Surging With Pujols Out

[Johnconrad]

I'd say this fact isn't lost on Arte.

 

How in the world do they handle this next year?

[Blarg]

I guess Hamilton and Trumbo both hitting is having little effect along with the pitching staff not giving up 8 runs every game but other than that it must have all been Pujols fault.

[ukyah]

absolutely meaningless.

[jshep]

I'm not totally sure what there is to handle here.

[Stradling]

I'm guessing they handle it by playing him every day at either first or DH, hope he's fully recovered from his PF and hope he can rake again. If he can't, well he will still play every day.

[Mile High Dreams]

Bourjos is out too...coincidence?

[Johnconrad]

I'm guessing they handle it by playing him every day at either first or DH, hope he's fully recovered from his PF and hope he can rake again. If he can't, well he will still play every day.

Have there been any reports on what treatment he got?  I'm a pharmacist and have studied physiology some.  It's one of those things that doesn't really ever go away.

[70runner]

Have there been any reports on what treatment he got?  I'm a pharmacist and have studied physiology some.  It's one of those things that doesn't really ever go away.

 

especially with old, overweight guys

 

likely he will eventually become a 250M cheerleader

[Eric]

Last night was the first Angels game I've been able to watch in a long time and what I saw was classic Scioscia baseball, players diving all over the field to make defensive plays in support of their pitcher, a pitcher who was not pitching perfect, but didn't allow one mistake to compound itself into a big inning, and hitters and runners not trying to do too much other than putting the ball in play. But most of all I saw effort on the part of the players themselves.

Granted, this was a small sample size, but from what I've heard from other Angels fans who have been keeping me up to date, this has been going on recently in many of the game of late.

One person described it as "The Angels have finally found their 'give a f***'.". Last night I saw it.

[YouthofToday]

Good thing the Albert Pujols only has $210 million left. Thanks Arte!

[Stradling]

Good thing the Albert Pujols only has $210 million left. Thanks Arte!

Only 8 more years.....

Of posts like this. Thanks Chuck!

[Johnconrad]

Only 8 more years.....

Of posts like this. Thanks Chuck!

I actually did chuckle out loud on this one

[mtangelsfan]

Only 8 more years.....

Of posts like this. Thanks Chuck!

Well, it's still better than the "false stat" posts he makes all the time.

[m0nkey]

And the "the Will to Win (tWtW)" posts he does just as much

[SoWhat]

Don't forget the Mathis jokes he does just as equally.

[Angelsjunky]

It never hurts to say it again: correlation does not equal causation.

[Johnconrad]

It never hurts to say it again: correlation does not equal causation.

Shaping up to be the biggest free agent bust of all time.

[mulwin444]

While the contract sucks, it really isn't the team's main problem.  They need two starters for next season and a bunch of relief help.  The main reason this team has surge as much as it has recently is they get 4 solid starts out of 5 and Kohn/De La Rosa/Frieri have been relatively dependable lately.  

 

That's basically it...if the same offense show up next season, and they have 5 solid starters and an above-average BP, they in the playoff hunt.

Edited September 15, 2013 by mulwin444

[Stradling]

While the contract sucks, it really isn't the team's main problem. They need two starters for next season and a bunch of relief help. The main reason this team has surge as much as it has recently is they get 4 solid starts out of 5 and Kohn/De La Rosa/Frieri have been relatively dependable lately.

That's basically it...if the same offense show up next season, and they have 5 solid starters and an above-average BP, they in the playoff hunt.

In before Pujols's contract won't allow us to get the pitching we need.

[tennischmp]

In before Pujols's contract won't allow us to get the pitching we need.

It sure helped us get that pitching this year

[Stradling]

If Arte can afford a new stadium he can afford to spend money on pitching regardless of the Pujols contract. Obviously there is a budget, but it's self imposed and if he wants to expand the budget he can.

[notherhalo]

maybe its easier to win when your #3 hitter is not batting .241

[70runner]

maybe its easier to win when your #3 hitter is not batting .241

 

if Mikey is still around, it is certain the Albert Pujols will return to the 3rd slot next year to bog down the offense

[Stradling]

Or he will be better than he was this year and closer to what he was in the middle of last year.

[tennischmp]

If Arte can afford a new stadium he can afford to spend money on pitching regardless of the Pujols contract. Obviously there is a budget, but it's self imposed and if he wants to expand the budget he can.

Right until you hear that Dipoto had 18 million to spend on pitching.