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While working crowd control in the on field seat section (3B side) MT shows up to sign stuff (does this most all home games). As he passed by me and had to ask him, "You gotta know what this means to the kids." He replied (without looking up), " Yeah I do and it's cool to do it."

While working crowd control in the on field seat section (3B side) MT shows up to sign stuff (does this most all home games). As he passed by me and had to ask him, "You gotta know what this means to the kids." He replied (without looking up), " Yeah I do and it's cool to do it."

When the relief pitcher arrives to the mount in the middle of the inning, pat him on the butt and put ball back in play.  No 8 warm up pitches.He just threw +20 warm up pitches in the bullpen!

The kids winning these games in the late innings will be.
In AA and AAA.

How about letting people who pay for MLB Extra Innings actually see the games that they paid for. Stop the inane blackout crap.

They should just put everybody's name in a hat before each game.

I dunno, a lot of people thought we should be in on Cespedes or Fowler and they're pretty freakin' awesome this year. Same with Saunders (the trade that fell through). Also conveniently ignored is that despite Upton, Heyward and Gordon having down or injury plagued seasons, they're a hell of a lot better than Daniel Nava and Craig Gentry.
And yeah, we've got some money coming off the books, but we've also got some upcoming expenses that need to be covered (Calhoun, Richards, Shoemaker, the extremely expensive first round pick we'll get from sucking this bad). Moreno could step up and increase his payroll just as all other top market teams are (it's the nature of this game), but my guess is he'll scale back.
I mean sure, Cespedes in LF and Walker at 2B would make this offense very tough, but why spend money when we can roll out Johnny Giavotella at 2B and Shane Robinson in LF?
I just think Arte has shown his true colors the last couple years. Hamilton was his choice, and when it went south Moreno handled it poorly. Then he fails to support his GM when he tries to get the coaches to do their job. Then he refuses to spend any money to correct his own damn mistake with Hamilton and instead handcuffs his new GM into dumpster diving just one season removed from the playoffs. 

Found this while looking through the old website archives. All of us old timers will remember this one. 
Also, does anyone recall our old homepage? If you remember this song used to load whenever you went to www.AngelsWin.com 
Feel free to download this song and save to your device. Would make a good ringtone! 
Go Angels
angelsfightsong.mp3

Josh Hamilton will never play MLB again. He doesn't want to play again and the Rangers don't want him. He's a post steroid mess that Arte is going to continue paying for this season and next. 

Here at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma. Doesn't stink and the field and weather is fantastic.
Said hello to Timmah, Sherm and Kaleb Cowart. Sherman Johnson remembered me from our 2015 fanfest 
More to come.

I guess Pujols has lowered his standards then. 

10 reasons why Tim Lincecum can succeed with Angels
By John Shea
May 21, 2016 Updated: May 21, 2016 10:31pm
 
Tim Lincecum is expected to make his Angels debut between June 9 and June 19. He’ll throw 75 to 100 pitches in a simulated game Monday at their facility in Tempe, Ariz., and report next week to the minors to make a few starts before his call-up.
There are doubters, including some Giants fans, who believe Lincecum has nothing left, that his career is over and that he’s done.
Here are 10 reasons his comeback can succeed:
1. He has no arm issues: When Lincecum was placed on the disabled list last summer, it wasn’t because of an ailment in his elbow or shoulder or a result of pitching, but because he was hit on his forearm by a line drive. He normally has a load of high-leverage innings by this time of year, so the fresh arm should be a benefit. By the way, we’re told, he went through his entire Giants career without icing after starts. Except when he was pelted by a batted ball.
2. His mechanics are back: Over time, the hip problem restricted Lincecum’s unique delivery and made him land differently with his front foot. When he’s right, he ends his long stride with his foot pointing either toward the target or a bit closed (toward the third-base line). Last year, as the hip progressively limited him, he was landing with his foot a bit open (toward the first-base line), affecting his balance, command and velocity. After surgery, he has the mobility, stability and strength to use his windup, with the familiar rotation and torque, without restrictions.
3. He’s not over the hill: At 31, Lincecum should have several seasons remaining. He’s 11 years younger than Bartolo Colon, 10 younger than R.A. Dickey. He’s younger than Jon Lester,John Lackey, James Shields, J.A. Happ and others succeeding this year. Want inspiration? Back in the ’60s, the Tigers dealt Jim Bunning to the Phillies when he was 32, thinking he was past his prime following a down year, and Bunning then posted his best four-year run (74-46, 2.48 ERA), solidifying his Hall-of-Fame resume.
4. The opportunity is perfect: The Angels desperately need Lincecum, who wasn’t going to return to the Giants so long as they offered only a bullpen role. Despite a rotation decimated by injuries, the Angels aren’t done in the not-so-great AL West and believe their Mike Trout-led team can contend even with Jered Weaver (5.76 ERA) and Matt Shoemaker ( (6.81) pitching.Garrett Richards is avoiding Tommy John surgery (for now) with stem-cell therapy. Tyler Skaggs is coming off Tommy John surgery. C.J. Wilson is recuperating from elbow surgery to remove bone spurs. And Andrew Heaney has multiple arm ailments. Lincecum is the healthiest of the bunch. Imagine that.
5. His stuff is good: A scout at Lincecum’s Arizona showcase said he envisioned a role as a third or fourth starter for the pitcher, who touched 92 mph during the 41-pitch audition, mostly throwing 89 to 91 — not close to his Cy Young years, but up from last year’s 87-88. Lincecum felt comfortable with his slider, cutter and changeup and especially liked his curve.
6. He has incentive: Lincecum wants to prove to himself and the industry that he can succeed again, not just so he can get a big contract next winter but because he’d rather be known as a pitcher with a long shelf life, not one who dominated at a young age and could never return to form. It helps that the next free-agent pitching crop isn’t deep, especially with Stephen Strasburg signing long term with Washington. For starters: Brett Anderson, AndrewCashner, Clay Buchholz, Doug Fister, Wilson, Colon, Rich Hill and Jake Peavy. So, yeah, Lincecum could make himself an appealing target on the open market.
7. He has a support group: Angels manager Mike Scioscia is an old All-Star catcher with a lifetime of pitching knowledge, and former pitching coach and manager Bud Black, universally respected in the game, is a special assistant to first-year general manager Billy Eppler, who’s a big Lincecum advocate. Black knows all about Lincecum, who twice no-hit the Padres on Black’s watch. Former Giants catcher Bengie Molina, an Angels special instructor who caught/tutored Lincecum in his early seasons, will be around for his old batterymate’s road to Anaheim.
8. He wasn’t terrible in 2015: Lincecum had a 2.08 ERA a year ago today, through eight starts. In half of those, he pitched six or more shutout innings. It was a carryover from spring training when he said his mechanics were back on track. As his hip worsened (which sometimes caused him to stumble off the mound after his release), so did his ERA. Five starts later, it was 3.31. In his next and final two starts, before he went on the disabled list, he failed to last two innings. The ERA wound up at 4.13, which was his best in four years and would rank fourth in the Giants’ current rotation.
9. He never left the West Coast: Lincecum grew up in Washington and loved the cool climate in San Francisco. In a Friday conference call, he said, “I’ve had a knack for being a West Coast guy, and I’ve always had a curiosity about the Angels, just because they were in my sights as a young kid, a West Coast team.” The Padres (or even the Dodgers) would have seemed a perfect fit, considering their rotation issues and Lincecum’s familiarity with NL West ballparks. The AL West could be the next best thing. He has never pitched in Anaheim Stadium, which is pitcher-friendly. The Angels play at the Coliseum June 17-19 and Sept. 5-7.
10. He’s his own character: Anaheim has a mouse named Mickey, a duck named Donald, a dog named Pluto, an elephant named Dumbo, a tiger named Tigger, a cricket named Jiminy, a cow named Clarabelle and now a pitcher in a hoodie and shades named Freak.
John Shea is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jshea@sfchronicle.com Twitter:JohnSheaHey

It's always somebody else's fault. SMH

with all the information that has been out there for the last several decades about tobacco, gwynn's family cannot claim ignorance about the product he used. at some point he has to take responsibility for his choices.

Trout with an amputated leg would still be the best player on the team. The gap might be a little smaller between him and the next guy, though.

Go back to the old strike zone which was armpits to knees. Take away the check swing. If you start your swing it is a swing.  I don't agree with using the K zone, the home plate ump is a big part of the game.  The biggest problem to solve is the number of pitching changes. Of course, the Angels are the worst offender there. 

The big difference between pace of play now and in the 70's is the pitcher.  In the 70's if no one was on base the pitcher pitched the ball if it wasn't hit he caught the ball on the mound, took the sign from the catcher and pitched.  Today's game is, pitcher pitches the ball.  Comes off the mound, catches the ball walks up the mound, gets comfortable, and then looks in for the sign and pitches, and that's the best case scenario.  The next thing that's different is the hitter does the exact same thing.  In and out of the box.  They used to call Mike Hargrove the "Human Rain Delay" because of his antics between pitches in the batters box.  Now that's the norm.  Hell, wanna speed up the game, get rid of batting gloves.  The hitters screw with those things between pitches even if they don't swing at the previous pitch.  I'm sure I sound like "Old man yells at clouds" guy, but it's just an observation. I don't even mind the pace of play, it doesn't bother me, but it was a better game or at least moved better back then.  

I don't know about all of you.  But I can guarantee a way to shorten games.  It won't even affect the baseball game much.  It works in hockey.
Have changes between innings no more than 1 minute.  You could probably cut out what, 4 minutes between switches x 2 x 9, so about 72 minutes a game.  Ok, maybe the change of offense/defense isn't 5 minutes, but it sure seems like it.  Even if it's 3 minutes, that's 2 x 2 x 9 so already 36 minutes cut out of the game. 
Oh wait, money talks.  And fans get bored and watch something else.  MLB should really take a cue from Vin Scully.  This inning is brought to you by Farmer John.  Those plugs probably did more for Farmer John than all their commercials.

I was thinking Don Sutton

Saw it happen at last home stand.  Wife complaining to hubby as they are walking down steps. He suddenly turns around to give her a piece of his mind and accidentally knocks her "fully loaded" helmet out of her hands and onto a guy's lap sitting on the aisle.  Got real messy after that!

Rodney was born because he was on the wrong side of the rubber

Every time I see Tori I think back to when late in the season he says he loves playing for the angels, wants to finish his career with the Angels and...would play for almost "nothing" to remain an Angel.  So when then Angels offer him 7.5 Mil he says "nah" and walks away. Yeah, the Angels were pursuing Greinke and asked him to sit tight until the deal was made. But Tori wouldn't wait.  That's what I remember.

WOW!! Another MLB game at an empty stadium! :lol: :lol:

WOW!! Another MLB game at an empty stadium! :lol: :lol:

We should avoid the 57 Frwy around 12:35 today due to traffic from the Angels game.
 
To add insult to injury they showed highlights from last night's game in Oakland right after the traffic report.