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11 hours ago, Cosmo_Kramer said:

NCAA baseball cancelled too. They added an extra year of eligibility to affected players.

This is going to result in a really odd MLB Draft this year.  Scouting staffs having to make their rankings based on very limited viewings.  Increased risk of draft-eligible college juniors not signing to return to college for a full (repeated) junior year.  The "cheap sign" college seniors will be non-existent this year.

On the other hand, it could be marginally easier to sign away some high school players from a college commit.  HS grads going in next spring as freshmen trying to make a roster will be up against a 5 year age group of players for likely the same number of roster spots.

Also sets up the 2021 Draft to be one of the deepest drafts ever.

Imagine how far Trout would have hit that golf ball if he used his leg not-a-leg kick.

6 hours ago, Gene Aurty Moreno said:

Nice Thaiss

Ugh, I see he's still got that mild case of the Chuck Knoblauch yips on that throw across to Albert in the 1st.

Salmon had great hair.

GA had no sweat glands.

These are the only two factors that really matter.

2 hours ago, NorCal Halo said:

He took 16, no respect for Garrett Anderson!

Pfft, it was Garret who had no respect for Jack Howell...

And Tim Salmon had no respect for Kirk McCaskill.

Okay, I'm beginning to get excited with what Mickey Callaway is doing here.  A lot of our pitchers have looked quite improved already.

Jacob Barnes looked sharp.  Good stuff and good command in that one inning.  I'm hoping we found another dumpster dive gem there.

4 hours ago, AngelsWin.com said:

starting pitchers continue to perform well

As an Angels fan, I don't know what these words strung together in this particular order means.

3 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

So who gets the reunion call Santana or Vargas?

You misspelled Bartolo.

7 hours ago, Ray McKigney said:

I thought it was just that you can't watch any games that are broadcast on FSW (if you're in the local market) until the game is over. That's what my cousin, who has MLB TV, told me.

Yes, that should be the case there.  Up here in Oregon, mlb.tv blacks out the Angels games when they play the Mariners (both home or away), because I am in the Root Sports NW market.  I can watch the game on mlb.tv after the game is over, but it's usually at least two hours or more after the end of the game before it's available.

Hopefully Billy went for the "get 5 elbow MRIs for the price of 4" punch card like you get at the car wash.

49 minutes ago, Duren, Duren said:

Bring back more off speed specialists if you want pitchers to have longer productive careers.

Jered Weaver would like to know what you mean by "productive".

Ugh.  But now I'm beginning to warm up to the idea that Billy's plan of "F it, we'll just outscore everyone 10-8 every night" was the right one.

Please no "Rendon gets elbow discomfort" jokes, tho.

3 hours ago, AngelsWin.com said:

Teddy Waterman removes water off the tarp

Who?  Does what?

We all should file a lawsuit against Gerrit Cole because he was sending us free agency signals from the field.

4 hours ago, SoPas Angel said:

When he gave up a homer or got in a jam, he didn't fall to pieces, he worked his way through it.

I see your veiled swipe at Captain Hook Ausmus, and I like it.

Yes, and for a rational reason: we're committed to having a 6 man rotation.

40 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Plus Arte seems like the type of guy that when an agreement is made, he doesn't like anyone backing out of it. 

*Josh Hamilton has left the chat*

I will forever remember his stint at 2nd base against the Yankees last April.  And that diving stop he made.

The Yankees fan sitting next to me in the club level was confused why there was such a raucous cheer over a decent, but relatively unspectacular play by the second baseman.

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

I voted yes as I think the Angels with Clevinger and Marsh are better than the Angels with Adell and Marsh.  

Is that also true in the out years somewhere around 2023 and on, when Adell is 23/24/25 years old and in his arb years and Clevinger is 31/32/33 years old and playing for the Yankees?

Or is the proposal here that we're trading Adell for Clevinger for 2020 only and then we swap 'em back for 2021?

How does "Thanks, Jerry DiPoto" not have 100%?  Ya'll know you could make more than one selection in those poll, right?

Sometimes I think Angels fans are unique in how willing we are to discuss trading very elite level prospects for other players.  I guess Brandon Wood and Dallas McPherson conditioned us to do that.  Plus the extreme and immediate need for a #1 starter.  And Trout's biological clock ticking (no, not like that).

But I am sure the Blue Jays board didn't have so many discussions about trading Vladdy Jr last year.  Nor the Braves board about Acuna two years ago.

Yeah, I know, we rightly have more of a win-now mindset than those teams did...but Adell has got to be untouchable at this point if we're keeping our heads on straight.

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

They don’t do that in the major leagues. I don’t think they have in a very long time. 

Oh man, now I'm going to have to call my old high school coach and give him an earful for making me do it. 

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

If he plays the day before you could really get in a jam finding a starter the next day if he gets hurt. 

Yes, and remember when you're starting tomorrow, you're charting pitches in today's game.  This isn't just a pointless activity.  If you're facing the same team tomorrow you're analyzing the opposing hitters and thinking about how you'll pitch them yourself tomorrow.

Finally registering today after lurking all the Cole threads for the last three months.  Time to de-lurk, commiserate, and convince myself, "yeah, running Dylan Bundy out there in a winner-take-all wild card game isn't that bad".

Greetings from Hillsboro, Oregon.  Yes, that is Jack Lazorko making a kick save (and a beauty) in the avatar.