Turd Ferguson

Arte asked $3.5B. He received 2 offers at that amount on the same day. That prompted him to withdraw the team from market because he thought he could get more.
Not that it has ever been a mystery, but the guy could care less about the team; it's a pay day for him. 
And he has signed players that could care less about the team; it's a pay day for them.

Arte asked $3.5B. He received 2 offers at that amount on the same day. That prompted him to withdraw the team from market because he thought he could get more.
Not that it has ever been a mystery, but the guy could care less about the team; it's a pay day for him. 
And he has signed players that could care less about the team; it's a pay day for them.

And just like that, the Ohtani era ends in a whimper. 

And just like that, the Ohtani era ends in a whimper. 

Lol.  Sad.
 

Unbelievable. The Los Angeles Murphy's Law of Anaheim. 

Unbelievable. The Los Angeles Murphy's Law of Anaheim. 

Unbelievable. The Los Angeles Murphy's Law of Anaheim. 

Unbelievable. The Los Angeles Murphy's Law of Anaheim. 

Unbelievable. The Los Angeles Murphy's Law of Anaheim. 

It hasn't since May and I advocated for trading Shohei, but that is revisionist, and we won't re-litigate that.
The issue with this team isn't talent, its philosophy. I think we've seen that with some trades (Mous, Cron, Grichuk) and call-ups. We need a culture shift, not a talent shift. It's a work in progress but I like the direction.
I think Perry is PHENOMENAL and I hope he gets the chance to actually build his own team. "Ownership" just needs to get out of the way, for once.
 

It hasn't since May and I advocated for trading Shohei, but that is revisionist, and we won't re-litigate that.
The issue with this team isn't talent, its philosophy. I think we've seen that with some trades (Mous, Cron, Grichuk) and call-ups. We need a culture shift, not a talent shift. It's a work in progress but I like the direction.
I think Perry is PHENOMENAL and I hope he gets the chance to actually build his own team. "Ownership" just needs to get out of the way, for once.
 

It hasn't since May and I advocated for trading Shohei, but that is revisionist, and we won't re-litigate that.
The issue with this team isn't talent, its philosophy. I think we've seen that with some trades (Mous, Cron, Grichuk) and call-ups. We need a culture shift, not a talent shift. It's a work in progress but I like the direction.
I think Perry is PHENOMENAL and I hope he gets the chance to actually build his own team. "Ownership" just needs to get out of the way, for once.
 

Tomorrow is definitely a must-win game. It all begins then. 
Right?

Would love to see Squid throw a strike since he can't hit one.

I mean he looks like he belongs.

Would love to see Squid throw a strike since he can't hit one.

100% agree. Bad play by Adams but that inning is on Sandoval. 
This team isn't missing players; it's missing leadership. There's a lot of heart but also too many guys collecting checks. 

Arte runs the decisions. 
My guess is he'll now sell in the offseason with the franchise in an even worse state. 

Looks like we will field offers: Angels Will Reportedly Consider Shohei Ohtani Trade Offers; Deal Seen As Unlikely - MLB Trade Rumors
It's the right thing to do, see if a team will ante up the Godfather offer; if not, then hang on and take your chances, I guess.

New season, same story. Definition of insanity. Tear the thing down and start over, starting with an Ohtani trade. Might be painful for a few years but can't be any worse than the last 15.

New season, same story. Definition of insanity. Tear the thing down and start over, starting with an Ohtani trade. Might be painful for a few years but can't be any worse than the last 15.

We did...in 2002

We did...in 2002

As someone who is 1/100th of the athlete of Trout and without the benefit of the Angels medical staff (advantage: me?), I've done something very similar. I tweaked it on a dry swing and thought/hoped it was nothing. Got into the game and let it rip, hurt like hell and shelved me for a few months. I hope I'm wrong but that looked eerily similar and did not look good.