Honestly...

[Angel Oracle]

Frieri has become a }|%#|< POS since the Pirates game. NO BALLS!

[robblin17]

As long as he has a heart healthy diet and exercises, I think so.

So no then?

[austin724]

Trout is not a free agent until after 2017. By then we could end up with a new owner, GM, Manager and all different players except Pujols. I wouldn't worry about that right now.

[heaven101]

I like the earlier poster knew that when the Halos failed to score in the 8th inning that they wold lose the game. And I believe the team knew they would lose the game. This is a team with no heart, no spirit, no fight. I put that on the leadership or more precisely lack of leadership shown by Mike Scioscia. He was good at one time for this team but that time has pasted. The Angels need a fresh vision and direction.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

does Scioscia survive for 2014 after stuff like this?

 

didn't think I'd ever think his time would be up before his contract runs out -- when ? 2018 or something.

 

Yes, we have four more years of this if his contract goes the distance.

[rageous]

So Trout would bolt on this team. I guess guys like Tim Salmon should have bolted on this team in 2001.

It's a joke that you would compare Trout to Salmon.

Salmon didn't even make one all star game in his entire career and Trout is off to the best first two years in the game's history.

[YouthofToday]

Another question is why would Trout give an organization this incompetent a discount? It's not like they are going to use the money wisely anyways.

[LAAFANofLA]

It isn't really Scioscia's fault that his closer is a little pansy ass bitch. And that Hamilton sucks. And that Blanton sucks. And that Pujols sucks.

 

No. It's his fault he let Frieri take the mound in Tx, with a 1 run lead (see Aug 1, 2012)

[Splint7438]

Trout will repay the angels for the generous raise he received in the off season. Repay the loyalty they showed him.

[tdawg87]

No. It's his fault he let Frieri take the mound in Tx, with a 1 run lead (see Aug 1, 2012)

 

Well, Frieri is the closer.

[austin724]

I wasn't talking about how well the players played. What I am talking about is that if Salmon got pissed at the Angels in 2001 for having a bad team he would have missed 2002.  No one knows what is going to happen next year but I will be damned if we have another season like this one.  Just throw this ****ing year away.  Like I said yesterday this is the year of the Devil not only in MLB but everywhere.

[YouthofToday]

"Year of the Devil"?

WTF?

[Jay]

I was listening to the game on the radio and when they brought in Frieri I thought hey, it's been awhile since Frieri had a chance to blow it for the Angels.

[Glen]

I like how we can all pretend we're Mike Trout and predict how he reacts to things.  

[Jay]

We all have to hope that money means everything to him.

[bloodbrother]

It did for Hamilton!

[AZMike]

That is if we Don't sign a Type-A Free Agent this off season~

The ten worst teams in the standings get protected picks which are not given up even if the owner and GM make another bad decision in the free agent market this offseason. We would give up the 1st pick in the second round instead.

[Angel Oracle]

If Kendrick is traded, that would be one more step towards say a 72-90 record (24-34 the rest of the way).

[AZMike]

That is if we Don't finish 11th -13th and sign a Type-A Free Agent this off season~

 

The way the season is going. I could see us finish at 74-88 and not be in the top 10 picks...screwing that up also.

This is why, IMO, I'm in the "sacrifie 2014" camp. Trade movable pieces on moderate contracts (Kendrick, Aybar, etc) for pitching prospects with some risk who might be able to contribute by 2015 or 2016. Then continue with random waiver wire players (like what we're doing with Shuck, Hawpe etc) at positions.

[NrM]

This is why, IMO, I'm in the "sacrifie 2014" camp. Trade movable pieces on moderate contracts (Kendrick, Aybar, etc) for pitching prospects with some risk who might be able to contribute by 2015 or 2016. Then continue with random waiver wire players (like what we're doing with Shuck, Hawpe etc) at positions.

Kendrick and Aybar wont get much..

 

To get anything substantial, players of real value would need to be traded. Guys like Trumbo, Bourjos, Weaver and Wilson.