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8 minutes ago, Lou said:

Your positivity didn't last long.

Last night's result will do that for you....

9 minutes ago, Jason said:

Nice one

Well well, that came quickly!

I thought he was now at the Cards? (don't care enough to look it up)

19 minutes ago, Lou said:

It sucks that this thread has turned into a Jo Adell thread.

I get it, however.

As usual - bit of box score blindness going on. Anyone notice that one of the supposedly better Angels players struck out twice as many times as Adell?

2 hours ago, Robrock30 said:

I think they are both special and bring intangibles and positive youthful energy to the Team.  They will grow together and results will improve with time.  

I agree with this but think Adell needs to be on the shorter leash

And San Diego pick him up again. WTH?

Why would teams pick him up and then DFA him a couple days later? (looking for an answer more sensible than, 'because he sucks' please)

I’m going to try this with my boss, “sorry boss I came to work last week and I just don’t feel like I’ve bounced back, so I won’t be in the office today”

Designated Vegetable

Ah, thanks for the explanation guys. I stupidly assumed it was the clubs blocking it locally as a way of encouraging fans to attend games. So anyone can watch local teams on TV - but you have to pay big bucks to the owners of the rights. It's rubbish that MLB can't show every game regardless! My nephew gets an MLB.TV subscription and gives me his password so I can watch any game (that isn't on in the middle of the night!) over here but people living nearby can't, crazy.

I've never understood this 'blackout' thing you guys have over there. So TV companies stop you from watching your local team? Why would that do that? Over here TV companies want viewers, ad revenue etc. I'm not interested in watching a sports team from 500 miles away unless they're playing my team. Confused :).

Oh and I can still watch Angels games with an MLB.tv subscription right? I think you're all just speaking about TV?

9 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Yes and every year after. He was head and shoulders better than Abreu. As I said, nobody stops what they are doing to see if Abreu will get a single while there wasn't a single Vlad a bat that I didn't watch when he was an Angel.

So you just created a new all important quantifiable stat? WAWTAB?

why does thread have the adage 'shitposting'? (asking for a friend)

18 hours ago, Jason said:

Just bookmark this and you can repost it every offseason 

All these top pitchers have no ambition - why wouldn't want to sign for a team that hasn't had a winning record for like a decade? 

1 hour ago, Billy_Ball said:

The biggest thing I remember about Nevin with the Angels was that game in 1998 against the Royals when Jim Pittsley plunked him and he charged the mound.

 

"He's being pounded in foul territory.." Is that another Bauer reference?

It depends which club they are playing for - Angels:Bust, elsewhere: solid/good 

12 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Why?

Mike Trout will be taking the others....

3 minutes ago, Lou said:

We're India to Baltimore's England.

Nice cricket reference, Lou 

So we’re saying the supposed best player in the game should have a few outings at AA or AAA in case what, he strike outs a few times in his first few games back? Or is it the running down a fly ball in the minors is easier? 

6 minutes ago, mmc said:

Hip problems are no joke, I don’t want to be reactionary but I’m having a hard time being optimistic that he won’t return as a shell of his former self

Judging on this season he already is!

5 hours ago, m0nkey said:

According to the ever reliable Twitter machine, he was out at Zion a couple weeks ago with his “agent” 

With all his money you'd think he could afford a shirt?

2 minutes ago, angelsnationtalk said:

Can you elaborate a little more with this topic?? Why do you think he's smarter than we think....?

And how smart do we think he is - so I can answer if I think he is smarter.

"A lettuce sandwich with cheese"?

1 hour ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

I get the reason to sit Othani. but why Walsh? that just doesnt make sense? Maddon's just trying to loose at this point and isnt even hiding it.

To loose? Isn't that a town in France?