Butcher'd

Wilson is so bad. I'm throwing a party when the nightmare of him and Hamilton are finally over for this team

Cron

Joyce

Iannetta

Those guys have been horrible and need to start turning things around soon. 

I expected this performance from Cron but thought Joyce and Iannetta would hit

CJ should probably keep his mouth shut. It's one thing for the president/GM of a team to speak out about someone not getting suspended, it's another thing for a player on the team to pop off to ownership

I think if Newcomb keeps it up we might see him fast tracked to AA by the end of the year with a chance of getting to the big leagues by the middle of 2016.

Happens every year. This year I am a bit concerned though.

I don't believe in Cron at all, and without Kendrick, the offense seems very reliant on Calhoun, Trout, and Pujols.

And it's not like they have another bat to replace him

I'd really like to see them pick one up before the TDL. Someone with power would be great...not sure who's out there

Cron's approach is tough to watch. Unfortunately I really feel he's going to struggle this year

Chuck, I don't doubt that he's ultimately a good person, and I respect that. I just wish Albert would connect with the fans a bit more. Being such a highly paid athlete, I feel he needs to take on more of a 'face of the organization' type role than he does.  In spring training these guys don't have much responsibility - let's be honest. They show up, take some BP, play 3 innings, take a few grounders, then leave. It'd be nice if he was a bit more sincere in giving back to the fans that came to see him. just my opinion, and this will be my last post so I don't derail the thread any further

Lol @ punishing somebody for doing drugs. Robbing a liquor store? Really?

I just had McDonald's for lunch and somehow my job was still waiting for me when I got back.

Is McDonald's a legal substance now? Are you addicted to McDonald's?

I thought this was going to be about roller coasters when I saw the title

I had no intention of entering or highjacking this thread but since you invited me in I think I'm entitled to my opinion. I don't attack other posters personally for their views here. I don't drink the Pujols Kool Aid for reasons that I have in meeting him face to face. I also don't try to tell other posters not to like Albert Pujols.

It's true man, Pujols comes off very egotistical in person. I met him once at spring training, and the dude is kind of a grouchy dick honestly. He rarely if ever signs autographs for more than a few minutes and has a pissed off attitude when signing

At this point it's a win if he can finish his contract as a serviceable MLB starter. Him and Wilson coming off the books in 2 years will allow the Angels to potentially recreate their rotation.

Maybe go after Jordan Zimmerman this offseason?

Richards

Zimmerman

Shoemaker

Skaggs

Heaney

in 2 years 

Weaver can't even hit 85

That kid is insane!

Did you really just mention Derek Norris as part of that group.  

What's wrong with Norris? He's an above average starting catcher in this league (3.1 WAR last year in <400 at bats)

Holy shit.

Padres have one hell of a team if all these guys live up to their hype.

Kemp, Justin Upton, Shields, Will Myers, Derek Norris, Kimbrel, Middlebrooks...my God

I'd be stoked if Pujols gave us those numbers but I'm a little less optimistic. I'm thinking something like .285/.340/.500 with 30 bombs out of Albert this year which is fine and a huge improvement over the last two years.

I'm feeling an Angels vs Nats WS with the Angels taking it in 7.

Who else but Mike Trout takes home WS MVP

Monday can't come soon enough!!!

I'd rather have Aaron Hill than Revere

Calhoun RF

Hill 2B

Trout CF

Pujols 1B

Joyce LF

Freese 3B

Cron DH

Iannetta C

Aybar SS

Solid lineup

Hamilton didn't have anything to do with this decision.

 

He has hurt his team for sure, but some peeps are acting like he is the worst person ever.  He needs some consequences for sure but if fans think that hating on him and booing the crap out of him is going to help his performance, they aren't thinking clearly.

I don't think it's even about his performance at this point though.  It's about him being a good teammate and being a responsible human being/father like someone making that kind of money is expected to be.  

It strange for me to type that because I'm usually all about how these players perform on field, but right now with Hamilton it's hard not to be frustrated with what he's doing to the Angels organization and his own family. The guy is basically a 34 year old with a 19 year old junkies mind. It's already a huge distraction and will continue to be until the contract is ate because he always has to be babysat

I like the comments.

This player needs to be disciplined because he is clearly out of control and cannot conduct himself like a rational human being at this point. If you're a drug addict and have relapsed 3 times in the last 5 years it is quite frankly ridiculous that he is not being punished.

At this point the Angels need to eat the contract so this doesn't become an even bigger distraction down the road this season. I mean we all saw how Hamilton worked out sandbagging it in left during the playoffs. I wouldn't be surprised if he was using during that series.  The bottom line is he can't even be trusted to be a veteran leader. He brings absolutely nothing to the team. His only asset on the Rangers was his talent. He doesn't have that talent anymore, and at this point he's just total dead weight that's going to take a spot from someone who works hard 

So basically, do whatever it takes Arte. Just put this disaster behind us already. Keeping him around is an even worse move than keeping Wells around for as long as we did was. This guy is just an endless distraction

Who did you think he was going to start?

Wilson because it's Scioscia

Any rational person would see that Shoemaker>>>CJ. Hell even Heaney and Santiago are better than that washed up has been collecting a fat check

Scioscia going with his awful veteran...what a ****ing lunatic

Cron sucks IMO. Hope I'm wrong...