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

[tdawg87]

Aww the its early comment rears its ugly head. Being below 500 or at 500 is a slow start no matter how you slice it. Whether its a month or two months or 3 months into the season. They should have a winning record. Being satisfied with a below 500 record in the first 2 months of the season is and should be viewed as a failure and a slow start. 

 

I think what he is saying is that 75 games is basically half the season and can't really be considered a "start".

[Scott34]

So what's the longest thread ever in the main forum?

[Troll Daddy]

Blaming Scioscia for the team slow starts is beyond stupid. Angels starting pitching had a ERA above 5.0 in April. Hitting wasn't that much better. These players are all professional and are responsible for their own short comings. Mike Scioscia's job doesn't entail baby sitting these players. MLB is a collections of the best players on the planet and it's a privilege to be playing the game they love.

[Ohtaniland]

Blaming Scioscia for the team slow starts is beyond stupid. Angels starting pitching had a ERA above 5.0 in April. Hitting wasn't that much better. These players are all professional and are responsible for their own short comings. Mike Scioscia's job doesn't entail baby sitting these players. MLB is a collections of the best players on the planet and it's a privilege to be playing the game they love.

 

So if our Angels start 2014 let's say......38-14 we shouldn't give Scioscia any credit.

[Troll Daddy]

So if our Angels start 2014 let's say......38-14 we shouldn't give Scioscia any credit.

 

I wouldn't give him much credit ... would you?

[Ohtaniland]

I wouldn't give him much credit ... would you?

 

Lol, point taken.

[tennischmp]

I wouldn't give him much credit ... would you?

So you would give him some credit. Yet you are not giving him any of the blame

[Troll Daddy]

So you would give him some credit. Yet you are not giving him any of the blame

 

It's a team sport FYI ... everyone gets a share of the blame for better or worse. Players get the bigger share of the success/failures of the team.

 

I would stick with tennis if I were you

[tennischmp]

It's a team sport FYI ... everyone gets a share of the blame for better or worse. Players get the bigger share of the success/failures of the team.

 

I would stick with tennis if I were you

I guess blaming Scioscia isn't so stupid after all then

[eligrba]

So what's the longest thread ever in the main forum?

 

It is still early so there is no need to worry.

[ten ocho recon scout]

This one has the potential to be, but the mike and butcher staying one is taking a lot of its rbi oppurtunities away.

[ettin]

This thread took a nasty turn after page 30.

[yk9001]

I saw a noticable improvement in USC's football team after making a change at the top.

 

Something we won't see until 2018.

[Mark68]

I guess since it's a team sport and all, they don't actually need a manager or coaches. You know, since they have so little impact on the team's performance.

[Torridd]

I saw a noticable improvement in USC's football team after making a change at the top.

 

Something we won't see until 2018.

Once a coaching change is made, how does the team get better? I guess a better question is why would a team get better when the coach is changed? Serious question.

[stormngt]

Aww the its early comment rears its ugly head. Being below 500 or at 500 is a slow start no matter how you slice it. Whether its a month or two months or 3 months into the season. They should have a winning record. Being satisfied with a below 500 record in the first 2 months of the season is and should be viewed as a failure and a slow start.

Not to be condescending but how oftem hace you competed in competitive sports? Baded on your comments I cant believe you hace much experience.

[stormngt]

So if our Angels start 2014 let's say......38-14 we shouldn't give Scioscia any credit.

Not if they finish 78-84.

Because its you4 record at the end that counts. Not the beginning.

[yk9001]

Once a coaching change is made, how does the team get better? I guess a better question is why would a team get better when the coach is changed? Serious question.

 

Look at last night:

 

Instead of a toxic home atmosphere (where the crowd is booing at every opportunity, mainly at Kiffin), the crowd was completely in support of the team

Ogeron changed around practices, opening up to media and visitors again.  Instilled a different, looser attitude (Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles, etc, different walkthrough,etc)

The playbook looked very different.  Kiffen was afraid to let Kessler throw downfield (see WSU, Utah St.), unless it was a vastly inferior opponent (Hawaii, BC)

 

 

Some of this may apply to a major league team and major league manager.  Some may not. 

 

But the difference in the look of the team was striking.

[full circle]

Not to be condescending but how oftem hace you competed in competitive sports? Baded on your comments I cant believe you hace much experience.

 

 

 

Based on your spelling I can't believe your sober.  How often hace you competed in competitive sports stormn?  You sure make these type of replies often. 

[Jay]

I can't believe any of you are sober the way you continue to repeat and repeat...

[tennischmp]

Not to be condescending but how oftem hace you competed in competitive sports? Baded on your comments I cant believe you hace much experience.

Wow you don't have to check grammar but when you typing hace instead of have have doesn't it stand out to you? Or baded when you want to type based.

[Mark68]

Why hasn't English Cop made an appearance yet?

[stormngt]

Wow you don't have to check grammar but when you typing hace instead of have have doesn't it stand out to you? Or baded when you want to type based.

I really dont give a crap about grammer. This the Internet. Very few things posted do jot follow grammar.

Second I usually post on my cell phone thus I am more prone for typographical erors.

Third it is really said that the best response to my hass nothing to with the subject but proper english.

[Lifetime]

So I take it the irony is lost on you stormin 

[Jim]

Bullpen, bullpen, bullpen. Keep Butcher preoccupied with other duties other than the bullpen. 

 

 

Sign Tanaka (or equivalent) and Vargas.

 

 

Give Trout a decent raise with incentives. Not showing up to ST with a fat ass would be a good start. 

Edited October 12, 2013 by Jim