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Reid really needed to step up tonight. 
SMH

I asked him to throw strikes, maybe that wasn’t a good plan.

Whew!  Nice to see them work out of that inning with no runs allowed.  Looked like it was going to go the other way.

I'm using 1 mlbtv feed for video and 1 for the radio feed and by adjusting the delay, l got the radio and video synced pretty good. Because it's Friday which means O'Neal, and with the radio being done remotely there's a delay.

so much for that getting verlander early talk

The AW community could really use a series win.  It would just be nice to have something to cheer about.

Fuck it, let's pitch.

Ohtani is great where he is, as our number one starter.  All closers hit a bump in the road now and then.  
A bullpen with Estevez, Lopez, and Soriano is pretty damn good. 

I'd let the season play out....make sure he finishes strong and stays healthy....I think he could be had for a solid one year deal...he is a really good fit with the Angels for several reasons...at his age, a two year deal isn't likely, though all it takes is one team....

I'm surprised Verlander is only 15-11 against the Halos. He's going to be totally amped up tonight though. His first home start back in Houston. That crowd is going to be electric. Detmers needs to go back to pitching like he was in June.
Verlander is a first ballot Hall of Famer. I heard an interesting bit of trivia about another first ballot Hall of Famer yesterday. Jim Palmer faced 213 batters in his career with the bases loaded. He never gave up a grand slam. 

The players probably love them. 

We will win 92 games and go on an unbelievable post season run for our 2nd Ring.  Alright, guys.  I need to go back to the dispensary. 

They will have to have a crazy run like the 2002 team did. That team was 67-48 and then went on a 28-10 run including an 18-2 run 
However, at 67-48, that team was already on a 94 win pace. This team has had 3 nice little stretches. One in late April-early May when they went 11-6. One in June when they went 11-3. One more in July when they went 10-3. After all of those stretches, they played like complete dogsh*t and lost all of the ground they had gained, and then some. This is not a good team. It has good players, but they're not a good team. It's been this way since 2016. I don't see it changing in 2023. There's not even a point of even mentioning the words post-season until they are at least 10 games under .500. Otherwise, the discussion should be will this be 9 losing seasons in a row.

At this point, Cron and Escobar are not re-sign candidates so far.
Giolito depends on if Ohtani re-signs and how Giolito does the next 7+ weeks.
Re-sign candidates so far are Moose, Moore, Lopez, Leone, and Grichuk.

If you want to create a winning environment being a winning team is key. 

If you want to create a winning environment being a winning team is key. 

Seems like he’s hired some good people around him, if you let him go they likely go with him.

If they could win all of the remaining series.....
2 out of 3 and 3 out of 4
Going 31 - 15 over the last 46 games, that puts the season total at 89 - 73.
That could make it very close.

I’ll say they need at least 92 wins… 
 
With having to jump the Jays, Sox, Yankees, AND Mariners… I think we are done….. 7 game losing streak was the nail in the coffin. 

If you want to create a winning environment being a winning team is key. 

Chuck explained this:  Angels PR sucks big time.

Chuck explained this:  Angels PR sucks big time.

Moose is worth 20 Rendon’s which doesn’t add up to much. He at least shows up to work everyday while Rendon is limited to paydays. Good player but nothing that you should have in a complete rebuild which is what the next manager is facing. Why not use the roster spot for someone younger because nothing is going to happen overnight. 2024 is looking like an epic battle with the Athletics to stay out of the basement of the AL West. That’s not even close to an exaggeration.

Sorry, Phil. In the future, I'll try to only post things that will meet with your approval.

No more losses the rest of the season.  Calling it here.