Breaking: Eppard and Picciolo let go - Scioscia and Dipoto staying

[m0nkey]

Um... I was being sarcastic. VERY sarcastic.

 

But m0nkey was being serious. VERY serious.

Postseasons since mathis left: 0.  

 

Not hard to see

[Lifetime]

How other teams do is irrelevant when talking about slow starts

No it isn't. Not when you're claiming that said start was a significant factor in the season. 

[FireThemAll]

but they really haven't had slow starts the last 4 years

 

Wow...you really are something. Of course they've had slow starts the last 4 years. The fat lard in the dugout allows them to dick around in spring training I've heard.

[tennischmp]

LT I think you like to argue just to argue sometimes

[SoWhat]

but they really haven't had slow starts the last 4 years

Lmao wow. You really love getting off to stuff like this huh

[kevinb]

but they really haven't had slow starts the last 4 years

What are the Angels record the first month of the season or first two months last 4 seasons?

[kevinb]

2013 April 9-17 after May 25-30

2012 April 8-15 after May 26-26

2011 April 15-12 after May 29-28

2010 April 12-12 after May 26-27

 

I would say LT the last 4 years the team has started slow except maybe 2011. So that would be 3 out of the last 4 years. 

Edited October 10, 2013 by Kevinb

[mtangelsfan]

Kevin I thought you were giving up on the Angels until Sosh left.

[kevinb]

Kevin I thought you were giving up on the Angels until Sosh left.

Didn't say giving up. Said not paying for tickets, gear, etc. I never said giving up on posting and paying attention. Plus I never said Mike gone I said either Mike or Dipoto gone or both.

[Ohtaniland]

No disrespect meant LT.

[Stradling]

but they really haven't had slow starts the last 4 years

LT I agree with most of your opinions from a philosophical point of view, but you are wrong on this one.

[mtangelsfan]

Strad, didn't Kevin's numbers say 2011 wasn't really a slow start?

[Stradling]

Ok 3 of the last 4 years my bad.

[Lifetime]

LT I agree with most of your opinions from a philosophical point of view, but you are wrong on this one.

Well again stradling, the context of this is those starts having a major effect on the Angels season or getting to the playoffs as was asserted. When the team that finishes the season is tied in month one and 2 games up in month two (meaning they are just over .500 as well) those starts did not have a significant impact on the season outcome for the Angels. They ended that year 10 games back of that same team which went on to the World Series. Texas had a "slow" start too that year, did it have a significant impact on their season results? 

[Lifetime]

2013 April 9-17 after May 25-30

2012 April 8-15 after May 26-26

2011 April 15-12 after May 29-28

2010 April 12-12 after May 26-27

 

I would say LT the last 4 years the team has started slow except maybe 2011. So that would be 3 out of the last 4 years. 

So you're essentially agreeing with me except I wouldn't call 2010 a slow start that had a significant impact on the season results. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I look forward to going to the games and getting great seats since all of you are now no longer going to the games. Tickets should come real cheap.

 

By mid September you ought to be able to get them for free in the parking lot.

[Stradling]

My point is when you are under .500 the first month of the season you got off to a slow start and missed opportunities to put yourself in a much better position to compete for a playoff spot. Also if you are well below .500 the first month then go on to win, say 88 games, then you played well below your capabilities the first month of the season. If you play well below your capabilities then yes, you got off to a slow start.

[Lifetime]

And my point is that a 500 start is within a couple of games of the 1st place team, it was not significant. In both 2010 and 2011,the team ended 10 games out. It wasn't the "slow" start that had a significant impact on their season. The impact of the start was the point of contention. Also in 2010 after the first month, they were 1/2 game under 500. First place was 1 game over. In 2011,they were 2 games over 500 in the first month. 

[Stradling]

We look at it differently so I'm not going to continue this.

[Lifetime]

So you concede 2011 wasn't a slow start (@ 2 games over 500) but 2010 was a slow start (@. 5 under 500)?

[Ohtaniland]

May 29th 2010 Morales broke his foot and that pretty much ended our season. I still can't believe that happened. 

[Stradling]

I believe both were slow starts based on how they played the rest of those seasons. Hell I would almost concede this year wasn't a slow start because they played pretty poorly the rest of the year.

[Lifetime]

They ended both seasons 10 games back what about their play the rest of the season points to a slow start? 

[Stradling]

Forget the 10 games back, what was their record?

[Lifetime]

Under. 500 in 2010 and barely over. 500 in 2011