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Sorry to hear the news, Lou.  I always appreciated your timely wit and feedback.  Wishing you the best. 

Your #1 Dumbass fan.

2 hours ago, Stradling said:

You’ve really become a miserable read. And no it isn’t simply the losing. 

Point taken.

This headline could also go with the following headline that should have been used through most of the season:

Angels use a lineup with 5 players who would not be playing in the majors if they weren't in an Angels' uniform.

6 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Just accuse people of racism of they point out "that's not adell! He's too tall!"

Easy peasy

Could work........What about the righty-lefty issue?

6 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

We could try having Ohtani and Trout where the other guys' jersey and a disguise late in games.... throw off the scouting report.

I think having Ohtani masquerading as Adell would be difficult.  They seem to be different heights which would obviously give it away.

1 minute ago, Trendon said:

That’s the thing… Arte may very well say no.

I am expecting either the same payroll or a modest increase to remain "competitive" during the sale period.  I can't imagine anyone or group interested in purchasing the Angels interested in having Arte limiting the teams competitiveness.  I think maintaining status quo is the best business plan for Arte and probably the most inviting option for prospective buyers.  Of course, I've never spent a couple of billion dollars so I actually have no idea about any of this.

I just want to watch the Angels play in the playoffs.

Minasian is working to keep his job.....it doesn't make much sense that he would simply have a placeholder manager.  I expect Minasian to push all of his chips in during this off-season.  Unless Arte says no, I expect him to to make some aggressive moves because there is no reason to wait for new ownership with an Ohtani and Trout window.

8 hours ago, Blarg said:

They beat a 100 loss team! 

Got to like the way they play 100 lose teams tough. Having Loup give back two runs to one of the worst offensives in MLB was quite unexpected.  Can't blame Nevin for that.

Seems like a very Angel thing to. Looking forward to the contract extension. 

6 hours ago, TempeAngel said:

Do you guys know how many teams have scored fewer runs than the Angels this season?

I had a thought but it was backed up when I chose to look it up.

Still don't know? Look it up.

The Bullpen was not our undoing, the offense was.

It's silly to think differently!

Respect to the originator because I agree with him almost always, but this time the narrative of his thread is obviously flawed.

Having Loup and Tepera being consistently used negates most leads.  However, the primary reason for a dismal season is sitting in the front office. Minasian has been impressive during his short tenure.

4 hours ago, Warfarin said:

While I definitely agree with you, it feels like they've been pretty solid this past month or so.  We can certainly use some pen upgrades, but perhaps they are turning the corner now as a unit?

There are some pretty good looking arms in AA as well, so maybe there is some room for optimism.  What I hope Minasian will do is what some of the other top GMs in the game do - find undervalued relievers and make them good.  

I think @Jeff Fletcher mentioned it in another thread too, but something that would help our pen a lot is actually a better offense.  Our pen has had to hold the slimmest of leads for long stretches of time, simply because our offense doesn't score.  

More specific to a better offense, having league average replacement production from hitters 5-9 would make a huge impact.  Having a hitting philosophy incorporating "productive outs" as well as putting the ball in play where it is pitched would also hugely help.

5 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Again, I just don't see what others do in wanting him back, regardless of role.  He wasn't particularly effective as a reliever in '20 or '21.   If he hadn't signed here and was again a free agent this off-season, I don't think he'd even be on anyone's radar. 

How about as O’Neal’s replacement?

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Lorenzen doing much better now.

(I still don't want him back next year...)

How about as a reliever?

2 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

Big brains and Barry Bonds was my buddy

5 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

Some folks have all the luck.

Having a troubled youth listening to many “chats” will make some folks lucky.

11 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Miss Othmar!

12 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

Last tailgate with the family tonight.  Another season to somewhat forget I suppose, but oh well.  Love the family time

Your head is huge.

17 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

The last two nights, O'Neal has been talking about Seth Brown as if he's Mike Trout or Aaron Judge.  Calm down, Pat.

Funny, I only hear Charlie Brown’s teacher when O’Neal talks.

A 10% Rendon is much better than a 100% Ford.

9 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Odd thing though is that SLC gave up the least number of runs in the PCL.

Damn it AO......your killin' my vibe.

52 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

The weather don't forget the weather. I think l'd die in Minnesota

My apologies....I live in Bend, Oregon.  However, I completely agree about living in Minnesota.

7 minutes ago, Warfarin said:

Yeah - as I mentioned upthread, there really is no harm/downside to this.  Usually, teams don't want to call up players and have to burn an option prematurely, but for O'Hoppe, he'll stay up for the remaining 8 games and finish the year with his 3 options.  He was going to be added to the 40-man roster this offseason, so why not let him play and get a few reps?  I would fully expect him to start next year in AAA, though.

What's interesting to me though is this continues a trend of players being promoted directly from AA, instead of going to AAA - Silseth, Whitefield, Soto, O'Hoppe, etc .. I don't follow other MLB franchises as closely - do other teams do this too?  It seems a bit unusual to have so many just skip AAA.

Could be because other teams have a front office capable of finding talent. The Angels don't resulting in AAA team that looks more like an independent baseball team.

10 hours ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Milwaukee?

Bend-Francisco. Californians move here for the quality of life, like outrageous home prices, aggressive driving and the instagram "look at me" photo opportunities.

Terrible base running at 2nd base on the sac fly.

That is how you find ways to lose.