Terri Worthington

I still watch but I've changed my level of expectation. This helps because instead of focusing on the outcome, I now look for that one good pitch, that one nice defensive play, or that one clutch hit. This team is going to get it together. There are enough glimmers of hope. They won't make the playoffs but since I don't expect them to, it's ok.

Wow...just wow! Good lord people.. hate taxes... hate cancer...hate death but to hate on a organization comprised of human beings who are not robots... really? Wow!!!

I totally get where you're coming from. Our 13 year old lab had been have some health issues for the past couple of months and he died peacefully at home this past Monday afternoon. That has impacted our family far more than the Angels winning or losing. In the big picture, it's nothing more than entertainment and not really important.

I've dealt with some personal tragedy these past few months and it put things into perspective. It pisses me off watching the Halos play less than mediocre but it no longer has a bearing on my mood or anything else for that matter. I usually attend 10-12 games a year but have decided that I won't spend my $ or time until they show they are serious about playing better. Eastern Sierra fishing opens this weekend so I'll dust off the fly rod and enjoy my time there instead.

You've hit the nail on the head Shelback. The problem is at the top and filters down to the lowest level. Signing big names puts butts in the seats and that equates $$$. It's a business at the end of the day. I don't think Arte is the owner he portrays to be.

from a MLB tweet...

" Mauer has now recorded back-to-back 4-hit games to raise his average to .386. Not bad."

Not bad??? Players are frothing at the mouth to face Angel pitching right now. Mauer is a great hitter, but consider the pitching he faced to achieve this. I'll bet there are quite a few players that could have the same results right now.

Jose Mota said something after the game last night that I actually agred with. He said that it was time for one of the players to step up and call a players meeting. I totally agree, but the one person who could have done that now plays for Detroit!

There are informal leaders in any organizational hierarchy who play a significant role in the cohesiveness of a group. The Angel organization has so many problems right now, but I see this as one of the ones that is being overlooked. There isn't a single player on the team that can fulfill this role. Weaver could do it for the pitchers, but he can't do it for position players.

People can be fired and new personnel brought in, but I see minimal results with these actions because there still won't be the guy in the trenches that the other guys see as their leader. Informal leaders can get groups through the worst of times in spite of everything else going on within the organization.

So who can take on this role?

New season of Deadliest Catch! There is no silver lining to those players gathering on a baseball field and going through the motions.

I'm new to the revamped site which is fabulous. I think I was homegrownhalo on the old board, so I just added my name. I haven't been around much the last couple of years because I was finishing my BS in Communication at Cal Poly Pomona. It was a personal goal to finish it before I hit 50... made it just under the gun at 49!!

Anyway, I felt compelled to come back because I'm so frustrated with this team and well, misery loves company as the saying goes. It's good to see so many people still here. That's a testament to how great this site is. Look forward to jumping back in and talking Angel's baseball with people who care.

Terri

I was born at Anaheim Memorial Hospital in 1962, but being the daughter of a career Navy man meant we left Anaheim and moved to Hawaii and then settled in the Bay Area. During the 70s, I was an A's fan and still remember being ushered into the cafeteria in grammar school to watch the playoffs. Watching the A's in the 70s led me to my love of the game.

In 1981, I moved back to Anaheim and was living with my aunt and uncle who had season tickets in the 12th row behind the Angels dugout. Living 5 minutes from the stadium and attending nearly every home game and listening to the away games on the radio over the next 2 seasons hooked me for life. I've since raised 2 boys and yes, they are both Angel's fans!!

2002 was magical. Midway through the season, I painted a 3 ft high red A complete with a halo on my living room window, and it is still there. Guess I'm waiting for the magic to return. Please let it happen before I die!!!