd with him, not a bad thing, because (of) the way he handled himself on the field,” said Trout.

“I’ve never been around somebody that big. I don’t think baseball has seen anybody that big,” Rendon said. “It was weird, right? At hotels and places there would be a lot of people trying to find him.”

 

Hey Jason, loved the article but The Athletic is a paid subscription site, so let's respect their content rights and only post a snipet of the article that is most relevant and summarize. It would be great if we got a feed like the OCR to view articles for free but since we don't there is an obligation to not repost entire articles. That goes for any other subscription based sources. 

[jsnpritchett]

13 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Hey Jason, loved the article but The Athletic is a paid subscription site, so let's respect their content rights and only post a snipet of the article that is most relevant and summarize. It would be great if we got a feed like the OCR to view articles for free but since we don't there is an obligation to not repost entire articles. That goes for any other subscription based sources. 

I didn't post the entire article.  I posted excerpts, which is what I always do.  I'm one of the people on here who has consistently told other people not to post full articles.  Lol.

[James]

But the Sushi is now from here...

[tdawg87]

22 hours ago, Chuck said:

 

Hell yeah. Torii is the fuckin man. Get him a coaching job pls.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Hey Jason, loved the article but The Athletic is a paid subscription site, so let's respect their content rights and only post a snipet of the article that is most relevant and summarize. It would be great if we got a feed like the OCR to view articles for free but since we don't there is an obligation to not repost entire articles. That goes for any other subscription based sources. 

Did you miss your meds this morning?

[jsnpritchett]

 

[Angelsfan1984]

4 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

[jsnpritchett]

Including today's game, the Angels are only averaging 3.7 runs a game this month (4.0 if you include all spring training games).  Given that the regulars are getting more playing time than normal in spring training, that's more than a little concerning.

[BTH]

5 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Including today's game, the Angels are only averaging 3.7 runs a game this month (4.0 if you include all spring training games).  Given that the regulars are getting more playing time than normal in spring training, that's more than a little concerning.

We’ll just ride with Rendon cleanup and Adell/Hicks at DH.

Surely things will be fine.

[ThisismineScios]

Doesn't help that Trout has been absolutely awful, striking out in 47% (!!!) of his ABs, and Rendon and O'Hoppe have been really, really bad. 

[Angels 1961]

Trout will very little protection in this lineup. 

[jsnpritchett]

16 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Trout will very little protection in this lineup. 

If he's striking out almost half of his ABs, protection doesn't really matter. 

[Stradling]

Protection doesn’t exist 

[tdawg87]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

Protection doesn’t exist 

I beg to differ, sir. 

[ettin]

On 3/17/2024 at 5:47 AM, tdawg87 said:

I beg to differ, sir. 

With one gif, you have turned this thread into "click (master) bait".

Edited March 18 by ettin

[jsnpritchett]

R.I.P., Nolan.

 

 

[Taylor]

4 hours ago, ettin said:

With one gif, you have turned this thread into "click (master) bait".

Snell went from San Diego to San Francisco.

SD to SF.

He is DTF.

[Taylor]

4 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

R.I.P., Nolan.

 

 

RIP

[Angels 1961]

5 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

R.I.P., Nolan.

 

 

Stay off ur feet