Coachbulldog

An appropriate Crystal Cathedral reference.....very good!

Which would be great for the Salt Lake Bees!

Agree. My guess is the view many GMs and owners have about Scioscia's ability to manage a Major League team is very different, and much more favorable, than many of the Angelswin.com posters.

Is it Blanton's jersey that ESPN is displaying?

"Expert" commentators like Kruk are not journalists but entertainers.

Correct. The failure of the Angels front office, long before DiPoto became GM, was NOT trading prospects.

Sandy Alderson is the GM of the Mets. I don't think he has anything to do with the umpires.

I agree 100% with you.

Thanks for posting these links. Interesting to speculate on what might have been. At the time there weren't many Angels fans that wanted to give up prospects for Cabrera. It is very sad to speculate what might have been if Adenhart hadn't been killed and I will always believe he would have been a solid #2-#3 starter.

For me, the downward slide of the Angels organization began when the "top prospects" failed. There was a time on this board that everyone was excited about the likes of Brandon Wood, Dallas McPherson, Casey Kotchman, Jeff Mathis, etc... We'll never know what Stoneman/Reagins could have gotten in trades for them, but it is safe to say that at the height of their value each could have returned one above average MLB player. When ever the subject was brought up on this board about trading one of the Angels future Hall of Fame players the word "untouchable" was almost always used. One by one each of these players busted and the chain of events began: Prospect failures -> Free agent signings necessary -> Signing free agents loss of draft picks -> Farm system declines -> Free agent signings don't work out -> Organization in disarray. Sadly, it is going to be awhile before the Angels are faced with decisions on what to do with top prospects.

Sad thing is, I don't see pitching improving much until Weaver comes back and even then he only pitches every fifth game.

Point well taken. There are many legitimate criticisms of Scioscia but leaving a catcher in a game for 19 innings is not one of them.

I share your concern. I'm sure DiPoto is feeling the heat and could do something desparate, like trading Trumbo, to try and save this season and his job.

I've never seen it work. I was watching the Brewers - Pirates game tonight and Milwaukee had a runner thrown out at home on the run on contact play.

If, as many posters believe, the Angels didn't care the game last night doesn't last 19 innings. If the Angels were truly mailing it in they would not have continued to turn double plays and lay down successful sacrifice bunts and found a way to lose that game well before the 19th inning. The Angels have serious issues and I'm not trying to gloss over any of them but it is wrong to say they don't care.

I'm NOT in the "fire Scioscia" mob, but if a change is made the Angels should promote 3B coach Dino Ebel. Even though he works for Scioscia his manager's style, based on what I saw the year he managed in Salt Lake, is completely different. He was firey, aggressive, and the team played focused baseball. If Scioscia goes, give Ebel the job for the rest of the season and give him a chance to prove himself.

To "build around Trout" will take years and I don't believe Angels fans, sponsors, and the companies that hold their television and radio contracts will tolerate a building process that will take seasons to complete. What does need to happen is the Angels need to figure out a way to win with the players they have on the roster now.

This is where I have faith in DiPoto. Every move he has made has shown he views the big picture beyond the immediate issue and I don't see him making a desperation trade.

My opinion, yes some fans do root against prospects their favorite team trades because they want the team they root for to "win" the trade. I don't do this but many do. But my favorite team isn't the Angels, or any other MLB team, it is the Salt Lake Bees and with two exceptions (Bobby Jenks and AJ Pierzynski) I root for all of the players that play for Salt Lake on their way to big leagues.

I hope your use of a four game sample size was an attempt to be sarcastic and you really don't believe it proves anything. This was written in 2008, but here is a more detailed comparison between Mike Napoli and Jeff Mathis. 2008 Los Angeles of Anaheim Catcher

The top part of the Angels system is a little thin right now so there probably aren't many prospects ready for AAA. Also, more and more MLB teams are using their AAA as a place for the "organization depth" type of player....the player that can be the 25th bench player or the extra bullpen arm in the event a MLB guy goes on the 15 day DL. We have been spoiled in Salt Lake because for years we had a lot of true prospects come through here. Some plateaued at the AAA level, but it was a lot of fun seeing guys like Eric Aybar, Howie Kendrick, Kendrys Morales, Casey Kotchman, Dallas McPherson, Jeff Mathis, Matt Brown, Brandon Wood, Sean Rodriguez, Mike Trout, and early on K-Rod, John Lackey, and Chone Figgins. Hopefully the Angels system is loaded up again soon.

That is still my first thing in the morning routine.

With the exception of Matt Long, none of the players you listed are remotely considered prospects. They are career minor leaguers who bounce around AAA trying to make a living playing baseball. Cory Aldridge - Tigres de Quintano Roo Mexican League Doug Deeds - Reno Matt Long - Arkansas Ryan Langerhans - Buffalo Trevor Crow - Oklahoma City Ed Lucas - New Orleans

Never against team I'm a fan of, but I do root for the perfect game/no-hitter if a pitcher has one going even if he plays for a team I don't particularly care for.

SALT LAKE CITY - The Salt Lake Bees, in preparation for the 2013 Pacific Coast League season, and in conjunction with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, announced today the team's opening day active roster. Eighteen of the 24 players bring major league experience, while nine are currently on the Angels 40-man roster. Remainder of article here. Complete roster here.