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4 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

2.69 ERA, 94 K's in 87 innings.

Um, yes! 

I mean, a 2.69 ERA is great, no doubt. But IMO, from what I've watched, he's not an elite level pitcher. 
 

Honestly? It's alot like Richards from seasons past. Is he the best we have? Yes. Would he be one of the better starting pitchers in any rotation? Yes.

But...I don't know. He just doesn't feel like a true ace IMO. 

EDIT: To clarify, maybe it'd be better if he had more than an elite breaking ball. It's something that merits thought, no doubt. 

To be honest, has he really pitched like an ace? I think that's questionable. 

Really? Looked like a minor injury at best /s

I don't see how making any moves this year is going to save this team. 

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

By the way, Eppler never actually said what is being portrayed. He never said the word “likely” or “no matter what.”

He just said it’s possible for him to be cleared as a hitter even if he can’t pitch. 

Yes, today is the day. 

What?!

Way to ruin my day! Thanks alot Jeff Fletcher! 

jk bro

26 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Trent Rush‏ @TrentRushSports 12h12 hours ago

Angels w/ Ohtani: 26-17

Angels w/o Ohtani: 15-22

Ohtani-san and Trout were the only thing keeping us over .500

Trout can't do it alone. 

Just now, Torridd said:

So generally he won't offer at them?

Yes, generally, not early in the count. 

I blame the fact we f***ing suck. 

He lays off most of them until he has to. Every once in awhile he'll get called on it for strike three or gets beat. Most times he takes them for a ball or fouls them off.

46 minutes ago, nate said:

So, really, we should stop looking at washed up Scoscia as anything other than a guy who rode a lucky wave of talent.  By the end of his contract with the Angels he will have made the playoffs 7 times in 18 seasons.

Name me a manager that won without talent and I'll call you a goddamn liar.

My father coached football for over thirty years. His favorite saying pertaining to coaches was this:

"You can't make chicken salad out of chicken shit."

Is Scioscia perfect? No. But he's not the one giving up home runs out of the bullpen. The individuals upper-management hired for that job have failed repeatedly this season, and seasons past.

You know what I think? I think our second best player is injured. I think we've been plagued by injuries for several seasons.

I think we're slogged down by Albert's contract for years, on top of others. 

I think our farm system was depleted years ago, after being arguably one of the best in the league the decade before, which sadly didn't result in a world championship.

I think Scioscia's bad decisions this year don't mean shit. 

I think that our current situation is more a culmination of a decade of unfortunate or outright poor personal decisions. 

I think I've been an avid Angel's fan for close to fifteen years. I've seen us suck, and I've seen us kick ass. 

I think this is just another year that we suck. 

1 hour ago, Lou said:

I can give you .164 reasons 

So, you're struggling to even give one reason? lol

Sorry, couldn't resist. 

Ya, we kinda suck right now.

Don't quote me on that. 

I see a teenager just got his first laptop and internet access...

This is a very unfortunate season. 

It says something about this website that we've gone to expressing our feelings with emojis. My gf would love this Facking site now.

Censoring is my issue. This is America. And I speak American. Everyone should be forced to read and hear my words. 

On the opposite end of the spectrum:

Trout is going to get his money as a free agent, just like everyone else.

Best case scenario is he re-signs for 4 or 5 years, then when he's old, we won't want to pay him and someone else will overpay for him.

Sucks either way. Hate to see him go. 

F*ck this. 

I don't think this is Scioscia's fault. 

If by crunch you mean injuries in mass, then every season all season is crunch time for the Halos. 

Trout can hit a home run every night

Lucky as shit.