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No, not the only thing.

Winners from tonight's game #23, 4/27/13 vs. Seattle are as follows. 4 Points, 2 Points None 3 Points Ray McKigney (Bourjos 1-4, 1 single) The Angels (Kendrick 1-4, 1 single) Jeff M (Kendrick 1-4, 1 single) Kenny (Hamilton 1-4, 1 single) notalpujols (Hamilton 1-4, 1 single) AngelsAndRamsFan ((Hamilton 1-4, 1 single) 1 Point AZMike (Kendrick 1 single) tomsred (Trumbo 1 single) Troutipoo27 (Blanton 6.0 IP) Mark68 (Blanton 6.0 IP) JAHV76 (Iannetta 1-3) Ochocinco! (Trout 1 double) katrinab (Trumbo 1 single) HeavenlyHalos (Trumbo 1 single) Geoff Stoddart (Bourjos 1-4) SoCalSportsFan (Trumbo 1 single)

Post your predictions here for season game number 24, 4/28/13 vs. Seattle. Game time is set for 1:10 pm PST. Winners from tonight's game numer 23 will be posted later tonight or tomorrow morning in this thread. The Predictions Scoreboard will be updated tomorrow evening, 4/28/13.

He eats innings, instead he's eating baseballs.

Trumbo 1-4, 1 single.

Post your predictions here for season game #23, 4/27/13 vs. Seattle. Game time is 6:10 pm PST. The Predictions Scoreboard will be updated after Monday's game four of this series. Winners from tonight's game vs. Seattle, 4/26/13, are as follows. 4 Points, 2 Points None 3 Points JAHV76 (Hamilton 1-4, 1 single) 1 Point HeavenlyHalos (Trout 1 single) hk47 (Trumbo 1-4) Jeff M (Trumbo 1-4) ZachMartin1994 (Bourjos 1 single) paws (Harris 1 BB) ispy45 (Trout 1 single)

Remember when the fans wanted a "big bat." Now they want a "big pitcher."

"This same question is asked by the apologists over and over....who else would you want? There is nobody out there! I have been answering with Ryne Sandberg for 3 years now. These people ask the question, but they really DON'T want an answer... They just want to keep asking the question. They want to keep Scioscia. They want to make the same excuses for the poor play, and they REALLY don't want to hear an answer. I picture them running around with their ears covered, not really wanting to hear any answer to the question they are only pretending to ask. Scioscia sucks. It is high time for a whole lot of so called Angel fans to get a clue and figure it out." I have a clue, Ryne Sandberg is not the answer, if he was he would have a MLB job by now. At least try to think of someone who is qualified, it might help your argument.

Good post, very rational!

Yeah, let's hire someone who can't get promoted in an under achieving organization like the Cubs.

Terry Collins as well. I gotta laugh at some people who think they are going to scare an MLB player into performing. Nothing like yelling and calling someone names to get a positive response, LOL.

What exactly do you have in mind, you want to take them out back and shoot them one by one? Not caring = ineffective results, negative reinforcement = ineffective results, physical violence = very ineffective results, acting like an as***ole = very ineffective results. ----- Acting professionally and positive encouragement = has a chance of working.

Exactly right, spending money doesn't mean you're acting smartly or effectively.

I don't think your approach will work. Players perform best in defined roles, and generally perform best knowing exactly what their job entails. You don't see teams moving players around in the lineup like that, it generally leads to complete disaster. We already have had to deal with injuries taking away pieces that had defined roles, and had a better chance at being effective. As far as playing Pujols goes, Pujols has to be the best judge of that one, only he knows what he can tolerate pain wise without being completely ineffective.

I would add that trading away minor league pitchers last year for rentals put us in a position where they had to accept sub par pitchers, we literally depleted the farm of pitching to start this year. DiPoto took a terrible gamble last year, and he compounded it this year. Was the risk worth it? Easy to say second guessing it, but it appears to have been the wrong choice. This was the kind of situation Stoneman avoided, but the fans hated.

It's frustrating, but I personally don't need a break. Any kind of Angels baseball is better than nothing. Like many of you have already said, I just have to keep the winning and losing in perspective to other things going on in life. Adjustments will be made, even major changes if necessary to attempt to get on track. It's not my personal worry, I am not in control and never will be. I still like these guys, they are trying but they may once again not have the ability. As far as how much they make I could care less, that's a matter between Arte and the players. I am still going to games, and I will still hope they win as long as I am able to do so.

Hamilton 2-4, 1 HR

Post your predictions here for season game #22, 4/26/13 vs. Seattle. Game time is 7:10 pm PST. The Predictions Scoreboard has been updated through season game #21, 4/25/13. Winners from tonights game #21, 4/25/13 vs. Seattle, are shown below. 4 Points, 2 Points None 3 Points StephenGlansberg (Hamilton 1-4, 1 single) JAHV76 (Trumbo 1-4, 1 single) Ray McKigney (Trout 1-4, 1 single) Mark68 (Richards 7.0 IP, 5 K's) Angels N Skins (Bourjos 1-4, 1 single) bigfish27 (Richards 7.0 IP, 5 K's) Jellybean (Bourjos 1-4, 1 single) hk47 (Trout 1-4, 1 single) 1 Point stemyn (Richards 5 ER's) Redondo (Jimenez 1 single) katrinab (Iannetta 1 BB) ZachMartin1994 (Richards 5 K's) Jeff M (Trout 1-4) BatsnBeer (Trumbo 1 single) tdawg87 (Richards 7.0 IP) TCB (Trumbo 1 -4) Peyton (Hamilton 1-4) HeavenlyHalos (Trout 1-4) tomsred (Richards 7.0 IP) Jeff S. (Hamilton 1-4) AZMike (Richards 2 walks) Troutipoo27 (Richards 7.0 IP) Agalloch (Richards 7.0 IP) The next scoreboard update will be at the end of this series against Seattle.

Richards 7.0 IP, 2 ER's.

Post your predictions here for season game #21, 4/25/13 vs. Seattle. Game time is 7:10 pm PST. Winners from tonight's game #20, 4/24/13 vs. Texas, are shown below. The Predictions Scoreboard will be updated later tonight. 4 Points, 2 Points None 3 Points Ochocinco! (Trumbo 1-4, 1 single) katrinab (Bourjos 1-3, 1 BB) TCB (Jimenez 1-4, 1 single) paws (Jimenez 1-4, 1 single) 1 Point Jammer36 (Jimenez 1-4) Mark68 (Pujols 1-3) AngelsAndRamsFan (Hamilton 1 single) The Angels (Kendrick 1 single) Redondo (Kendrick 1 single) Peyton (Trout 1 BB) Torridd (Jimenez 1 run) Jellybean (Hamilton 1 single) Jeff S. (Trumbo 1-4) notalpujols (Trout 1 BB) ispy45 (Pujols 1 single) SoWhat (Pujols 1-3) 2002_halos_II (Bourjos 1 single) Jeff M (Kendrick 1 single)

I would never worry about that, when they stop laughing and start bickering with one another in public then we have a problem. I,d rather see a loose team, able to laugh and enjoying themselves any day. The reprimanding, disagreements, etc., should be private clubhouse material.

It's definitely our turn to cash in on a soft tossing lefty.

LOL, dramatic wins create chemistry.

Roth 4.0 IP, 1 walk.

Post your predictions here for season game #20, 4/24/13 vs. Texas here. Game time is set for 7:05 pm PST. Winners from tonight's game #19, 4/23/13 vs. Texas, are shown below. 4 Points, 2 Points None 3 Points Pbonetheman (Vargas 7.0 IP, 3 ER's) 2002_halos_II (Harris 1-3, 1 single) 1 Point JAHV76 (Kendrick 1 single) AZMike (Vargas 3 walks) The Angels (Kendrick 1 single) Redondo (Kendrick 1 single) katrinab (Trumbo 1 single) GoodTimesGoneBad (Vargas 3 ER's) Jeff S. (Trumbo 1 RBI) True Gritch (Bourjos 2-4) Ray McKigney (Kendrick 1 single) Jellybean (Pujols 1 BB) Angels N Skins (Vargas 3 walks) AngelsAndRamsFan (Vargas 3 ER's) SoWhat (Vargas 7.0 IP) SoCalSportsFan (Trumbo 1 double) Jeff M (Kendrick 1 single) HeavenlyHalos (Kendrick 1 single) paws (Jimenez 1-4)