AngelsFaninGA

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

I checked the score earlier and it was 3-0, now the Astros are up 9-3. 7 losses in a row.

Can we call it a season yet?

 

Can probably get a head start on the next two seasons too

Dang they're really about to have another 15 game losing streak

Not many teams in contention that actually have prospect capital. I'd go to the O's and ask for something like Cowser/Hjerstad/Mayo/Westburg but the reality is you're getting two of those at most and probably some filler. 

48 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Funny? Funny how? This lineup makes u laugh? 

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

Ward has hit almost .500 in 20+ ABs against Framber Valdez.  None of the other Angels have done much against him--and Ohtani has historically been godawful against him.  Curious to see what happens today!

Ohtani will homer twice and the rest of the team will combine for one hit in a 7-2 loss

7 minutes ago, stormngt said:

If we are trading Estevez  then we dont care who is closing this year.  

It doesn't matter who's closing games when you're not winning many to begin with

30 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

There's definitely something weird about him. I'll be surprised if he plays 200 games for the duration of his contract. Hopefully we can find a way to get rid of him before then.

We got fleeced.

Body's breaking down. What's comical is him trying to come back, then getting injured again within a few days, like he's trying to set the season record for IL trips. 

Two Angels trademarks: the weak grounder followed by the lazy popup

On 7/10/2023 at 8:07 AM, Stradling said:

I like how we make shit up about players we don’t like. 

I bet Rendon smells bad and puts ketchup on his steak

35 minutes ago, Trendon said:

Any idea what the Angels plan is if they don’t sign Ohtani?

Which high profile hitters are on the market this summer and are over the age of 30?

7 minutes ago, floplag said:

Being the guy who traded him is a lot better than the guy that let him walk for nothing.  

Counterpoint: the Rockies are absolutely known as the team that traded Arenado for complete garbage. If you end up getting a mediocre-at-best haul (which is the likely outcome) you will def be known as the guy that traded Ohtani for pennies during an MVP season

Don't think they trade him, and don't think they should. Return you're looking at is likely a guy that profiles as another Canning, plus a guy that profiles as another Rengifo/Ward. I'd rather just watch Ohtani play out his historic season with the Angels (probably the last such season we as Angels fans will get to see for a long long time if Ohtani leaves after the season) than get a couple of fringe starters that are somehow "better than nothing."

3 minutes ago, REDneck said:

Who did you want them to take at 79?

Ronald Acuna? Aaron Judge?

I was hoping for Lebron

6 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Or check this out, they like his bat. 

They liked Thaiss and Ward's bats too

1 minute ago, Jimmy Z said:

MLB Network gave him a Sean Casey (with his 130 career homerun total and 16.5 career WAR total) comp... yup there's a game changer there.

Seems like a low ceiling high floor player that was picked because he can move through the system quickly. Aka they want to show the fans a shiny new toy by early next year to distract from the poor performance

Bleh. Last few weeks have really been poor for this organization. 

There's a lack of leadership amongst the players. A manager change won't fix that

6-13 since the Rangers series, which is probably close to worst in the league over that span. Injuries or not there's no excuse for that

2 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

Every year?

Maybe if we trade for Acuna, Carroll, Yordan Alvarez, Betts, and Robert, we can finally have the depth to not completely collapse by July of every year

Just now, Stradling said:

You won’t get an argument from me about Scioscia, but no this lineup isn’t better than very many of his line ups. 

And even then, they could've had a chance but the pitching gave up 11 runs

Thanks to Loup deciding to smoke a cig after catching the grounder from Outman, 4 free runs given up

Just now, Stradling said:

This year it can be directly attributed to the injuries. 

And yet, tonight's lineup is still better than a lot of the lineups we saw under Scioscia

Is it me or is the defense a bit too casual in turning double plays? Seems like a lot of very easy plays where they can only get the first out because they take their sweet time. 

Seems like every year this team falls into a huge rut where they look checked out and defeated from the first pitch. No leadership in the clubhouse