afrochild

I don't know if you guys have heard about this but i figured i would pass it along.I tried going back a few pages to see if it's been posted and i didn't see it so i apologize if this has been posted already. I saw on twitter that Albert Pujols and Mike Trout have contributed to "Do It For Durrett" a benefit/concert/auction that is being held in September to raise money for Richard Durrett's wife, child and his future child as his wife is currently pregnant after he expectantly passed away. Many players/coaches and Hall of Famers from across the league have signed bats, balls, jerseys etc. A lot of other sports have contributed such as Dirk and the Mavericks, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart of Nascar, the Cowboys, Stars, TCU football and Texas A&M football. Anyways, Mike Trout signed a copy of his Sports Illustrated and Albert Pujols signed his 500th homerun ticket as well as his copy of his Sports Illustrated. I'm a little surprised Josh Hamilton didn't contribute since he sent out a tweet when Durrett passed away plus a lot of former Rangers have signed stuff but they get new stuff in every day so it's possible he wants to do more than just sign something.

If you want to see what Trout and Pujols contributed as well as other players:

https://twitter.com/DoItForDurrett

http://doitfordurrett.com/

I personally think it's pretty awesome what they are doing. Seeing so many big names from all around the league as well as different sports contribute to this show that this man must have been a pretty great guy and sadly his children will be growing up without a father.

He's from the area. Grew up a Dodgers fan.

Well, no way to tell if Texas fans are really happy he is gone...

 

And I can safely say not a SINGLE Angel fan I know will be happy when he is gone.

 

They will be ecstatic.

 

 

 

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LMFAO

Wasn't this also a doubleheader? They won one game 30-3 and the other 3-0 for a combined beat down of 33-3.

As a former Journalism major, this article made me cringe.

A few? Last year there were 116 medical exemptions for ADD in MLB. That is an average of about 4 players per team.

Well than i guess there were more than i thought. I don't look up the MLB players ADD/ADHD/Adderall statistics. I just knew about Kinsler because i saw a commercial about it on MLB Extra Innings a few years ago LOL

Turns out that he did have an exemption to take it, but it ended on April 15th, and he didn't get it renewed.

 

What an idiot.  

omg

What if he legitimately has ADHD and needs it to function?

He would be medically cleared. There are a few players who can take it because they have ADHD, one being Ian Kinsler.

I'm taking about hindsight as far as hiring a GM, signing players, trading players, hiring managers, hiring different coaches, etc. You have to make different moves and some will work and some won't. If you never make them, than you'll never know. Moreno hired two different GMs, and yes maybe they've haven't been the most competent but how would we know until after the fact? Some orgs strike gold and get awesome GMs right off the bat and others dumpster dive until they find someone that stinks less than the previous. The Angels are part of the dumpster diving crew.

Just read through this whole thread and laughed through every page. It makes me want to cry, honestly. Some of these posts are gold now...and not in a good way. RIP 2013 Angels.

That's a weird drug? A doctor prescribed it to a friend of mine a while back and it all it did was make him ridiculously hyper. 

It's supposed to be for those with ADHD but it seems everyone is getting their hands on it these days. It's actually becoming a problem.

I didn't even know this dude was still playing. I thought he retired.

Adderall is turning into the pill version of weed, everyone seems to be using it.

I don't want the Yankees getting out of the A-Rod contract. Being that i was born, raised and still currently reside in Northern NJ, only about 25 minutes from NY and am surrounded by obnoxious Yankees fans their A-Rod contract is glorious to me. I got sh*t on when they signed that contract for saying how stupid it was and i'm just sitting here like "I told you so" and they're just like "27 rings".

Joe Blanton is a God. He was the #1 best offseason signing of the 2012 offseason. All of the 29 other MLB GMs are walking with their heads in shame that they missed the opportunity to sign the magnificent Blanton. 

For all of you who love to talk sh*t about Reagins and Dipoto, who do YOU suggest Moreno hires as a GM? When it comes down to it, some things work out for an organization and others dont. It can be said about players, GMs, managers, coaches, etc. Players can be great on one team but suck on another, managers can be one of the best in the game on one team and never even manage a contending team on another. Unless you have a crystal ball, hindsight is always 20/20. Even some of the best GMs have made shitty trades or signings. Yes, DiPoto has made some questionable moves, but we didn't hate them until the season started. Hell, some of us loved his moves the past two offseasons. This season is a wash, and 99.9% of the org is to blame not just DiPoto.

My name is afrochild and i'm an Angels fan. Been lurking here all season wanting to post but with such a disappoint season i didn't want to give in because i would be expressing my anger via message board but i finally gave in because i've come to the realization that this team is not getting any better so i might as well have fun with it with fellow Angel fans!