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  1. Seems like people might have missed this part of the article Following that team meeting last August, the Angels finished the season on a 27-14 roll that nearly carried them into the playoffs in spite of everything. From the raw emotions came highly constructive results, one source calling it one of the best team meetings he's ever been a part of. Among those constructive changes, sources say, was that Pujols, who had trouble accepting early last year that some of the Angels' veterans didn't need his guidance, was a terrific teammate the rest of the season. So despite the near fight it was a positive for the team as they were able to blow off some steam and come to a better understanding of each other. It doesn't sound like Pujols was a bad clubhouse but just had trouble fitting in at first.
  2. The reason why it's hard to place blame because almost everyone has a share in the blame. Arte has his share of the blame because while I love the fact he truly wants to win he meddles too much and doesn't make the right moves to win. Reagins is to blame not just for the Wells trade but because under his watch the farm system turned to complete garbage. Scioscia is to blame because this team doesn't seem to have any fire and is poorly coached. He's refused to fire any one on his staff even when it's clear they aren't effectively doing their jobs or the team needs a fresh perspective and a new voice. Dipoto I'll give the biggest pass since he's got an owner that meddles and a manager that's not his that he doesn't see eye to eye with along with having a depleted farm system. He has some share of the blame because most of the moves he's made haven't exactly panned out but on the flipside he's had to make those moves because there isn't anything in the farm. Ultimately I place most of the blame on Reagins and Arte. Arte is the head and in charge of getting the right people to do the job and Reagins because I feel the biggest thing killing the team right now is the lack of a strong farm system to bring up talent. I say Scioscia needs to go or he at least needs to clean house with his staff and get people that are good at their jobs not guys he's buddies with.
  3. The only thing I disagree with is the angle that Scioscia is somehow the victim because we don't have the style of players he wants. He's not managing the games and team effectively like he did years ago and the coaching staff isn't anywhere near as strong as it once was. I personally think he's stubbornness and he's unwillingness to fire anyone on his staff even if it's apparent they aren't doing their job or the team needs a voice with a different angle will be his downfall.
  4. I don't blame it completely on Scioscia but he's part of the problem not part of the solution. This isn't the first time the team has had a bad April or underperformed and this has been an ongoing problem. When you have a team that's bad on every level you have to put some of that on the manager and coaching staff. It's their job to get the most of these guys and when is the last time anyone on the team has performed better than expected? And again it's not all on him but we're not so bad we should be in a dog fight to beat out the Astros for last place.
  5. We all know if he was wearing an Angels uniform he wouldn't be doing that. Putting on that Angels means first pitch swinging and 3-4 pitch strike outs.
  6. Players will always have the back of a player friendly coach/manager. I know it's the NFL but everyone had Andy Reid's back last season as the Eagles went up in complete flames. So just because the team still has his back doesn't mean he doesn't need or shouldn't be fired. If they love him so much they better go out and start playing much better baseball then. In fact just typing that made me realize that Scioscia has become the Andy Reid of Baseball. Has the team just good enough to think that their "so close" every year and cons everyone to think next season but time and time again can't get his team to deliver.
  7. I never agreed with the whole blame everything on the players argument. To me it's up to the coaches to coach these guys up and get them to perform at a high level and maximize their talents by teaching them and identifying and finding solutions to problems. If it was completely up to the players to perform than why have coaches in the first place? Save your money and just have a manager or a player/manager and let them do their thing since it's up to them anyways right? And I completely agree with Carlota in that why is it once these guys put on an Angel uniform they underperform? How many guys have we brought in that actually did better than expected? Yes it's not all Scioscia and magically firing him and the staff isn't going to fix everything but he's part of the problem not helping it and since you can't fire the players you should at least fix the problems you are able too.
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