The Dude

Fuck it, bring him in. I dont care about any perceived "baggage". We all know they wont do a full rebuild so why not take advantage of a possible discount on a TOR starter?  Seems like the accusations against him are totally false. I think its worth taking a chance on.

English Beat, now that takes me back to a younger day. Really enjoy thier music. I could be mistaken, but I'm pretty sure my brother-in-law has played drums for them a few times in recent years. I'll have to ask my sister the next time we talk.

Been a while since I've listened to this jam. Little H&O fo ya'll.

I guess if he makes it clear he has no intentions to sign a new deal then get what you can get. I'm not so sure this situation is as clear cut as everyone seems to believe. Maybe he likes it here and believes they can build a winner. The same shit was said about Trout before he signed his extension.  Ohtani did choose to sign here over any other team, maybe that means something, maybe it doesnt. Guess we'll see soon enough.

I actually just heard about this from a friend a couple days ago. F'n stupid, it's not like Lagares was trying to blind this fool. Pay attention while at a game, not that hard.

It's things like this that make this site the best place to go for Angels content. Really looking forward to this one.

I'm not sure if this qualifies, but i used to get a good laugh out of the takes on Wells "Too blessed to be stressed" quote. Wish i could remember some of them. Also, 1012 was hilarious.

I kind of have the same feeling. It was right around the time they signed him that i joined this site. Other than Valdy (yes, that is a reference), Torii was one of the best free agent acquisitions this franchise ever made.

Diggin those shirts. That white one looks clean.

Along with the rest of the sports world. I miss the old days...

So now cheating is a problem? Guess sign stealing and trash can banging dont mean shit? Fuck MLB get you're shit sorted out. I'm sure no one of significance is going to be punished... again. Fuck accountablility right?

3 hours ago, Lou said:

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Paulides?

Nothing wrong with questioning the narrative. Doesnt hurt to looking into whats being fed to you over various platforms.

2 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Do any of realize just how good of a deal the Angels got?  This literally adds only 2 million onto what Trout makes on a yearly basis already.  They literally just locked up the GOAT for only 2 million more a year!  And with Pujols coming off the books soon, they'll have money to spend.  On top of all of that, they also have a huge wave of prospects arriving in the next two years, and another wave after that, and if Eppler is doing his job right, subsequent waves to follow.

2020-2030 is going to be a GREAT decade to be an Angels fan. 

Hard not to be optimistic about the future of the team. Eppler seems to be making all the right moves.

What a way to start the day. Im glad this will end all the east coast bs. Trout an Angel for Life!!!

3 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Here's one thing I don't understand.  

Why the f does it take till Feb 19th for the Padres to come to the table with this offer?  

It's not like they waited out the situation and got a smokin' deal.  They paid full retail.  

If that's where they were willing to go all along, why not bring something close to the table 3 months ago?  

Are you really going to tell me that they decided to spend 300 mil at the last minute?

I wasn't in favor of setting FA deadlines but this has changed my mind.  

The data doesn't change.  The eval's of Machado don't change.  Does it really take that long to go back and forth with offers?  

Machado was clearly looking for a particular number.  Does it really take that long to get there if you were willing to go there?  

My best guess is they offered Machado and Haper pretty much the same deal. Manny took it. It's likely they were both offered the same deal a month or two ago and were just waiting out for something better that never materialized.

Well, i think we all had an idea this was probable after that Rosenthal article from a few months ago, still crazy that it's actually happening. I wonder if he'll take a year or two off before managing a new team. It sure is going to be weird not seeing him in the dugout anymore.

F*ck Upton!!!! Catch the damn ball

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

for the record, i was taking a dump when Kole hit that HR

lol i was on the crapper for Brandon Woods first career HR

Just now, eligrba4ever said:

I guess Alvarez could have gone. He's in now.

Langston was wondering the same on the radio broadcast. He basically ripped Scioscia for his bullpen managment. Kind of crazy to hear actually.

1 hour ago, UndertheHalo said:

This shit is so depressing.  Can’t we get any good goddamn news about this season ?  This is me pretty much right now when it comes to the Angels.  Just miserably waiting around for something to genuinely be positive. 

 

Ha! Thats probably most of us right now. I think it safe to say we were all pretty pumped for this year more so than in recent seasons. Things started off better than we could have hoped for and within a few weeks it was back to the same old shit.

5 minutes ago, The Boogie Man said:

It’s not about you at all. 

oh i know, i interepted it as a "why even bother"

LOL dont worry dawg, ill be crawling back into my cave soon enough.

8 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

$27 million frees up from Kinsler, Valbuena, Johnson, and Young.

Boom right there! Thanks AO. Thats even more than i thought. I say again, Money wont be the reason why they dont make trades.