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

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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

That's when you smoke a bowl.

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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. 

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

Crap. Now I have to hope he's a bust. 

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.  

I had the Angels taking Bachman because I was told "upside collegiate starter" and figured Rocker wouldn't be available. 
Lo and behold he was available and thought the Angels would grab Rocker but they chose to stick with their original pick when they assumed Rocker was off the board. 
And FWIW, I would be THRILLED with Kumar Rocker. 

I think it just means your brain works.