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I could only listen to Devenski's inning, but after Ohtani put some distance between us, and Soriano mowed them down, seemed like the Rangers were "done" - had our reliable closer coming in, time to just relax and enjoy watching him bring it home. Still, Webb has some balls of steel on him, eh? Really nice win - what is that, 24 come from behind wins? Not gonna complain tonight - save the complaints for tomorrow

I think the deficiencies in competing this year aren't insurmountable - so investing in the club for this year makes the most sense for Arte as long as it's more about taking on contracts rather than ruinous give-aways of needed talent. One strong, consistent hitter, and a reliable #2 pitcher - I think this team can contend for the division, and at least land a WC spot. (those things can still come from within from so-far under-achieving players. Possible, if unlikely.) When Arte sells, Ohtani here and under a new contract makes the team far more valuable to a buyer - so Arte doesn't really need to worry about the financials of such a deal - he'll be gone. The other thing (we think) that'll keep Ohtani here is a future - get him to the playoffs this year, with a promise of more to come - that seems within reach.

This would go a long way to beefing up the offense, though arguably, we need an TOR SP more (If the Cubs are serious about moving Stroman...)

That's, what, 23 come from behind wins? Gotta love everything about that

It's not "giving him away" - if he chooses to leave, then he leaves. Who "gave" Vlad away to us? Who gave away Max Scherzer? No idea. Who sold Babe Ruth? Who traded Pedro Martinez for Delino Deshields? Don't even need to look them up. The only scenario in which I trade him is if we're well out of it, *and* he tells management he won't sign an extension with this team, we absolutely know we can't afford him (and he plans to go to the highest bidder) or some team offers some astronomical haul of players. Speaking of which, what do you think you'll get for a guy getting paid $30m a year, and is a FA soon? A team can't give up any "All-star" starters to get him - what would be the point if they want to make a playoff run, losing an equal current talent? So, what, you get a handful of prospects that might be ready to play in 3 or 4 years, and maybe you'll get one able to take Trout's place in the OF as he winds down his career with losing season after losing season. If we were going to trade him, it should've been this time last year. I dunno, I don't want him to leave for nothing, either - but trading him would be a gut punch to every Angel fan - of whom there would be a lot fewer next season. If he wants to leave, let *him* make that choice.

They called up Owen White for tonight - (I hate when we face a ML call-up for the 1st time). But my hope is we get to him early, and force Bochy to use that tired bp - can make the next 2 games that much "easier"

The regular season is who has the best, most-balanced team. Playoffs are about who's hottest. I don't think Arte can trade Ohtani - even if he told the club "No way I'm re-signing here", Arte probably wouldn't want to be known as the guy who traded away Babe Ruth nee' Ohtani for a bunch of guys whose name no one remembers. I think he may elect to go all in, make some eye-watering trade for someone like Stroman and just hope for the best. If he doesn't, and we miss the playoffs by 1 game, and Ohtani walks, he'll be the biggest goat (not GOAT) baseball has seen in years.

What's made this team more interesting to watch this year *has* been the young guys you didn't expect; Thaiss, Neto, Moniak, O'Hoppe (dammit), (and Soriano, too), and the guys you didn't expect like Barria (knock wood.) The bp is starting to look pretty good, too - which plays into the one thing that gives me the most hope for these guys - the comeback wins. No predictions - they're barely above .500 - but there are a lot of reasons to watch this team that aren't named Ohtani or Trout.

The symptoms mentioned correspond to post-Covid complications with moderate-to-severe neurological symptoms (someone said he had Covid 3x) From where he was to just being able to play on the field is a hopeful sign. But there's just no knowing if he'll ever be the same player he was. Which isn't some dire prediction, I'm hopeful, with time, he can return to what he was.

Don't say "tear" when talking about Rendon ...

Stupid Bally's just put Reid's hit count on the graphic - hope they didn't jinx him ...

Well, he is the GOAT, so "prima donna" is kind of exactly what he is. Just me wondering - personally, I find you take care of the little things, all the little things, and the big ones sort themselves out. If I ran the team, I'd make do everything I could to make sure they're successful - even, you know, feeding and housing my minor league players. Anyway, sorry someone pissed in your Cheerios

“If you look in the past, long flights across the country and playing the next day don’t do well for me,” Trout said. Anyone who's flown a lot knows what this is - aircraft pressurization and humidity levels are not the same across aircraft generations. Trying flying a 787 for 8 hours, and then fly the same route on an older jet, like a 757, say - the 757 you'll be far more fatigued on arrival, you'll be dehydrated, your jet lag is worse, etc. All of which leads up to - what kind of a/c are they flying on the longer haul flights?

Another chart: Neuro problems including proprioception are known to occur in post-Covid-19 infections. Whatever the cause, hope he recovers and can live normally, even if he can't fully return to pro baseball. But hope he can return to that, too.

Picked bullpen, though Lamb deserves some love (everyone on the list, really) That was a high-wire act, a lot of things could've ticked the other way and it was a loss. But a great team win - gotta be good for their collective psyche.

I think you're right - they'll see what he has and increasingly (hopefully) use him as a high-lev reliever. As a starter, his knock has been his length, but he was averaging 5 innings/start in SLC, so maybe he's built enough durability to start? Long-term, I think we have to give him that chance to be a starter - but his value right now is probably as a reliever, even if Suarez continues to tank.

Joe reminds me of that line in Bull Durham about shower shoes - "If you win 20 in the show, you can let the fungus grow back and the press'll think you're colorful. Until you win 20 in the show, however, it means you're a slob." When his teams were winning, he was a colorful genius. When not, he was a senile weirdo living in his van down by the river. Unemployed, he's a bitter, senile weirdo, living in his van down by the river, shouting "Notice me!" at passers-by.

Much the same, I was probably more a Dodger fan as a young kid, even did the "fan club" thing for a few years. Can't say why, but the Angels became more appealing to me- the Dodgers were successful and corporate, while the Angels were, in a way, the more relatable, precisely because they weren't that good. Also, Dodger fans gave me a hard time for rooting for the Angels - *I* didn't create a rivalry, Dodger fans did. Kinda made me choose - and I chose the Angels. I still respect and envy the Dodgers organization - there's no denying that org is in a class of its own. But Dodger fans and their entitled behavior makes it nearly impossible to root for that team.

Yeah, just thought they'd have it at a normal time, after the runners had finished. But the finish line isn't that close to Fenway, so its manageable. Come to think of it, Iirc, the year my girlfriend ran, there was a runner's party after the race at Fenway, so maybe that's the intent? (btw, stayed at the Verb recently - their bar/restaurant has some really solid Asian/Korean food, if that's your jam)

Downtown is chaos on marathon day, and it's a point of pride for Bostonians to line the route to support the runners - can't imagine why they scheduled a home game that day.

I remember eating something in the Luton airport for breakfast - might've been black pudding? Whatever it was, it made me lose my will to live. But who am I to judge? I eat scrapple, made from the parts of pigs rats won't eat. I jinx the team just turning on the tv to watch, so don't feel badly.

3 games into the season, and once again, the Angels have embarrassed me for off-the-field garbage. Worst day of the offseason was learning Arte changed his mind about selling

Ugh, their cancellation policy on annual renewals is ridiculous - basically, after 5 days, cancellation doesn't take effect 'til next renewal period (i.e. next year.) Still, worth a try - season hasn't even started yet. Maybe send an email saying "Hey, I requested cancellation 3 weeks ago - what gives?"

Time for Arte to fuel up the yacht and take a cruise to the DR ...

My brain just glitched ....