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If this team is still bad in 2017 I wouldn't blame him.  However, I believe this organization has hit rock bottom this year and will bounce back. I know right now people find that hard to believe but I do think that the right changes are starting.

Anything is better than Callapso.

Kinda weird that Callaspo just got us a player that could be one of our top 3 prospects. 

Callaspo is not garbage.  As a major league baseball player, that is. 

Did Dipoto catch Beane after Billy smoked a dooby?

Christ, I don't want Callaspo.
 
That isn't 'helping' the infield, Beane!

I wouldn't mind taking him for virtually nothing, and see what he can do in 2013 and then in ST 2014.
No top 50 prospects though!

If we give up nothing to get him I say go for it.  Just do not trade away any more prospects. That is the reason we are in the position we are in today.

On September 1st, bench everyone except Trout and surround him with AA and AAA players who want to win.
 
Everyone else can sit their arses on the bench and watch the kids play. They might learn something.

I like the earlier poster knew that when the Halos failed to score in the 8th inning that they wold lose the game. And I believe the team knew they would lose the game. This is a team with no heart, no spirit, no fight. I put that on the leadership or more precisely lack of leadership shown by Mike Scioscia. He was good at one time for this team but that time has pasted. The Angels need a fresh vision and direction.

First off. Up yours, Frieri.

His performance tonight was a microcosm of the past four seasons for the Angels. So much hype and expectations followed by shit in the end.

Trade them all (except Trout and Weaver).

Ya, and Boston should have given up on 2013 last year. LOL!!!

Who is mr.wicked?

Ya, and Boston should have given up on 2013 last year. LOL!!!

I really don't understand what people are worked up about. I'm fine with the move.

10 pages...about trading Downs...a 37 year old lefty specialist and impending Free Agent
 
About right...

Its a good trade, Downs being 37 and the Angels being out of it. 
 
 
I would feel a helluva lot better if Butcher wasn't the Pitching Coach.  He has done nothing of significance with any pitcher in the system.  Why believe he will start with Rasmus?

Ya, and Boston should have given up on 2013 last year. LOL!!!

This team can't really rebuild. Not with Pujols and Hamilton and their pretty much untradable contracts.  Plus I really don't see Arte as a fire sale kind of guy.
 
I'm not saying this team will be good anytime soon, but I just don't see how a team with those two contracts can "rebuild".

Not going to happen, book it. 

Some people are not living in reality. We gave up a mediocre LOOGY pushing 40, for a club controlled reliever 15 years younger with a little upside. Ya this guy is probably not as useful as Downs right now, nor may he ever be but this move is certainly stacked very much in our favor long term (and its not like we are going anywhere this year).

Who is mr.wicked?

Plus we need to start getting rid of these old players.  We didn't win in 2002 with old players.

Pujols was awful this year because of the foot injury.  I do believe he will make a big comeback next year.

Is this seriously 8 pages already? It's not like DiPoto traded Kendrick for a career minor leaguer with an ERA over 6