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Torridd

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  1. Is there any difference between he and Neto?
  2. You may be right, but I get the feeling many of these failings derived from Moreno's limitations.
  3. I don't want to kick a dead horse or whatever the phrase is but I think you have to see what Adell can do. You get Hicks as a backup if he's a bust. I think Hicks should start twice a week and Adell the other four or five. Hicks won't be here next year. Don't they want to see what Adell can or can't do?
  4. Thanks, I'll change it. More typo fodder, I guess.
  5. I also think they're not doing Adell any favors. Why is Sano and Hicks getting more starts than him? Isn't this his last year with the team before he becomes a free agent?
  6. Sorry I missed it. I don't think that's an easy play and therefore I don't think an error should have been charged. That's what they call pretty much a "bang-bang" play. Yes, if the pitcher catches the ball, he's out but if you look at everything else: the distance the 1st baseman had to leap to get to the play, throwing the ball pretty much from his stomach, and where the ball was thrown to the pitcher. My wife says they basicallly didn't want Schanuel to continue the streak and changed the ruling. It's hard to disagree with her.
  7. I really think Adell should be starting more. I was afraid this would happen when Hicks joined the team.
  8. Arte should sell. Based on the Ben Franklin chart, a new owner is bound to have more electricity and spectacle.
  9. Great interview! Good questions and I loved Wayne's insight.
  10. I'm glad he's doing well but I believe Moniak and Adell must get the heft of at-bats this season.
  11. Hi Chuck, Listening to this now on You Tube but I had to make a comment about Arte. It's so sad how Arte wanted to be loved and how things have changed so much because of the state of the team.
  12. How many at-bats would you like him to have? On-base percentage? Average for me because I'm a dinosaur?
  13. I'm concerned with the Hicks move because on paper he's not a fourth or fifth outfielder. Like another poster stated, Adell has to play five times a week. We all want him to be confident but the team has to show confidence in him. With Ohtani gone, the one good thing that comes out of it is that there aren't big expectations. Arte's lack of big moves should cement that notion. Let Adell play regularly for the first two months and see what happens. If he thrives, great. If he doesn't, trade him. The Angels owe themselves to give him a chance.
  14. I don't know if I agree with Victor. Yes, owning a sports team comes with a lot of headaches but I would hope the first reason someone wants to buy the team is that he/she wants the team to be successful. Victor has a business-first mentality and, of course, you want the team to make money, but I would hope a new owner would consider: 1) he/she would be instantly lionized by the fan base and 2) based on 1 if he/she/they show the fans a glimmer of hope (signing a free agent or two, making an optimistic speech of change, maybe working things out with the city), gratitude would be paid back. It's a big market club and I believe the new owner can profit even if 3 billion is the price. The Angels aren't terrible. They're terribly owned.
  15. I'm as hopeful as anyone. I think the young guys can potentially be as good as the 2002 core players. You never know. In 2001, no one knew.
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