stanick88

I agree, except for Canning. I think Canning still has a pretty high ceiling if he can stay healthy and keep finding a way to keep his arm loose in between innings. 

For 25 games of a backup C who’s a rental - I’ll take it. Not bad actually.  Expectations 

Hey, we got Oakland's version of Brandon Wood in return!
I think I would have rather had a D-level pitching prospect.

Was Adell's defense always this poor, and everyone overlooked it because of his other tools? Since the Angels drafted him, I don't remember hearing anything about his defense until he made several errors in the July exhibition games.

Matthew Boyd has also been a disaster.

The bullpen was great today.

I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but Bundy has a horrific fastball, but his “secondary” pitches are both above average.  I read an article saying his fastball was the second worst pitch in all of baseball last year.  The belief was if he changed the percentage of usage of his pitches he could find real success.  Here’s to hoping that is the case.  IF it is and that is a huge if, then Eppler deserves huge props for finding this opportunity.  Oh and he doesn’t even have to be an Ace or a #2, he just has to be a reliable mid rotation starter. 

“I don’t want to get ahead of myself”
Immediately gets ahead of himself.  

Found this on the interwebz! 

Pujols 4th and Taylor Ward 5th, I don’t see how this offense doesn’t score runs. 

I can't wait for 15 years from now when we are reminiscing about that game that nobody attended, that went to Extra Innings, after winning the game 1-0, and we started the 10th inning with a runner on second.
 
2020 amirite?

AL West:

Angels
Astros
Athletics
Rangers
Mariners

AL Central:

White Sox
Twins
Indians
Royals
Tigers

AL East:

Yankees
Blue Jays
Rays
Red Sox
Orioles

NL West:

Dodgers
Padres
Diamondbacks
Rockies
Giants

NL Central:

Reds
Brewers
Cubs
Cardinals
Pirates

NL East:

Nationals
Braves
Phillies
Mets
Marlins

World Series:
Yankees > Dodgers
 
AL MVP - Ohtani
NL MVP - Bellinger
 
AL Cy Young - Cole
NL Cy Young - Buehler

I think he'll do fine.   I'd bat him 6th or 7th, depending on how well Simba is hitting.

I think actually watching a game vs. an opponent will finally stoke the fire within us baseball fans in preparation of the 60-game season ahead. 

If anyone shits on my newly delivered much anticipated "BASEBALL IS BACK" couch, they get a two-week ban. 

Horrible. Where are the helmets and the waterfall? And wtf is with the stadium being wrapped with images of players? Horrendous.
 
Is that a Carvana tower in the middle?

Come to think, in 30 years when our team's project is finished the Rangers will have already replaced this stadium with one that has air conditioning AND doesn't look like a barbecue.

Yes, guess they modeled it after the Fullerton Home Depot.

.... lol...

"MLB statement says..."
About as reliable as Max Stassi hitting .350 over a full season.
 
 

The future White Sox, Rangers, Angels, and Dodgers uniforms, ladies and gentlemen.

Funny story... Tommy Lasorda yelled at me once because of this.  It was early 2003, I was working at Buca Di Beppo in Universal City Walk as a food server and a party of 15 dodger executive came in and management trolled me (as a young man I was a passionate dodger hater) by giving the big party to me. 
Being a professional and HAVING NO CHOICE I took the table in the Pope Room and greeted everyone as they walked in, showing no emotions and just going through motions... and then I see Bill Bavasi (who was working for the dogs at that time) walking up and my  enthusiasm went to another level. 
NO JOKE my exact quote "Dude Bill Bavasi!!"  as I walked up to him and shook his hand and pull him in for a bro hug.  Poor guy thought the other people in the party put me up to this (he actually asked them) and then I started talking about how my enthusiasm and appreciation was real for all that he's done for the Angels. 
I went on a rant TO THE WHOLE ROOM about how most of the players on our World Series winning team were picked by him and how he deserves a lot of the credit for everything.  It was a real awesome moment for me.  So get everything set up during the meal, go extra all out for Bill Bavasi and then get the wrath of Tommy Lasorda at the end. 
Tommy basically said something along the lines of a what makes a great comedian a great comedian is knowing the crowd they're dealing with and that I should've known better being in Los Angeles and not showing the dodgers respect and something about me not being raised right. 
The whole time I'm smiling and laughing cause it was funny the reaction I was getting and Tommy walks out of the Pope Room to our manager standing outside telling the manager to find a better server with better taste in baseball. 
Bill Bavasi and few other guys who walked out last went up to the manager and told him that Tommy was joking and that I was a good server... Bill Bavasi hung out for a few minutes more afterwards and gave me an extra $20 for the service and thanked me for my appreciation.  Bill Bavasi is a cool dude.