JustATroutFan

Angels have a trash medical staff. What's new? 

it's crazy how quickly the skills can erode in mlb. not that long ago eaton was an extremely valuable starter.

He's a me-me player. Was too ignorant to have a different approach at the plate once teams started shifting on him. Just another garbage player who suited up for the Angels and was a big reason why the Trout era was wasted in the 2010s. 

He's a me-me player. Was too ignorant to have a different approach at the plate once teams started shifting on him. Just another garbage player who suited up for the Angels and was a big reason why the Trout era was wasted in the 2010s. 

Where was that home run during the first game of this series with the Dodgers down by two in extra innings and you batting, garbage (Pujols)? Oh, that’s right, it was in a high leverage situation. 

Where was that home run during the first game of this series with the Dodgers down by two in extra innings and you batting, garbage (Pujols)? Oh, that’s right, it was in a high leverage situation. 

Maddon is a very good manager. He's terrific at putting his players in position to succeed. Dude started shifting against opposing hitters on a consistent basis when he was managing the Rays and a large part of why the Rays pitchers were successful was because of that. Managers across MLB started doing what he did, so he (Maddon) did changed the game with the shift. And he's not afraid of putting his sluggers in the leadoff to rejuvenate themselves. He did that with Rizzo when he managed the Cubs and Rizzo started swinging the bat well again. Did the same thing with Upton when he was put in the leadoff spot, Upton swung a hot bat. I think Maddon's going to put Upton back at leadoff pretty soon if he can't find it at the plate within a week or so. 

I know this board gives Maddon shit for things like this, but this is precisely why I like him. We all bitched about Scioscia’s stubbornness and inability to think outside the box. Maddon is the opposite of that (but we still bitch). Scioscia held players on a tight leash, but Maddon pushes players to the limits (like with how much playing time he had given Ohtani, or bringing Rodriguez out for the seventh inning a few days ago). But we still bitch. And Maddon maximizes the playing time for youngsters, while also putting pressure on vets to perform, to adapt, or to get out (Pujols). And we still bitch. 

Can we change ownership of the team?

There seems to be not much 2021 posts on this thread. I think Trout is having a tough season at the plate. Looks like he finally might have lost his greatness as a player. 

Heaney with three earned runs allowed and we’re not done with the fourth inning yet. He’s allowed three home runs so far in this game. Heaney sucks! 

He was rarely that bad with us.
Four home runs, and almost a 5th but it was caught at the wall.

Make that four home runs, so four earned runs in his first start as a Yankee. #FUNNY

Heaney with three earned runs allowed and we’re not done with the fourth inning yet. He’s allowed three home runs so far in this game. Heaney sucks! 

That's our Andrew!

They're a very good team. They don't have a superstar on their roster like they once did with Reggie, McGwire, or Giambi. But they have a bunch of good players on both sides of the ball. Their starting rotation is pretty good, they have a terrific defense, an they have a very good bullpen. 

Maddon has done a good job this season managing the team. Only issue is his bullpen management but there's no relievers right now on the team who has pitched a lot of innings and has a good ERA of under 3.00. I can't blame him for having a bad bullpen. 

Maddon has done a good job this season managing the team. Only issue is his bullpen management but there's no relievers right now on the team who has pitched a lot of innings and has a good ERA of under 3.00. I can't blame him for having a bad bullpen. 

Maddon does a really good job at helping his players succeed. Like I already stated, he put Rizzo and Upton in the leadoff spot and both guys started thriving again once he put them there. Not to mention the shifts that he helped changed baseball when he was with the Rays. Those Rays pitchers benefited way more from the shifts than not. Managers started following his lead and now, shifts are common in the game. He might not be the best at managing a bullpen but with this bullpen, there's not really any good options for him to go to. Put any managers in his place and they would still look bad with this bullpen. 

Yeah, he's fine as the 26th guy on the roster.  He can play all over, has some pop, can milk the occasional walk.  Like a lot of guys he's likely been overexposed due to injuries and the sort.  

Maddon has done a tremendous job considering all the injuries and lack of pitching from the front office 
One hot week and he has the angels in the playoff hunt. It’s really incredible what he’s done 

What's wrong? Think Scioscia would have done any better in Maddon's place? Hell, he would have done worse if he was still managing the team. Didn't have the guts to let Ohtani hit and pitch in the same game in 2018. 

What's wrong? Think Scioscia would have done any better in Maddon's place? Hell, he would have done worse if he was still managing the team. Didn't have the guts to let Ohtani hit and pitch in the same game in 2018. 

You liked Scioscia because he's all you knew as an Angels fan. 
Scioscia was a good tactician. He was old school in the clubhouse and that worked for some guys who were on his good side, and definitely rubbed several the wrong way. But that's the kind of behavior you get away with when you're winning  as much as he did in 2002-2009. 
But to pretend that Scioscia would've somehow guided this 2021 ball club to a better record than Joe Maddon so far is ridiculous.