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8 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

Angels should just ask Driveline for their client list and sign those guys.

Or buy driveline outright.  

Happy Birthday, Strad!

Eliminate the draft. Each and every kid is declared a free agent at age 18 and all teams are free to negotiate. 
 

That’s pretty much it. 

27 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Brice Turang was the Brewers first round pick a couple years ago and #1 prospect. 

 

Brice (and his sisters. All of them super athletic) was one of my students. Good kid. Super respectful and positive. 

So what are the options for watching the Angels?  I cut the cord and two weeks in, Hulu stopped carrying FSW.  What are the options now?  Any suggestions?  Thanks!

19 hours ago, Redondo said:

This Cone of Silence shit made me laugh every time. Well done. 

17 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

I'd do Canning for Gallen and Madbum 

Are you in a Zoom meeting pretending to look interested, but on BTV instead????

I'm thinking all these one-year deals might also have something to do with the expiring CBA.  Maybe they also have something to do with potential lockouts/strikes and a general hesitancy to hand out multi-year contracts, especially if the next CBA changes the financial structure of the league in a dramatic fashion. 

Having one-year deals allows for maximum financial flexibility for the team to pivot in the event of lockout/strikes, changing contracts, service-time changes to the CBA, mid-season trades, salary dumps, and/or restocking the farm by trading expiring assets.

Where's the pole? 

Keep Adell.  Superstar. 

They're not my outfielders.

Well that sucks.  He was great.

A kid (8th grade) tried to get into my wife's Fourth Period class. 

She caught on quickly because he named himself, "PeePeeMayo."

7 minutes ago, Stradling said:

They tried to call GA but he was too lazy to pick up the phone. 

He didn't want to dive onto the couch where he left his phone.

8 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

well Detmers also is excited about 2021.......So....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He's either very very right, or somewhat obtuse.

17 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Anyone score anything for black friday, home equipment wise? I really wanted to grab one of those PRX power racks, the ones that fold up. But I just dont have the money right now to drop on all the other stuff id need to add to make my garage work.

Grabbed some new bag and sparring gloves at a good price though.

It wasn’t for Black Friday, but I have been in the market for the same Prx racks. Shopped around and went with the Rogue setup. My house is older and the ceilings lower and I was concerned the PRX folds upward. The Rogue folds into the wall. Ordered and received in about four weeks and took me a couple days to set it up. 

i have a few more things to get but really enjoying it. 
 

Literally could be any reason, from protecting his professional interests, to injury, to family illness (COVID, or otherwise).  Hope everything's okay in his world.

18 minutes ago, Jay said:

We like it a lot. We live in Eagle which is a few miles from Boise. The climate in Southwest Idaho is dry, like a high desert. So we don't get a lot of rain here, probably even less than So. Cal. However there is plenty of water so that's not an issue. There are 4 seasons here and it's amazing how you can feel the seasons change. We get a little snow in winter but not much. Took me about a year to acclimate from the "perfect" weather of Orange County to something more realistic, but I actually enjoy the cold weather for a few months, and look forward to Spring. Then in July/August the weather heats up and we look forward to the Fall. June/October are very nice here.

Boise is the state capitol and a college town. Boise is on the "Blue" side politically but the rest of the state is fairly conservative.

We bought a new house in October 2017, and moved in June 2018 after we sold our house in Costa Mesa.

Going by Zillow (so consider the source) our property value has increased 38% since we bought it.

 

Are there any brown people there?  How is the Mexican food? 

Does Barreto make Rengifo available in a trade for a part we really need? 

So it seems like Hulu + is the way to go if I want to watch Angels baseball.  Is this correct?  Thanks!

16 minutes ago, Dtwncbad said:

If you had total control of the organization (basically owner and GM at the same time) what two or three (or more?) things would you do immediately?

1.  Ensure Arte Moreno stays far, far, far away from any player-based decisions.

2.  Cut Albert loose. 

3.  Play the kids.  Trade off any assets for anything (even salary). Screw the playoffs.  Gotta know if Ward, Thaiss, Rengifo, Adell, Jones, Marsh, et. al. are going to be anything. 

(It's fourth, but imaginary fun option:  Go back in time and hire Andrew Friedman when the Angels had the chance.)

On 8/7/2020 at 7:56 PM, True Grich said:

Signed up for Hulu Live TV today... 

How are you liking it? 

That whole oil/gas crisis thing.  Long lines. Lots of big cars.  Mustard colored plaids with brown slacks thing. 

Looked it up cause I couldn't remember the year.  1979.  I was nine. 

What beard?

4 hours ago, Brandon said:

Tax returns is as gay as Obama providing a birth certificate.

Not telling voters what you stand for and against another candidate is bullshit.

Granted, I said years ago I prefer they do away with these dumbass debates where some cuck asks some canned question and the candidates have 45 seconds to answer. Let them go on a reputable podcast and talk about themselves, their stance, why they should be elected, and answer a myriad of questions over 2-3 hours. What the fuck am I going to learn in the 45 seconds before a commercial break?

That said, I hate the format but that is what America chooses. And if that's the case saddle up and go to war while earning your spot.

Some bullshit DNC picks this clown and then he won't debate? Who the fuck are Libs voting for? What do you know about this dude other than he was Obamas buddy and like to smell women hair?

i agree.  Debates are stupid in their current format.  I'd rather see the candidates debate an agreed upon topic with knowledge ahead of time so that they can prepare with facts and research to support their position.  The current format allows for deception, buzzwords, and theatrics,  none of which tell me a thing about how intelligently he/she would approach the work of the presidency. 

I would not be surprised if Trout packs his things and heads home. He (and others) have too much at stake.