Thomas

3 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Well, he didn't get the GM gig, then left the announcing job that he'd claimed he loved for a long time to become the GM of a minor league team (which is a very different type of role from a major league GM).  So, yeah, botched in the sense of things didn't exactly work out. 

I don't think the traveling of announcing was a realistic option with his wife's health.

There are a considerable number of professional athletes that would be far more popular if the English speaking audience didn't know what they are saying.

I'd like the thank the shadows between the mound and home plate for ruining what could have been an exciting comeback.

1 minute ago, Lou said:

I'm pretty lazy, so I'll take whatever you find. 

Best I could (didn't exactly take long) is something about an agreement to exchange poultry for the right to sodomize a goat.

Just now, Lou said:

Can you research this and get back to me?

(where's Lifetime when you need him?)

Uh...I live in New Mexico. Our lawbook is written on an old tobacco box.

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

So the team paid the players everything they were due? 

Probably depends on the state's specific law on verbal contracts.

2 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Also it's a terrible look when an org comes out and says it stopped paying you $400 a week because they already had paid you more than they thought they would've had to.

Penny smart
Pound foolish

The Angels in four words.

Here’s what I can report about the issue of the Angels allegedly not paying their minor leaguers through August ...

The Angels say they paid each player in their organization a weekly stipend right up until it reached what their salary would have been this year. ...

— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) September 2, 2020

Minor leaguers contest those salaries didn’t account for promotions and assumed many would have stayed in short-season leagues, which is obviously lesser pay (how the Angels projected where minor leaguers would play in 2020 and thus how they would be compensated is unclear). ...

— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) September 2, 2020

Garrett Brohsius, the lawyer who co-founded Advocates for Minor Leaguers, said: “I’m not aware of any other team doing it this way.” He says other teams are simply paying every minor leaguer a $400-a-week stipend through August.

— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) September 2, 2020

1 minute ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Sounds like some players aren't getting paid. If the original tweet was false the team would've said so, instead they made a second statement that reframes the discussion.

That's what I took from it.

1 minute ago, Adam said:

Yes. Sorry. Dion's. They didn't hire us. Assholes

It's New Mexico. Your kickbacks weren't high enough.

On 5/7/2020 at 1:11 PM, Adam said:

Dino's

Dion's? And yes, they are the best chain in the state.

Just now, Dtwncbad said:

Usually when a property sells you get some standard info.

Angel Stadium is a 0 bed/245 bath?

For all the salacious rumors to have come out of the stadium over the years there has to be some beds somewhere in that stadium!

21 minutes ago, aznhockeyguy said:

rte can essentially said screw it and sell the team, saddling the new owners of the team with the obligations of the stadium remodel/build and staying here until 2050. 

Wouldn't the value of the team and thus what Arte receives from the sale be directly correlated with the stadium situation?  This would be robbing from Peter to pay Paul.

Just now, Jeff Fletcher said:

What rules are those? What about the Texas Rangers?

The report came out iirc about a decade ago. Existing teams such as the Rangers were grandfathered.

3 minutes ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

 Change the name back to California Angels,

Can't happen based on MLB rules regarding state monikers with multiple teams in the state. 

4 minutes ago, Calzone 2 said:

Nice fleecing Arte. Estimated value $900M.  

900M - 325M sounds about right for a new open air stadium.

It's all fun and games until John Connor comes to the plate.

44 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Waiting for people to be outraged that it’s not enough

One end of the spectrum

And the other

9 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Interesting pick.

 

https://www.capfriendly.com/players/brayden-tracey

 

Sounds like a boom or bust type like Suzuki.

5 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

Dach was never getting past the Avs

I wonder if the Kings would have chosen anyone besides Dach/Byram/Turcotte?

1 minute ago, arch stanton said:

They couldn’t really pass Turcotte at 5 but I bet they were set to take Zegras before Turcotte got past 3 and 4. Those 2 might have a lot of years being compared to each other 

You think Zegras before Dach?

https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/290043/alex-turcotte
https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/344751/tobias-bjornfot

Surprisingly "boring" competent draft by the Kings in the first round.

8 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

So who do the coyotes like so much that they moved up?

Guess they figured Minnesota wanted Soderstrom?

Detroit with the reach. But it's hard to doubt Yzerman.