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LTH says it once a year.

Stupid throws, braindead baserunning - it has been the hallmark of the Angels for years. The inmates are running the asylum. The only way you are going to get on Scioscia's shitlist is if you show him up, like Jose Guillen. Then there will be hell to pay.

Mike Scioscia's teams are always fundamentally excellent.

I needed that.

There is nobody tuning into Angel games to watch albert pujols who wouldn't watch the Angel game anyways.

This does not sound like a "good loss".

Even if you accept the premise that there are such things as a "good loss", how on earth was last night a good one?

Moreno instructed new GM Jerry Dipoto to inform Pujols' agent, Dan Lozano, that the Angels were interested and then asked to speak with Pujols on the phone. In the span of two phone conversations over 48 hours last week, without even meeting face to face, Pujols said Moreno made him feel wanted. "He let me know he really wanted me," Pujols said. "He called me his (business) partner." http://www.ocregister.com/articles/pujols-331375-moreno-angels.html Later, the more Moreno thought about it, the more he liked the idea of going after Pujols, having concluded that the Angels didn't have "the depth in our organization to really compete at the level we needed to compete" for World Series titles.

Make no mistake, owner Arte Moreno knows all about what this Josh Hamilton signing means to the Angels' bubbling rivalry with the free-spending Dodgers. "I personally can't wait to play them," Moreno said at Hamilton's Saturday press conference. "I mean, think about how much fun it's going to be." Arte's always been preoccupied with the LA Dodgers. What fun is that freeway series going to be, huh?

There is NOTHING more truthful than that statement.

Who's the chick in your sig photo?

Shut him down.

In fact, it was even mention when the Angels signed Pujols that he was in his decline phase. The common thought was that the decline would be slow. A ten year contract.

Arte's job is to provide the fans with a winner. Its his responsibility to have a framework and a direction and an overall plan for the long term of the franchise. "has only pursued the top free agents the past couple of years after hearing for years he's not willing to do what it takes to do just that" sounds like a terrible plan. It sounds like you are making big, expensive reactions because of media or fan criticisms.

Can the OP explain again why this was a good loss?

The season is going down the absolute shitter, and Goobi is fixated on natural movement of fastball and trusting your movement in your fastball. Its 8-2 in a season quickly being lost. Goobi would give a great dissection of the deck chair arrangement on the Titanic.

It would not surprise me in the least if some of our personnel are less than technically proficient. You think Mike Scioscia knows how to text?

What station is the Gridlock show on?

The Angels are barely favorites tonight in Vegas. At home, against the Royals. With all this 'talent'.

were having some fun last night at the Angels' expense. (I am only going w what I was reading from game thread comments last night). Good on them. I was one of the few who liked Phys. I only disliked him in the crappy years, because he had to be a Company Man apologist ("Tim Belcher isn't having the best season, but he's a GREAT influence for the young guys"). But when the Angels were rolling, I liked Phys. I understand the criticisms, but I enjoyed his pbp. The hiring of Hud, and replacing with Goob, is one of those complete dunderheaded moves that Arte makes which makes no sense. Nobody likes a three and a half hour little league coaching lesson every night about releasing your hands, bringing your hips around, and elevated pitches. I miss hud and Phys.

Topps now makes an annual "Making them pay" card for the Angels latest high paid mess of an acquisition.

Their team is expensive and crappy, just like ours. About the only silver lining in this shitsock of a season is that the Dodgers are also horrible.

Nobody's laughing.

Yes. I hate watching overpaid players whose best years were elsewhere.

Love the soiled jeans in the before pic.