AngelsFanSince86

"OK Ernesto, just pitch like you normally would."

I wonder if any of these contestants have contacted Frieri to be their pitcher for them??

Well, if you constantly pitch with it...

Because he gets to balls that other 3rd baseman don't because of his range. And naturally he is going to have more errors because he is making tougher plays. Errors also need to be taken with a grain of salt, it's a very subjective stat.
Freese makes the routine plays, but he also lets a lot of balls get by that probably would be caught by a better fielder. It's like saying jeter is a great SS because he's fundamentally sound and makes the plays he should.

If a guy gets to 30 more balls and only convert's half of them into outs that's still 15 more outs than the guy who is a statue.  Being sure handed is great, but a guy that is turning hits into outs is significantly better.

F'n...
Hold on, need to figure out who the Royals hitting coach is

But then Scioscia will pick Pujols and hit him in the 3rd spot.

Garrett Richards @GRICHARDS26 Â· 33m Thank you again everyone for your support. Still another half of ball to go and we are ready. Don't get bitter, get better.
 
He's a better person than I am

I dont think anyone is suggesting kershaw will decline early, just saying hes already peaking. Hes not likely to improve on where he is now

Huston has a better record than the Rangers. You dare question Ryan's divine powers?

I feel nearly as bad for the Rangers as I do for the Red Sox and Yankees.  

Honestly though, read this question over a couple times. Read it 5 if you have to. I still have no clue what the hell he's asking. Imagine being on live TV and having to respond? I'd be lost.
 
It's getting to the point where I'm thinking one day Mota's gonna just straight up quit with the Mota-ism's, speak perfect coherent English without an accent, and start asking regular questions that make sense. And everyone watching is gonna be stumped like "what the heck is going on?" And Mota's gonna proceed to look straight into the camera and exclaim "Got ya!" like it was some kind of running joke for the past 5+ years.

That is tough.  Based on what they have done already, both could be one of the best to ever play.  Kershaw has done it for much longer though so I will go with Kershaw, for now.  Both are the best at what they do.  I don't understand how Kershaw is arguably the best.  Who comes close?  He isn't even in his prime yet and he already has 6 1/2 years of stats that give him a 2.55 ERA, a half point below the next qualified starter.  He has every qualified starter beat in ERA, FIP, and ERA+ by a decent margin.  I would rather have Trout then Kershaw because he is an every day player, but I think at this point its safer to say Kershaw has been better at his trade then Trout has (as ridiculous as that sounds).  

In the words of J.P., "hey, it could happen!"

Good point, but thats what pitchers do, they adjust.  What I see is a trend that has been occurring since before the Angels got him.  After his big year in 2010, he had a steady drop in his contact rate on pitches other then fastballs.  Which is why it makes sense he is getting less fastballs.  He has been pretty consistent in his contact rate on fastballs.  If you look in 2011, he was actually thrown slightly more fastballs then in 2010.  And while his contact rate on those was also a bit higher, his contact rate was much worse on other pitches.  Enter 2012 where all scouting reports point to Hamilton struggling with other pitches and his fastball % drops and so does his contact on other pitches.  So then in 2013 when the Angels just gladly overlook this troubling trend, they pick him up.  Meanwhile scouting reports show that the prior years strategies have worked pretty well so they continue to use them and Hamilton continues to struggle.  Interestingly his contact rate on other pitches was up in 2013 (higher then 2011 or 2012), but he had all kinds of issues last year so his down year may be more attributable to his inability to square up the ball when he does make contact.  Now we are in 2014 and opposing pitchers are continuing their trend for the fourth year and Josh is struggling to hit off-speed pitches.  This is what we got ourselves into.  the evidence was there.  Josh, as I have said many times now, is incredibly inconsistent though and could end up smashing off-speed pitches on the regular later in the season.  I don't ever expect him to be at his top form ever again.  I know he has the ability to go on a huge hot streak still, but the chances of him ever being the Hamilton he once was were pretty slim before the Angels ever signed him.

I'm confused. He wanted his account removed and 7 hours later he is still posting rather than simply logging off and leaving this website. I guess we are just enablers.

And don't come back!

I'm pretty new to this site, but have been on here reading threads since last season.  Some of the posters on here can be a little brash and straight forward, but that is what I like about this site.  It would be annoying if it weren't for the fact that the people who frequently post on here know more about baseball and the Angels then any other Angels forum you will find.  People here have done their research and (for the most part) don't talk out of their behind. I have learned a lot from this site and I hope I can contribute in the future.  I guess my point is, grow up and lighten up.  If you take people too seriously it will stress you out too much.  It is the internet and nobody is forcing you to be here.  If you think you could do a better job then by all means start your own forum instead of attacking the people who run this site.  Personally I find the conversation on here (this thread particularly) to be hilarious.  

I'm pretty new to this site, but have been on here reading threads since last season.  Some of the posters on here can be a little brash and straight forward, but that is what I like about this site.  It would be annoying if it weren't for the fact that the people who frequently post on here know more about baseball and the Angels then any other Angels forum you will find.  People here have done their research and (for the most part) don't talk out of their behind. I have learned a lot from this site and I hope I can contribute in the future.  I guess my point is, grow up and lighten up.  If you take people too seriously it will stress you out too much.  It is the internet and nobody is forcing you to be here.  If you think you could do a better job then by all means start your own forum instead of attacking the people who run this site.  Personally I find the conversation on here (this thread particularly) to be hilarious.  

I'm pretty new to this site, but have been on here reading threads since last season.  Some of the posters on here can be a little brash and straight forward, but that is what I like about this site.  It would be annoying if it weren't for the fact that the people who frequently post on here know more about baseball and the Angels then any other Angels forum you will find.  People here have done their research and (for the most part) don't talk out of their behind. I have learned a lot from this site and I hope I can contribute in the future.  I guess my point is, grow up and lighten up.  If you take people too seriously it will stress you out too much.  It is the internet and nobody is forcing you to be here.  If you think you could do a better job then by all means start your own forum instead of attacking the people who run this site.  Personally I find the conversation on here (this thread particularly) to be hilarious.  

I'm pretty new to this site, but have been on here reading threads since last season.  Some of the posters on here can be a little brash and straight forward, but that is what I like about this site.  It would be annoying if it weren't for the fact that the people who frequently post on here know more about baseball and the Angels then any other Angels forum you will find.  People here have done their research and (for the most part) don't talk out of their behind. I have learned a lot from this site and I hope I can contribute in the future.  I guess my point is, grow up and lighten up.  If you take people too seriously it will stress you out too much.  It is the internet and nobody is forcing you to be here.  If you think you could do a better job then by all means start your own forum instead of attacking the people who run this site.  Personally I find the conversation on here (this thread particularly) to be hilarious.  

Fan since 86, huh?
 
Mods, meeting in Throne Hollywood.  We have an important matter to discuss. 

I'm pretty new to this site, but have been on here reading threads since last season.  Some of the posters on here can be a little brash and straight forward, but that is what I like about this site.  It would be annoying if it weren't for the fact that the people who frequently post on here know more about baseball and the Angels then any other Angels forum you will find.  People here have done their research and (for the most part) don't talk out of their behind. I have learned a lot from this site and I hope I can contribute in the future.  I guess my point is, grow up and lighten up.  If you take people too seriously it will stress you out too much.  It is the internet and nobody is forcing you to be here.  If you think you could do a better job then by all means start your own forum instead of attacking the people who run this site.  Personally I find the conversation on here (this thread particularly) to be hilarious.  

I'm pretty new to this site, but have been on here reading threads since last season.  Some of the posters on here can be a little brash and straight forward, but that is what I like about this site.  It would be annoying if it weren't for the fact that the people who frequently post on here know more about baseball and the Angels then any other Angels forum you will find.  People here have done their research and (for the most part) don't talk out of their behind. I have learned a lot from this site and I hope I can contribute in the future.  I guess my point is, grow up and lighten up.  If you take people too seriously it will stress you out too much.  It is the internet and nobody is forcing you to be here.  If you think you could do a better job then by all means start your own forum instead of attacking the people who run this site.  Personally I find the conversation on here (this thread particularly) to be hilarious.  

Going forward, I, for one, vow to put my pubes aside while on this message board.