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He had 3 hits today, by the way.

you might want to post this in the true confessions thread. if we don't have one, you should start it.

Also I hope people realize that despite coming off as an asshole sometimes, I really don't mean to offend anyone and I'm sorry to anyone that I have.  There's a few subjects I feel very strongly about and sometimes I can get carried away.

Also I hope people realize that despite coming off as an asshole sometimes, I really don't mean to offend anyone and I'm sorry to anyone that I have.  There's a few subjects I feel very strongly about and sometimes I can get carried away.

We all do dude. I've went off quite a few times on management, the manager and coaching staff and the players here and on social media. We all love the team otherwise we wouldn't be here, nor would we show the type of passion we do, win or lose.
I think we're all pretty swell guys and gals here, but sometimes we can get carried away when things get ugly for the team we love and have high hopes for. The negativity then breeds all kinds of hostility and mean spirited posts. 
Thanks for the sincere post. 
Good things are ahead for the Angels.
Just not yet.
I'm mainly looking at the rest of the season for our young guys to get more experience and rooting on their performances. The better they do, the better they are next season or the more return we get in a much needed offseason trade for starting pitching.

Also I hope people realize that despite coming off as an asshole sometimes, I really don't mean to offend anyone and I'm sorry to anyone that I have.  There's a few subjects I feel very strongly about and sometimes I can get carried away.

Just let the starters pitch, who gives a shit if we lose?  I'd prefer it if we did at this point, we aren't making the playoffs, might as well get the best draft pick we can get.

Where's the 0 years option?

Glad to hear everything's ok.
 
As for positivity...
 

Where's the 0 years option?

So what are you doing right now?

So what are you doing right now?

Wow you're right.  We have the 22nd rank prospect pool now!  Suddenly I don't give a shit how the big team is doing!

Where's the 0 years option?

I don't bloody well care what people projected him to earn, they misjudged the market as well.  But unlike an actual GM, their projections don't hurt anyone.  Everyone laughed at the Angels for those contracts the moment they were signed. 
 
And Happ's .9 fWAR would tie Canning to lead the team among starting pitchers...

People talk about how bad Cahil and Harvey performed this year, but what enough people don’t talk about is the fact that Eppler way overestimated the market and made the pair the two highest paid starters on one year deals, and made Allen the highest paid reliever on a one year deal.  The Astros, for example, only gave Miley 4.5 (half of what Cahill made). It’s clear Eppler has absolutely no understanding of the pitching market, which should scare the hell out of people.

I don't bloody well care what people projected him to earn, they misjudged the market as well.  But unlike an actual GM, their projections don't hurt anyone.  Everyone laughed at the Angels for those contracts the moment they were signed. 
 
And Happ's .9 fWAR would tie Canning to lead the team among starting pitchers...

I know insulting people is your thing, but this is an Eppler thread.  It's obvious what your agenda here is.

People talk about how bad Cahil and Harvey performed this year, but what enough people don’t talk about is the fact that Eppler way overestimated the market and made the pair the two highest paid starters on one year deals, and made Allen the highest paid reliever on a one year deal.  The Astros, for example, only gave Miley 4.5 (half of what Cahill made). It’s clear Eppler has absolutely no understanding of the pitching market, which should scare the hell out of people.

It's cute seeing people like you using "well someone else did it too!" as an excuse for Eppler.  To answer your question, if he comes back strong (he will come back in a month or so which, along with ST, should give him time to shake off the dust of being injured) and helps the Padres push for (and possibly make) the playoffs, while being the vet to help the prospects adjust to the majors (and giving them depth so they aren't forced to throw them to the majors prematurely), then yes, I would say it's worth it. 

Yeah I agree. 
Eppler has made some really good trades and nice low cost pickups, plus helped in signing both Trout and Ohtani, which was HUGE.
That said, he's awful at evaluating FA talent and pulling the trigger on signing these guys.
One of his most sought after FA's this offseason was Nate Eovaldi who decided to sign with Boston. It's actually a good thing he did because like Harvey, Allen and Cahill, he has sucked when he's been healthy this season. Plus Eovaldi was going to get a multiyear deal from us, like Boston.

People talk about how bad Cahil and Harvey performed this year, but what enough people don’t talk about is the fact that Eppler way overestimated the market and made the pair the two highest paid starters on one year deals, and made Allen the highest paid reliever on a one year deal.  The Astros, for example, only gave Miley 4.5 (half of what Cahill made). It’s clear Eppler has absolutely no understanding of the pitching market, which should scare the hell out of people.