Angels in 2030

Bingo -- 2020 (besides CV) meant the end of FSW on the networks. I've been following around switching streaming networks when after it gets dropped. Now Hulu-Live has dropped it and there is nothing left if you stream. My sports fandom was already starting to wane; but inability to watch said sports is going to be the death nail for me.

You probably think Big Bang Theory, Two & a half Men, Kardashians, Marvel movies, Entourage, etc. are great too.

So let me get this straight, ALL we need is: two very good SPs, 1-3 very good RPs, a starting MI, starting C and a starting RF.

Mark my word: Hansel > Hansel

I gave him props -- it's just ppl suck on him like he's the GM perfect and he created baseball. I'm just saying, look deeper -- there are some warts.

Hey, he won twice and at places with history against them -- so he has scoreboard. Still, i think he's given way too much credit for those two wins and considered this all-mighty great GM mind. What did he leave those teams and their organization like when he left? I think the Cubs especially is odd -- they won, but they have greatly underperformed since. they were setup perfect with some great young pieces coming up and just starting.....and done nothing but gone backwards. But really, it's a perception thing for me. Good...maybe really good. But an all-timer who everything he touches turns to gold? -- umm, i think the shine has come off of that and shown some imperfections among the greatness. But what the heck do i know....just one guy's (possibly wrong) opinion.

Pass (i know most will very much disgree, but Theo is vastly overrated imo)

Bullet dodged

Maybe it's just me and i know he's not Italian, but i see his face and all I can think is...I bet this guy is a big fan of spaghetti.

Chuck moving the goal posts now. BTW -- Hook, line & sinker with the bait-in-switch with this whole thing. Anyone who falls for it only has themselves to blame. Politicians laugh at you.

Coming in 6th place for the Angels GM job -- is that an accomplishment or embarrassment? I honestly don't know

At least we can safely say that our new GM is someone who has never been fired, quit or left in some odd way as a GM previously.

Listen old-timer, I'm not 100 years old....so it's California Angels for me lol. But yes, dumb me for saying "OG" when in fact the original name was indeed LA Angels.

I'd be 100% in support for a return to the 'California Angels' name -- including colors/uniforms. So not a new novelty, but rather a return to the OG. We never should have changed from that.

Overall he spends money -- which is #1 you want for a team owner. But he also gets too involved. He also spends this money in the wrong spots -- at the top rather than the broader foundation. that's his biggest problem (even more than any involvement issues that might exist).

Oh i didn't at all. i only quoted you because you understood my point and added some good details/clarification/facts.

Yes. My point is the Owner made bad hires. DiPoto left because it was a bad environment for him and he didn't want to stick around. Whether you think he'd be fired at the end of the year or not. The point remains -- he didn't like the setup/job/workplace that the owner had in place and bolted. It wasn't a right fit. That's on the owner. Reagins -- come on. If you truly think he quit and Angels wanted him to stay LT as the GM....then i'm wasting my time right now.

i wish i were drunk -- too early. but i did count too many -- only been four now with the new guy. So the other three have ("basically" i said) been fired: Reagins, DiPoto (technically he quit --- but that's a technicality imo) & Eppler.

The fact we're on like 5 or so GMs the past 15 years (with all being fired basically) says it all for an Owner. Hiring a GM is the most important thing an owner does.....maybe also providing a budget/$$$ for the team, FO, etc.

I think I might feel slightly better with the Braves guy between the two. So hoping that new piece of news is correct. Not that I know much about the any of these dudes.

Weird but at this point - whatever. Honestly, could things be any worse (Trout excluded) than what we’ve had the last 8-10 years? Well I guess it can, but the result is the same so....whatever

Whoa, my heart can’t take so much excitement. The future is so bright. I wonder how my wife would feel hearing me say that I’m “pretty okay”with her? Just what everyone wants to hear. Lol. It’s like bases loaded with no outs and you get one run out of the inning on a sacrifice fly. Pretty okay.

This tells me more of the same from the Angels ownership - budget conscious, small, etc. type FO organization setup. Arte will spend money (trout, FA) but In the wrong places for the long term health of the business. It’s like a Fortune 500 company trying to be run organizationally like a small business.