tomsred

Anyone that manages the Cleveland Indians.

Or Miami Marlins

Oh, and Daren Erksted if he chooses to manage.

Bud Blak

Ron Gardeenhier

Bob Melvine

I think DiPoto should be held accountable as well.  He has really been terrible at reconstructing this bullpen.  He's passed it off as not being that big of an issue, but he could have went out and redirected a lot of money toward getting that issue fixed.  For me it's the worst nightmare a team can have, a bullpen with no stopping power.  Any progress made by an offense gets tossed away night after night because the pen can't hold a lead or keep a game close.  I still think the Blanton signing was a terrible blunder as well.  Those issues, for me, are squarely on DiPoto.

Mitch can't read a pitch chart, LOL.

Not a former Angel, but anyone think Tony Gwynn might potentially be interested or a candidate?

Tony has had three surgeries for salivary gland cancer.  He was quoted as saying one of the toughest things in his recovery was not being able to smile or be himself.  That would probably work here, there is nothing to smile about with the Angels right now.  However, he is way too heavy, and doesn't meet the requirements set down by mp170.6.

A's aren't this good, Angels aren't this bad, but the A's very well could be better constructed over 162 games.

LOL, they're having another closed door meeting tonight. Coaches only though.

 

These closed door meetings are as effective as "Butcher to the Mound" or Peace in the Middle East.

On the other hand, would you rather they had a beer, said f**k it, and just went home.

Not again.  Who wants to make a jackass out of themselves?

Hamilton 2-4, 1 HR.

That's gonna leave a mark

LOL.

Obama, he can cut salaries - fast!

Post your predictions here for season game #10, 4/12/13 vs. Houston.  Game time is set for 7:05 pm PST.

Winners from tonight's game #9, 4/11/13 vs. Oakland are shown below.  The scoreboard will be updated later tonight.

4 Points, 3 Points, 2 Points

None

1 Point

Mark68  (Vargas 4 K's)

Jim  (Kendrick 1 double)

stemyn  (Vargas 5 ER's)

nando714  (Hamilton 1 BB)

katrinab  (Trumbo 1 single)

Jeff M  (Kendrick 1 double)

2002_halos_II  (Kendrick 1 double)

BatsnBeer  (Kendrick 1 double)

monkey  (Vargas 4 K's)

paws  (Kendrick 1 RBI)

Should you feel that an error has been made please PM me and I will investigate and get back to you.

Jepson is red hot again tonight. He's gotta be our new head case.

A specific player's SB totals are the key to a World Series, just ask Jose Mota.

Same can be said for Fabregas and mp teaming up. You can't wait to take the opposite position, LOL.

How good of a pitcher is Bourjos?

He talks a mean game, and he's faster than a road runner; other than that, meh!  Sounds like a good closer to me.

Tell me then what there is to really like about a franchise that has:

a)  A mediocre pitching staff,

  Overpaid hitters who can only hit with no one in scoring position,

c)  A coaching staff that seems lost increasingly,

d)  A farm system without much talent, 

e)  Very little presence in foreign country scouting,

f)   An owner seemingly with no clue on what it takes to build a balanced org.

You forgot, "a GM who fails to respect the importance of getting first rate bullpen help."

Pitchers = 30 BBs in 8 games - Nice command, LOSERS!

You convinced me on this one.

I'm not convinced Arte Moreno understands how to build longterm success.

 

He reminds me of Steinbrenner in the 1980s.    No farm system of any note, little foreign presence, and a bunch of overpaid primadonnas surrounding one or two stars (Trout/Weaver vs. Mattingly)!

 

Convince me otherwise that Arte knows what he's doing!

Arte doesn't know what he is doing, so I can't convince you. 

All the jokes aside, if you are comparing us to them in that we expect the team to win - then yes, we have become them.  And I am not embarrassed to say so.  It means we have been successful - the fan base is enlarged (from when I was a kid) and we have certain expectations.  There is nothing wrong with this especially when you look at the amount of payroll $$$ and you realize that it is, in fact, we the fans who are paying this some way, some how.

 

Now do we walk around like our shit doesn't stink and that it is our God given right to be in the playoffs every year?  No, we don't do that.  But if this team can rattle off some seriously successful years in a row... I would not be surprised to see it happen.

It would happen, it's the nature of baseball fans.  Egos would rule, big egos.  That's why bullying is a big problem among our children.

Not funny.

name them.

 

No thanks.

Then why bring it up.  The statement has no credibility.

The fans would respect that more Eric.

No they wouldn't, they would call him a quitter and want him traded, again.

I guess he probably should have said season over our team sucks.

Then we could analyze that statement in a new thread discussing exactly what that means, and how we need a whole new organization and players.