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The only "Aces" the Angels have ever had are probably Dean Chance, Nolan Ryan, Frank Tanana, Mark Langston, Chuck Finley, and Jered Weaver....maybe Dan Haren for a year...and Oh And Bartolo for a year or three. Ohtani also for two seasons.
 
 

The first three I like. 10-10 shows they'll be competitive. They play the Orioles x 3, Boston x 6, Marlins x 3, TB x 7 and Cincinnati once in the first 20. 
They are 0-1, so If they manage to go 4-2 against the Red Sox and win at least 3 against the Rays, then at least once against the other three they'll get to 10-10. Hopefully they can be 11-9 or better, but yesterdays shellacking has me less than confident.
Trout and Rendon being healthy and putting up those numbers would be great.
For Sandoval's ERA to be 3.25 it means in the next three starts, he'd have to average at least 5.2 per start, and give up less than 4 runs combined.
Starters need to average 6.1 over the next 19 to get to a 20 game 6 IP average. The rest, who knows. But the pitching is not gonna be close to what you hope it is. Sadly.

6-14

Didn't need Snell or Montgomery...nah
 

Didn't need Snell or Montgomery...nah
 

Who said we can't be Number.1 ???

Sandoval exits his first start unable to make it two innings and with a 21.6 ERA and 4.8 WHIP. Going to be a looooooong season

Draft Beer is probably gone at the big A too. LOL there would be a riot.
 

Except owning the team, renting the stadium, failing to pay for renovations, and choosing the vendors that supply the concessions.

Buck stops with him on all things Angels related. He hired whomever is in charge, and that person sets the budget. 
 

Buck stops with him on all things Angels related. He hired whomever is in charge, and that person sets the budget. 
 

Yet nobody asked why the organization is so cheap that they no longer have fountain sodas or draft beer at Tempe? 
Nothing like caring about the fan experience. Arte sucks and so does all his minions that didn't call out this terrible decision. 

Yes, you did and now I can't unsee what happened before I left.

Baseball needs a signing period. Starts 7 days after the Workd Series and ends the day pitchers and catchers report. Any contract after that can only be a 1 year deal with a modest cap to the amount. 

To be clear, I don't think it's the Ohtani distraction by itself.  I think it's a combination of many factors: the lack of an Ohtani distraction, the Ron Washington effect, the energy of the youth movement, etc.  I think all those ingredients are going into this stew that "could" result in a pretty special season.  I'm not fully there yet, but I'm trending that way.
 

Every year, I get ripped on for being among the most optimistic fans on this board. This year I'm pessimistic. But the team is doing well.
I don't think the lack of Ohtani's distraction is really that big of a deal, in contrast to what Spirit (Geoff) says...but I do think Ron Washington and company, is making a big deal to this young core.

Man I am so stoked for this weekend. 

Smaller markets like Vegas can handle 2 pro franchises from the big four leagues. That's it. When a third team is placed it almost never works. Four is out of the question. That's why I have doubts that the A's will actually move to Vegas. 
And to be fair, the WNBA Aces may be popular in Vegas, but going on the gear, which is cool, is not a good measuring stick. The WNBA is not a legit competitor for attention from NFL, NBA, MLB, or NHL leagues.
The Aviators would ultimately have to move, as there is no way the city supports a AAA team AND a MLB team. It just isn't big enough. As they just built a nice new ballpark, I just don't see the A's moving there. 
I see the NBA as a more likely third team, as they can just play at the Golden Knights arena.
 
 
 
 

The qualifying offer loses them a 2nd rounder. It's not like back in the Trout days where a team would lose their first round pick. 
Of the Angels last 21 second round picks (https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?team_ID=ANA&draft_round=2&draft_type=junreg&query_type=franch_round) there are only a few notable names. Less so when you factor in the competitive balance rounds.
Jarrod Washburn (95) -31st overall. 
Dallas McPherson (01) - 57th overall.
Kevin Jepsen (02) - 53rd overall.
Tyler Chatwood (08) -- 74th overall
Patrick Corbin (09) -- 80th overall
Jahmai Jones (15) -- 70th overall 
Brandon Marsh (16) -- 60th overall
Griffin Canning (17) -- 47th overall
Kyren Paris (19) -- 55th overall
 
These 9 guys are the only ones to make the majors and none of them have been All-Stars for the Angels. 
This pick is #45, so it would be higher than all but one of these guys, but its not that high.
 
 
 
 
 

Just 4 days until this! 6 days until the Shindig!

But is it better than "the steak" at this fine establishment?
 

Weather looks to be perfect for this weekend, highs in the high 70's, maybe 80, and cooling off at night to the 50's. 

Yeah, last week it said it was going to be in the high 70s when we’re there. I just want to decide what to wear. I want to pack already, I’m just excited. It’s been 6 years.