Justin

Seriously. I'm trying to imagine this place (including me) if he called an Angel out like that.

It's gonna get weird when Trout returns and they lose 10 out of 12.

Justin Upton: "Oh my god.... how did he not hurt his back on that?"

I know we were told not to get excited until the streak reaches 30 but damn the man I'm excited now.

I was also very much in favor of bringing back Garrett Richards, who flat-out said he sucks without the sticky stuff.

The Angels did offer Cole almost 300 million. I'm not giving Arte credit for that one.

Fletcher and Ohtani are the new Pujols and Hamilton, only the exact opposite.

The dude missed games and blamed it on the mattress on which he slept. I certainly didn't expect him to recover quickly from an actual in-game strain.

I'm 98% certain the replay umps just say "Do whatever helps the Red Sox" without even looking at the video

105 against the Giants

Okay, that was cool

Again this season? Probably. Maybe.

Which would you rather see: 1) Fletcher hit in 57 straight 2) Trout hit .400 3) Ohtani hit 74 homers 4) The Angels win the World Series

And just when he was doing better and had raised his bWAR to... well, zero.

Four of the five relievers didn't give up a run. Please, no more Bundy.

Was everyone a dumbass in 1985?

Why take that chance with Trout and Rendon coming up? Oh wait.

Bundy gonna Bundy

Yep. That's why I'm not getting upset. Boston is a really good team and the Angels are not. Nothing that happens this series is going to ruin my day. Still, fuck Red Sox fans.

I know Eagle Rock has changed a lot since I was a kid, but it's still America, right?

Worst 'Showtime After Hours' episode ever.

There are already 10 of them on eBay. ("Buy It Now" price $60-$80.)

Trout, Rendon, and Upton are making 88 million this season and in one month all three will be in their 30s. We need to find some more Ohtanis.

Are you counting 2016? Trout played in 159 games that year. If you start in 2017, it's less than 85%.

This is the one of which I keep reminding myself. In a 5-year period from '14-'19, the Angels suffered torn UCLs to Richards, Heaney, Skaggs, Tropeano, and Ohtani. Richards tore his twice and destroyed his knee on that freak play in Boston. Skaggs died. Shoemaker almost died from taking a comebacker to the head. It is unlikely the organization will be that unlucky again. But who knows? As far as the team having a better farm system than they did back then, this is true. But is it good? Or is it simply no longer the worst in baseball, the one Keith Law literally called "the worst I've ever seen"? I don't really disagree with anything you've written, I'm just beaten down from years of watching one of the greatest players in the history of baseball on a team that can't finish above .500. I imagine many others feel the same. I hope next year will be better, but this is the 7th year in a row that I've said that.