Mark PT

Good point. And they committed the worst sin of all: they made me feel bad for the Dodgers.

Well said. The Astros were spared their well-deserved booing last season, so they should expect it two-fold this season.

Give Dusty a break. He was a vital part of the 2002 championship run

...and no more pitching prospect deaths!

You had me at F the Red Sox

You had me at F the Red Sox

You had me at F the Red Sox

...and no more pitching prospect deaths!

I'm not coming here with a bunch of projections based on ZIPS or PECOTA or ZIPPITYDOPPITYBOOP. We have enough of those. 
I just want to say that for once, it's time we get something positive. I'm so done with losing. I hate being done watching baseball in early September. It's old. It's tired. And this time, it's going to change. 
I'm sick of seeing the "Trout not in the playoffs" shit that plagues social media every year. Fuck those people. Hard. I'm sick of losing interest in the team I love, year after year. 
This is it. Fuck the projections, fuck the doubters, fuck the Red Sox just because. 
We're winning. 
This isn't some feeling or revelation. It's based on absolutely fuck all. I don't care. We've been drifting through the motions for 6 straight years, but this year we're swimming to shore. Fuck. Losing.

That's the answer every Angel fan is well acquainted with. 

My answer was make the playoffs but it really depends on the way the season progresses. If players up their game and develop, especially the pitchers, then some satisfaction can be achieved. A good year from Trout and Ohtani will help. Maybe some minor leaguers show some success in the majors would also help.

I'd like to not regret purchasing my MLB.TV year-long subscription in mid-May.

60% of the time, it works everytime. They've done studies.

Being that he’s somewhere between 41 and 43?

I'm going with a 5 year Pujols extension

Either that, or watch Moreno sign a big money SS?

I faced this guy in 74 in Orlando, he is all stare.

Looks like those recall petitions are really putting pressure on him.

Monster homerun?

Chris Rodriguez is our SECOND best pitching prospect?  After seeing him pitch to two hitters, I now declare him the BEST pitcher we've had in 3 years!

Beyond just his birth date issues, having 7 surgeries in an 8 year period ages a person as well. We didn't even get the best of Pujols any given year because of foot and knee surgeries. Even if he started with the Angels at 34 instead of 32, his career path was closer to Aaron, Mays, Robinson or Musial, players that were very productive to their age 40 season. The downward spiral was the erosion of his lower body through injury, surgery and not as much what year he was born. 

I actually did this once and did get my wish

Sept 17, 1993 Nolan Ryan's return to Anaheim with the Rangers. Nolan Pitches in front of a sold out crowd of 60k, strike out the final batter and exits to a standing ovation. Angels won 2-1.

Sept 17, 1993 Nolan Ryan's return to Anaheim with the Rangers. Nolan Pitches in front of a sold out crowd of 60k, strike out the final batter and exits to a standing ovation. Angels won 2-1.