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Bill Buckner. I was a big fan when he first came up with the Dodgers (he could run like the wind until he broke his ankle and it didn't heal properly). He was a quiet, team leader everywhere he went, and was just the epitome of a professional ball player with borderline HOF stats. He DID make an error once, but he made up for it by saving a baby on "Curb Your Enthusiasm!"

Well...he DID have a no-no through his first 5-6 innings! I remember watching it (I believe it was the Saturday National Game of the Week.)

I'm excited for his debut and can't wait to watch! This season has been so much fun!!!

Never was. Always has the worst "clutch" numbers in the game.

ALL little league catchers in the 70's were slow and chubby! The coach was the dad who drew the short straw. He would show up to the game with a military duffel bag full of exactly 4 helmets, 4 bats, 7 green baseballs, 1 not-so-green baseball designated as the "game ball", and the catcher's equipment. He usually arrived about 10 minutes prior to game time.

Joe Azcue, Jim Spencer, Sandy Alomar, Jim Fregosi, Aurelio Rodriguez, Roger Repoz, Rick Reichardt, Jay Johnstone I don't remember the year, but I remember the lineup. The game program touted the 4 M's in the starting rotation (Murphy, May, McGlothin, Messersmith).

X-rays will be negative, it'll be announced he'll miss a few days, we'll see him after the all-star break (he'll still make the team).

Yep, yesterday I spent a few minutes syncing the radio feed to the broadcast. The TV audio just feels like an insult.

Also, Perry could be signing pitchers short-term until some of those twenty draft picks are ready.

Agree about Ohtani. He's as good as most number ones when he pitches, however his inability to pitch even every 6th day puts a huge strain on a staff which features little to no depth.

Morris' correct phrasing should have been, "So,Sorry!"

It seems he's trying to have his cake and eat it too. The Angels just can't compete with teams above .500. Perry's last 30 acquisitions have all been pitchers, but that seems like lazy, wishful thinking to me. Do you mean there was not ONE position player who projected better than the 30 pitchers?

On mine, they clinched their first AL West title.

Well, it has become evident that when the game gets down to a battle of the bullpens we are sorely overmatched. Hunter Strickland is a good example. We aren't going to find good arms this way. With Jo Adell's resurgence, we just might have to trade him (or Walsh). Ohtani needs to be able to pitch every fifth day, its just too much strain on our staff to have him pitch every two weeks. We might be better off moving him to the outfield which, long-term, would leave us with Trout, Ohtani, Marsh, and Adell. One of those guys just might have to go.

More Mt. Crushmore - Gaetti, Hillenbrand, Steve Finley, Jack McDowell, Bill Travers,

Truthfully, the "firing arrows" incident with Rodney is the ONLY highlight I remember about Pujols' tenure here. Hardly worth a quarter of a billion dollars. I also think his 10-year negative WAR run with the Angels should keep him from being a unanimous inductee. Can you name one other Hall of Famer who had a similar 10-year run? Check out Hank Aaron's age 31-42 seasons. Even HE didn't even get elected unanimously! For that matter, neither did Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Frank Robinson, Ty Cobb, Joe Dimaggio, Lou Gherig, Yogi Berra, or Johnny Bench. Someone like Albert, who played in the golden age of steroids, shouldn't be elevated above those guys!

Well, I'm hating on the six-man rotation. Especially when a starter goes down and we don't simply move everyone else up. Instead, we use an "opener", which continues to drain a bullpen that is already a man short because we have a six-man rotation.

I'd say something bad about Pedro, but since I'm a senior citizen I kinda fear him!

Goddamnit...never forget the spring training of 2012!

After watching the last few games I don't think Maddon is to blame. Once we get to the bullpen we're sunk.

What legacy??? For us, he had a good spring training in 2012 - does that count? 10 years great + 10 years below fwar does not equal HOF. Put Grich in instead.

I never thought of him as much of a clubhouse guy. The only story I heard is where he and Torii almost came to blows over an in-game incident and Torii being upset with Albert pouting when he went hitless. Whatever, we need someone to fire up the team. Trout doesn't seem to be very vocal, neither is Fletch. Rendon is too laid back, Ohtani can't speak the language and Ippei can't lead by example. We need the Erstad/Weaver types to step up but I don't see any on our roster.