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I spotted one of them at the beach earlier today.

Superstars don't speak English, just ask Stephen A. Smith. At one time he said they only speak English, but he has now changed his mind.

It takes someone willing to give up a premium prospect to get one.

Good luck to you Andrew, thanks for strong effort!

Wow, you guys give up easy, lol. Personally I really like many of the guys on this team a lot, they have character, but not always the greatest skill. I do fear that Minasian may be way in over his head though.

Maybe Perry is trading both Walsh and Ohtani. You know, sell high, buy low.

Nothing more than coyote food.....

…utter understatement. Congratulations to all who bagged on this Angels lineup (including me), coaches and management before tonight’s game. We did our part, lol!

My theory is that Madden called Mayfield and Ward into his office before the game, they smoked some weed, and read the game day posts in this thread before the game started. They all laughed, and Joe said, “go gettim guys.”

Overall he hasn't pitched badly enough to lose his lunch, now Bundy, well that's a different issue, lol.

Quite frankly I would rather have Jose Rojas up here for third base than Mayfield. Mayfield shouldn't be anywhere near a major league team. I don't believe this is a Maddon problem, it's a Minasian problem. And I agree most of this is rooted in three of your highest paid players sitting on the injured list for long periods of time, it's catastrophic! It's a part of the game to properly prepare yourself as a player to remain on the field for most of the year, even if it means you dial it back to some degree. Garret Anderson was a great example, he found a way to remain playable and avoid injuries to the best extent possible, because not playing at all is a big step down from playing with less risk to injury.

Do you know where discussions stand regarding the electronic strike zone? I would think the PA would like this one. I like the idea of still having an umpire do the actual call with the ability to override though. If it comes down to the umpire reversing a legitimate call, then they are graded down later and possibly relieved of umpiring at the MLB level. As you say, lots of changes coming, most of them solid improvements.

73 games left to play, you must not have watched 6 games, shameful.

Wow, you're hopeful.

That explains things, Lou was alive when Babe Ruth was alive.

But Arte has billboards everywhere.

Bill Cosby, he can inject some humor and drug some women, but can he make it for last 73 games before going to the big house again?

I am worried more about the errors Rengifo makes, but he has to play out of position with only two outfielders on the active roster right now and Rendon injured.

We will see, but I think Cobb could still be in the mix next year, if he can be signed at a lower salary. It depends on how he ends this year. The same for Heaney if not traded. Quintana, Bundy and some of these relievers are definitely gone though. Some hard decisions will have to be made at SS and backup catcher, and possibly with Upton on the position side of things. Rendon's situation is not permanent, I think he will bounce back for several decent years. He's actually a great third baseman.

There are only two outfielders on the active roster right now (Lagares and Ward, and Ward has had a day to day finger injury), Madden has to literally throw anyone out there. That is why someone like Rengifo or Goslin gets stuck out there. This team is out of choices as far as outfielders go at the moment. No one is ready in the minors, and Trout, Upton and Fowler are not available. I am a little surprised that they haven't brought up John Jay to play left field, except that he has a weak arm defensively.

He gave Sandoval plenty of room, and same for Canning on Friday evening. Wantz looked very good for a first outing. He seemed to have pretty good command, and threw a variety of pitches at good speed, up to 96 mph I believe. I hope we see more soon. If you get access to a replay, I think he's worth reviewing. I'm finding it hard to criticize Maddon given what he has to work with, and especially trying to manage the fatigue in the bullpen. One thing about Cishek, I wish he would use him to only start innings. His record isn't good with regard to inherited runners, but much better otherwise. Overall I really like R. Iglesias a lot, but you have to realize he is always around the strike zone, and every once in a while somebody will crank one out. He had gone 25 batters without a hit, until they solo dumped one just over the wall in the ninth today. Yes, that could have been a killer, but I think the good is well worth the negative, 16 saves and 6 wins. The problem with these home runs is they stick with the fans a lot longer than the good. Are there better closers? Yes, but not that many really, and everyone wants a Chapman (and oops, was that a grand slam?)

He's not a starter, he's a relief pitcher. How about his first role being "mop up."

Maybe just as impressive is that when he pitched his worst game of the season so far, and only got two outs while giving up 7 runs, his team rallyed around that and won the game in the most unbelievable manner possible against the New York Yankees and Chapman. That is the definition of AWESOME!!!!

I see what you did there, you want Pujols back you you can extend his time with the Angels.

If you weren't impressed by the call, here's a video of one of the guys in the press box who called it.......