Mark68

Another out-of-options meh arm. 

I don't think it really matters who the GM is. There will always be constraints as long as Arte is in charge. Always. 

No experienced GMs with a lengthy track record will want to touch the Angels with a 10-foot pole, as they will not have the control that they will want/need to make player personnel decisions.

We have an owner who is stingy. Yeah, yeah, yeah, he'll bring in shiny objects that he thinks will put butts in seats, but will he REALLY sign off on something that the team sorely needs, and has needed, for at least the past decade? No, he won't, because that only puts butts in seats every 5th day. For a supposedly successful businessman, he can't really see the forest for the trees--getting the players that are needed to make the team successful--even if they start once every five days--will sell more tickets overall, as the team becomes more exciting, generates more buzz, which sells more tickets, concessions, and merch, which generates more revenue--not to mention how much more revenue is generated by teams that actually make the postseason.

Instead, he's OK with with the level of money he's making now, OK, with having yes men providing a rubber stamp on every decision while they're in their box watching anything other than the on-the-field product because it's more entertaining than the horseshit product he sells (granted, playoff hockey IS exciting--but Carpino should be excited about watching the team he has a hand in running), and a state media that echoes that everything that he believes and does is the absolute gospel--or else!

The problem is, always has been, and always will be Arturo Moreno. Nothing will change as long as Arte has control.

The nameplate on the door of the GM's office doesn't matter. 

And I guess Detmers is still working on things. He's going to need to pick up the pace if he wants to win 20...

this decade...

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

It’s like opposing teams are correctly guessing what Wash will do?

Too predictable?

This is what used to annoy me about Scioscia and his contact plays. It's like they knew it was coming...

But...my God, the consistency...BAD consistency that we're seeing this year is just...breathtaking.

59 minutes ago, yamsi12 said:

This franchise is a joke

40 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

When are they going to find a manager who can actually manage a game?

When they find a new owner...

Sometime before I die, hopefully.

4 hours ago, tomsred said:

Nothing seems consistent when you are losing.

The losing seems pretty consistent.

7 minutes ago, halodground said:

I don’t think there has been an Angel closer that I detest more than Estevez. Dude needs to go away.

Fuentes?

2 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

Does anybody on here REALLY think it actually matters who the GM is? We've had, what, 4-5 GMs in the last decade or so? And this team has continued its downward spiral. 

What is the common denominator?

7 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

 

I guess we should be prepared to lose a shit-ton more games, then...

I honestly don't know where this improvement is supposed to come from.

57 minutes ago, No Roles said:

I wonder what the halos have to do to get rid of this curse ?

Arte IS the curse.

Trout doing Trout things.

Neto does have great situational awareness in the field.

Moore hasn't exactly been sharp as of late...

35 minutes ago, T.G. said:

He'd say you're shapely and experienced 

Round is a shape.

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

Gubie just said that you used to be able to "pencil in" Margot for "25, even 35" stolen bases a year.  He has never had more than 20 in a season...

He said "pencil in", not write in ink.

21 minutes ago, EDinTUSTIN said:

They need to cut bait with Suarez. He needs to be sent back down to see if he can turn things around. It is time for Wash to start delivering on his admonishment that those who are not pulling their weight and doing their job won't be on the team anymore. A good start would be dumping or demoting Suarez, and then telling Sandoval to get his act together or he'll be following Suarez.

He has no options left. They can't just "demote" him. They'd have to DFA him. 

Not that I'm opposed to this...

1 minute ago, CaliAngel said:

Our bats have been just awful.

Apparently, they used their quota in the first four innings last night.

6 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

booth said Adell was 7-7 in steals. he was caught yesterday, right?

It was Geefy they were talking about.

Sano brought his glove...and arm.

30 minutes ago, Jason said:

They should be refilling the water jug in the dugout. 

Water is wet.

36 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

If they do they sure aren't good at being disciplined enough to get it done. 

Neto still swinging at pitches 6 inches off the plate just rubs me the wrong way. Hicks getting playing time over Adell is just absurd at this point. 

3 batters in the starting lineup with BA's under .200, I thought Wash said he'd be holding these guys accountable. 

New series tomorrow, we should be able to sweep the Reds. 

With the exception of Adell replacing Hicks, who is going to replace those guys?

This will be a bullpen game. Unfortunately, the bullpen is already gassed.

11 minutes ago, Ochocinco! said:

Canning please don’t suck today 

Griffin Cannot avoid suckage.