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Hopefully Abbott continues to offer bus rides to illegal immigrants that the feds let into the country so more and more end up in NY, DC, etc.  I thought I was reading an onion article when they were saying it was putting too much of a strain on the local resources when it's nothing compared to what border states deal with.

Just now, Jason said:

He bragged in a tweet that he took 4 doses of Pfizer vaccine and paxlovid.

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

Yeah, I don't follow CEOs. I don't know Moderna's or Johnson and Johnson's either 

Yet you still thought you knew enough about him to say he was a Pfizer fanboy?  Sometimes you make it too easy for cals. 

2 hours ago, Jay said:

Picked this up at the grocery store today. 

Mother Earth Boo Koo IPA in the military- themed can. 

The can says "tangerine citrus with forest pine." It's pretty good, very drinkable. 

Mother Earth has a brewery in Vista, CA and another in Nampa, ID. 

Big fan of the Mother Earth Cali Creamin’, especially when we can find it on tap. Tried the Cali Creamin’ Creamsicle in a can and it wasn’t bad but would like to find it on tap. 

Maybe they can use the leftover "workers" from the 2022 world cup in Qatar. 

I know I shouldn't be surprised but I can't wrap my head around how people still support Trump but to each their own.  He's a complete tool and will end up as nothing more than a skid mark on this countries history.  In the mean time the best thing that could happen to the R's and the country is for him to be banned from running in 2024. 

As some one who grew up reading comics it was cool to see X-men and spider man get made into decent movies. In the mid 90’s you wouldn’t have expected quality comic book flicks just 5 years off. The last few decades I’ve seen some others I like but many just felt like CGI filled money grabs. Different companies owning the rights to various characters and now the  whole multiverse thing means they can literally go anywhere with it which to me is sloppy. 32 years between Keaton’s Batman and the twilight guy movies and there have been 6 different guys playing Batman. Seems all over the place to me and like TORS I think some were greatly overrated (people saying black panther should have won serious awards) while future ones I may catch on a flight if at all. 

I don't currently have a service that carries Angels games and I have no intention of paying for one.  They're my team and I'll always root for them but they're just not a product I will give my time or money to right now.

I'd go with a C right now but only time will tell because these moves have to be part of the bigger picture for the franchise going forward.  I was hoping Marsh would end up as an above average player under club control while the verdict is still TBD as he's had less than a season worth of AB's being below average so far.  If the guy they got for him ends up becoming a legit catcher at the ML level then it's a win for the Angels.  Iglesias I have no issues with them moving given what he's owed and his recent hiccups.  I think he's more likely than not to correct whatever was going on but the Angels aren't going anywhere this year and I wouldn't bet on it next year either so better to offload his contract and have more money to work with.  Getting anything for Thor is a win because he didn't earn an extension or the offer of one and he shouldn't be part of their plans in 2023.  The Angels are a dumpster fire and honestly I don't have faith in Minasian so far but hopefully both can reverse course. 

88’s a great run. RIP to a legend. 

I think Yankee fans would love to get rid of Gallo just so Boone couldn't slot him into the line up any more.  Below average defensively in the OF and he's declined each of the last few years offensively.  The only reason to do it is if the Angels want to get out of what they owe Loup for 2023. 

I voted no but I think they should be looking to move him if they aren't planning on extending him or if they don't think they can.  With the news about Trout's back and the fact that Rendon has missed more games than he's played since signing with the Angels the franchises current outlook is pretty bleak.  Things can always turn around I just don't have much faith that they will given the track record of the last so many years but I hope I'm wrong.  In a perfect world the Angels wouldn't have signed Rendon and they'd be extending Ohtani but that's obviously not the case.  It's almost comical how bad the Angels big FA signings have been the last 15 years.  

9 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

How long do you try to sign him before you trade him?

If he isn't interested in an extension they should move him during the off season when his value is more than that of a possible half season rental at next year's trade deadline.  That said nothing that's been reported so far implies that they would move him then if at all even if he declines an extension and opts to hit FA. 

The odds of getting both a pitcher and hitter as good as Ohtani for what he will make are very slim. If you can extend him you absolutely do it and do everything possible to build a winner with him, Trout and Rendon making 110M+ annually.  If he won’t sign an extension they they should trade him. 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/monkeypox-being-driven-overwhelmingly-sex-210213638.html

Never hurts to kick the tires of players that are approaching FA and on teams performing poorly.  I was curious so I looked up team salaries and winning percentage and of the top 10 team salaries (according to Sportrac) in MLB only 2 are currently under .500.  The other team is the Whitesox who are 1 game below .500 and 7 games better than the Angels. 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-20/calpers-posts-6-1-loss-worst-performance-in-more-than-a-decade

1 hour ago, Lhalo said:

Let’s go Covid!

You say this but you realize who would then be president right?  I've had little faith in the current administration but I have even less in Kamala than I do Biden. 

10 minutes ago, Crampknees said:

I get that but just shipping them off wherever is refusing to deal with it and just good for contributions. Both sides, one sucks at it and the other fund raises off it. 

Keeping them or shipping them to a designated location does nothing to deal with illegal immigration either.  The feds fail at securing the border and the border states end up footing most of the bill.  If our elected officials in Washington saw the impact of illegal immigration on their community then we'd probably see legitimate action on their part.  That said that won't happen and neither side really cares about the issue enough except to use it to fire up their base. 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-killed-shooting-indiana-mall-001121029.html

I expect someone to come up with a “Leiter and Kumar go to Texas” meme ala Harold and Kumar go to White Castle. 

2 minutes ago, mmc said:

Was anyone projecting Holliday at first?

I read one mock where the writer had them going Holliday as the thought was he may take less to sign than Jones which would give them more for later picks. Take it for what it’s worth. 

I don’t know most of these prospects but obviously I know about Rocker and what happened last year. That said like Second Base I would love to see the Angels grab him. If (and I know that’s a big if) his medicals don’t scare them off he could be contributing soon and he’s going to have a chip on his shoulder. The Angels need SP help and I’m guessing he’s about as ML ready as any other pitchers in the draft.