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I'm planning on designing a Troutani shirt for the board.  But, aside from just doing something interesting with the letters I have ZERO idea how to graphically illustrate the idea. I'm tapped out, no creativity available.  Give me some ideas. Please delete anything that involves bears and lasers.

I'm planning on designing a Troutani shirt for the board.  But, aside from just doing something interesting with the letters I have ZERO idea how to graphically illustrate the idea. I'm tapped out, no creativity available.  Give me some ideas. Please delete anything that involves bears and lasers.

I'd have to consult with @Lou on the accuracy of this, but I believe we have only lost 1-2 games since we launched the new logo and header. 

It's become a real symbol of the organization

Especially the way that you incorporated the surfboard that the Angels gave to Derek Jeter on his last trip west.

1 of my shirts shipped! (not the v-neck). And dammit Chuck, stop selling cool looking shirts, I'm going to go broke...that Sho Time shirt looks dope!

Just ordered one of the tri-blend shirts in vintage blue!

I might have an extra Diamond club ticket to give away. All I ask in return is a beer.

As you both have indulged my idiosyncrasy, I have purchased a triblend shirt.  Many thanks!

They're out of stock on some colors. When they have it, it will show up again.

edit: is there a v-neck for the blue AW logo shirt?

https://angelswin-store.creator-spring.com/listing/aw-shirt-alt?product=76

https://angelswin-store.creator-spring.com/listing/new-aw-shirt?product=76
https://angelswin-store.creator-spring.com/listing/saddle-up-halos?product=76

I was just wondering if I should get a Cowboy hat for my next home game. But with this shirt, I've gotta.

We're launching our new website store featuring the Angels home run dugout celebration with "Saddle Up, We're Going Home" t-shirts. These can be had for both men & women in different colors, styles and sizes. 
This cowboy hat celebration in the dugout after an Angel hits a home run has been loved by fans on social media and the airwaves. 
We got confirmation when we asked Angels fans on social media what they thought of the cowboy hat home run celebration in the dugout.
The reaction was darn near unanimous in favor of it.
In addition to our Saddle Up t-shirts, we're also featuring a City Connect themed AngelsWin.com t-shirt, ShoTime tees and AW coffee mugs!! 
AngelsWin.com team store: https://angelswin-store.creator-spring.com/
Here's some of our favorites to choose from..























Help support AngelsWin.com and rep our brand by purchasing a t-shirt for yourself and even a loved one if you can. 🙏

I know someone who left their narcissistic abusive spouse, who was going through chemo for stage-4 cancer. They stuck around for about a year, but the cancer only emboldened the abuser to be abusive in new ways. It escalated to an instance of physical abuse against their teenage daughter. They felt like they had no choice but to leave, and it was 100% the right decision. 
Of course, the narcissist then played the victim card, "Woe is me, my spouse left me alone while I was going through cancer." They had a new romantic partner within months and have made zero effort to see their younger kids. Confirmation that leaving was the right choice.
Like you said, we don't know the full details so it's best to withhold judgment.

I've been a member for many years (Angels fan since 1961, no lie) but I rarely post because I can't get through the masturbation GIFs, the locker-room chumminess, and the "punch her in the pussy" posts.  While I admire the WicketMaiden (I think it is) posting, has it ever occurred to the posters or the mods that this really isn't a female-friendly forum?   Not to mention the way some posts go on and on in a conversation that no one else can figure out--or would want to!  I'm a real fan looking forward (again) to 2022 but I wish women who love the Halos didn't feel like they were all categorized as "v******" or "p*******".  Come on guys, I know (or hope) that you're not all dicks or pricks.  

I agree that he gets kudos for eating the Pujols and Upton contracts.  It's the best thing for the on-field product.

I agree that he gets kudos for eating the Pujols and Upton contracts.  It's the best thing for the on-field product.

Yes!!!! Excellent stuff.
Follow up a reading of it with Jon Pessah’s “The Game.”
https://www.amazon.com/Game-Inside-Secret-Baseballs-Brokers
It’s a perfect companion to Lords of the Realm and picks up where LOTR leaves off (ignoring the addendum).
I’m sure there’s some funny thing to say about Mordor here.

This is on top of what they make from ticket sales, local TV revenue, merchandise, Playoff TV, and MLB properties

I just finished reading this book. Has anyone else read it?
It's a fascinating look at the history of the business side of the game.  The Players Association was able to run over the owners because they were unified and the owners had the wrong incentives and couldn't unify.  Say what ever you will about Selig and Manafort, they have unified the owners to the benefit of the sport and the owner's pocket books.
 
The best parts of the book were about Marvin Miller, the rest got a little long in the tooth for me but also explained with great clarity why the Padres sell off in the early '90s made sense.

I just finished reading this book. Has anyone else read it?
It's a fascinating look at the history of the business side of the game.  The Players Association was able to run over the owners because they were unified and the owners had the wrong incentives and couldn't unify.  Say what ever you will about Selig and Manafort, they have unified the owners to the benefit of the sport and the owner's pocket books.
 
The best parts of the book were about Marvin Miller, the rest got a little long in the tooth for me but also explained with great clarity why the Padres sell off in the early '90s made sense.

Why do you prefer the owner with 3 yachts to have the money rather than the players?  Who do you watch baseball games to see Arte or Trout?  The money has been generated and now it's time to decide who gets it.  All of the feelings about crying players can be equally applied to billionaire owners.

3. Trout's Contemporaries
So let's return to Mike Trout. Below are a series of charts, with Trout's graph lined up alongside the best players of his era. The first chart are players who peaked well before Trout, more in the 2000s and early 2010s:

As you can see, Trout's peak is higher than all of them - except for lone seasons by Beltre, Pujols, and to a lesser extent, Cabrera. Meaning, their career years are garden variety peak seasons for Trout.
Now if you want something to worry about, look at how similar Trout's career has been to Pujols' first decade: very similarly consistent, if Trout reaching a mostly higher level (largely due to playing center field and being a better baserunner). But Pujols steep decline from such heights is rare...oh, wait, there's a guy right next to him. That said, there are some differences between Pujols and Miggy: Pujols had a big drop between 2010 and 2011 (his alleged age 30 and 31 seasons), then a gradual decline for a few years before falling again to what we've seen the last five years. Miggy just fell through the roof after his age 33 season and has been a replacement level player since.

This next group are the guys who peaked in Trout's early years. Posey is one of three active players--along with Betts and Trout--to have a 10 WAR season, the last being Barry Bonds in 2004. He retired after 2021 and is almost certainly bound for the Hall of Fame.
Remember how good Andrew McCutchen was? For a few years there, he was the closest thing the NL had to a Mike Trout - not quite as good, but he had the third highest WAR in baseball from 2012-15, after Trout and Posey. And then he declined rather sharply.
Freeman, Donaldson, Goldschmidt, and Altuve are among the better players of the last decade.
 
Finally we have players who started the same year or shortly after Trout, including two players who have been most frequently compared to the Great One: Bryce Harper and Mookie Betts. As you can see, they don't really hold a candle to Trout. Mookie has a coup years--2016 and 18--that would fit well into Trout's prime, but the rest is just more garden variety star. Harper has that one year, but had his second best year in 2021, so might be starting a nice run. 
Machado, Rendon, Lindor, and Correa are among the game's current best players.
In the next installment, we'll compare Trout's first decade with the equivalent years of a group of comparable all-time greats.

The guy was throwing total wiffle balls that day, hope to see more of it...