full circle

Baseball can be a cruel bitch.  Hopefully Shohei was watching closely. 

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

I used to think this was Nevins wife…. this might actually be Phil Nevin.  Hi Phil!  

Scotty H!  Pickin machine!!  

They have autopsies every year, nothing changes.  It doesn’t sound like anyone has learned a thing.  Will they get lucky one year and have all their short term older signees put up decent years and compete like the Giants a couple years ago?  Maybe.  But much more likely not. No long term plan for sustainable success.  Just more insanity doing the same thing over and over and hoping for different results. 

The article just adds more anecdotes of stuff we've already known.  Arte spends money on flashy signings and not on the infrastructure that is needed to build and maintain a quality roster.  Another article (Rosenthal's maybe?) quoted an anonymous person from the Angels "It's like buying a lambo but getting it tuned at Jiffy Lube." 

I didnt read this.  Anyone to suggest Trout is a bust should be banned.  Trout has earned every dime.  This includes his latest contract.  The way badeball operates is that players are under paid for 6 years and grossly overpaid after that.  Trout first ten years he was under paid in terms of value 

Imagine saying "Curt Schilling got it right" about anything.  This guy said the Parkland shooting was fake, said 9/11 was an inside job and is a total Qanon guy. 

Agents gonna agent. 

Agents gonna agent. 

Very tough decisions for Shohei here with his pitching future hanging in the balance.  

Very tough decisions for Shohei here with his pitching future hanging in the balance.  

Hell add GA while we’re at it.  I’ve liked what I’ve heard from him when he’s discussed what’s important in a clubhouse.  And he doesn’t think kissing players ass is the answer. 

It’s kinda weird that it hasn’t been retired already…

You make some points I agree with, however a hitting coaches playing career often has little to do with how his team hits.  If that were the case, Ted Williams and Barry Bonds would’ve made great hitting coaches, they didn’t.
 
From my perspective, with no direct knowledge whatsoever, just many years involved in baseball, the Angels look like a team who’s become over reliant on data to the point the players think like robots, instead of athletes.  They’ve lost the feel for how the game needs to be played, and it shows up in every aspect.  

It’s kinda weird that it hasn’t been retired already…

Agents gonna agent.