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Just what an incredibly terrible and tragic situation. My heart really goes out to Jessica and her family, praying for them a peace that goes beyond understanding because I doubt that understanding exists right now. I cannot imagine the pain and confusion that the Cox family is enduring. Very, very sad. Mike rightfully needs to be with his wife as long as possible while dealing with his own pain of losing a friend. I'm sure Trout will be back at some point in 2018 but that is so secondary to everything it's hardly perceptible. 

Just what an incredibly terrible and tragic situation. My heart really goes out to Jessica and her family, praying for them a peace that goes beyond understanding because I doubt that understanding exists right now. I cannot imagine the pain and confusion that the Cox family is enduring. Very, very sad. Mike rightfully needs to be with his wife as long as possible while dealing with his own pain of losing a friend. I'm sure Trout will be back at some point in 2018 but that is so secondary to everything it's hardly perceptible. 

Just what an incredibly terrible and tragic situation. My heart really goes out to Jessica and her family, praying for them a peace that goes beyond understanding because I doubt that understanding exists right now. I cannot imagine the pain and confusion that the Cox family is enduring. Very, very sad. Mike rightfully needs to be with his wife as long as possible while dealing with his own pain of losing a friend. I'm sure Trout will be back at some point in 2018 but that is so secondary to everything it's hardly perceptible. 

Greetings tonight from Citi Field, home of the Angels, East Coast chapter.

I don’t think we will have a lot of surprises with this thread, but lets do it anyway.  Which baseball team do you hate the most and why?  Which teams do you openly root against?  
For me the team I hate the most is the Red Sox, they have just been the assholes we have struggled to get past in the past and 1986 sucked really bad for 15 year old Stradling.  I also hate that they used to bitch about how much money the Yankees spent although they were right behind them in the spending.
After that I root against the Dodgers, I don’t hate them nearly as much as I did as a kid.  As a kid if you grew up in So Cal and were an Angel fan, you got a ton of shit from all the Dodger fans.  These days, after my brother Paul passed away and was buried in a Dodger jersey, well, I just can’t hate them nearly as much as I once did.  So instead of hating them as much as I do the Red Sox, I simply root against them.  
After those two, it really does come down to the flavor of the month.  Right now I truly hate the Mariners and I will admit it is solely because of Dipoto and the effect he had on this team.  I can also see myself hating the Astros because of their recent acquisition of the wife beater.  
I am one of the rare guys that respect the Yankees more than I hate them.  I would root for them over the Dodgers, Mariners, Astros and Red Sox.   
So who you got????

Dodgers, Yankees, Red Sox, and every Bay Area team in every pro sports league 

Arcia = the Angels’ Max Muncy?
OK. Maybe that’s wishful thinking. But he’s exciting.

Arcia = the Angels’ Max Muncy?
OK. Maybe that’s wishful thinking. But he’s exciting.

Still looking forward to seeing what Adell, Marsh, Rengifo, Ward, and Canning can do at this level
This team DESPERATELY needs an infusion of energy.   Seems to be in a stale state, partly from the injuries and partly the so-so record in recent years.
 

I was at Ohtani’s first home start on the mound in April when the feeling was just the opposite. The stadium was buzzing, hope was in the air. Seems like a long time ago now.

If he didn’t used to be Albert Pujols, and say he started his career in 2012 with the Angels, could you imagine any universe in which he would have gotten the leash he’s gotten over the years? This franchise is just way too polite.

If he didn’t used to be Albert Pujols, and say he started his career in 2012 with the Angels, could you imagine any universe in which he would have gotten the leash he’s gotten over the years? This franchise is just way too polite.

If he didn’t used to be Albert Pujols, and say he started his career in 2012 with the Angels, could you imagine any universe in which he would have gotten the leash he’s gotten over the years? This franchise is just way too polite.

OC fans are just too polite to boo Albert. But he deserves it.
Might get him thinking about hanging them up early.

Anderson is writing his ticket back to SLC.

Anderson is really starting to get under my skin. 3-1, 2-0. It’s a 3 run game in the 8th. Dude, throw strikes.

I’ve really wanted Cowart to succeed. I think that we all want him to do well and be a solid major league baseball player. But he’s not. And I don’t think at this point that he will be. It’s about time to move on.

Been watching baseball for a long time and I’ve never seen as much incompetence in umpiring as I had this year. Total anticipation call on Simmons. Terrible.

Been watching baseball for a long time and I’ve never seen as much incompetence in umpiring as I had this year. Total anticipation call on Simmons. Terrible.

CB Bucknor seems like a very nice guy. But he’s a horrible umpire and should not be in the league.

I’m still partial to Badrosian. Not sure who coined it but it makes sense.

Really, he was terrible when he was throwing high 90s. Zero movement, zero command. And he’s going improve with 5-7 MPH off his fastball? DFA can’t come fast enough.

Really, he was terrible when he was throwing high 90s. Zero movement, zero command. And he’s going improve with 5-7 MPH off his fastball? DFA can’t come fast enough.

I get Scioscia’s big picture mentality with Trop but where’s the big picture thinking toward the overworked bullpen?

I get Scioscia’s big picture mentality with Trop but where’s the big picture thinking toward the overworked bullpen?