T.G.

don't you know that according to the sabermetrics community - wins are irrelevant

So does Lester.... My point is this staff may win as many titles as the staff of Zito, Mulder and Hudson accomplished together.

I enjoy this board, but I have no idea what's acceptable and what's not. I know something was posted a while back about a new set of expectations or rules or something, but as far as I can tell - nothing has changed. I'm not complaining mind you because I have the option to ignore what I want to. I just really don't know what you can or can't do.

If Hamilton is the needy girlfriend... this board is the psycho girlfriend

This group might win as many WS titles as Zito,Mulder and Hudson.

Nobody is quoting Hamilton as saying any of this... and Fletcher said "maybe" this is why today.

Trout is DH'ing... it's not like they're putting Trout in LF.

When Scioscia fills out the lineup card each day, he puts in at least one guy that he knows the AW forum will feast on. It's deliberate. It's all about driving traffic to this forum.

Rob Neyer isn't a very talented writer, but his posts have a lot of intangibles... they stir the pot, they give other people looking for a career in sports journalism hope, and they're good for a laugh or two - even though that's not his intent.

Neyer: "All my gut tells me is that skill will be less important than luck, down the stretch." This is a cop out... and his built in excuse when the A's fail to win it all. We'll hear this "The Angels were lucky" - just like in 2002. Not that luck doesn't play a role in baseball, but to summarize a team's success or failure with the term "lucky" is just weak.

Chuck... don't you know - we hate change. We cannot even tolerate a change in the lineup let alone how we communicate during a game.

True, but he makes it all about the A's and less about the Angels - the conclusion isn't Neyer's it's Fangraphs....

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/american-league-west-pennant-race-oakland-angels-081814?cmpid=tsmtw:fscom:mlbonfox Typical Neyer... As the Angels move into first place - it's still all about the A's.

It's time for some different fan bases to start hating the Angels, if you know what I mean...

Clearly... this team needs superstars at every position, preferably HOF'ers if you can get them.

Love the guy and he's become my all-time favorite player, but no... He does belong in the Hall of Very Good though.

CJ needs to follow up with a shut down inning...

Everyone can exhale now...

I keep pulling for him because if he gets back to some level of ability, it will make the team that much better. I hate that he is struggling like this because he is such a likeable guy. I find it easy to want to see him succeed and choose not to participate in bashing him. I also struggle with the notion that he doesn't appear to get angry enough or play with any kind of chip on his shoulder... but I'm not going to judge him for it. We all deal with adversity differently. That grin is probably more out of embarrassment than anything else.

Maybe it's time for Tony Robbins... Just kidding.

How about that Angels pitching?

This puts it all in perfect perspective... http://grantland.com/features/mlb-detroit-tigers-oakland-as-rotations/ Great piece.

Like when they had Mulder, Zito and Hudson? Or when the Phillies had Hamels, Lee and Halladay?

JoJo... exactly... I've watched him do it before every inning. I'm positive about this.

This is how it is every day at Fenway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jni_F4_zqrM