The Ghost of Bob Starr

I was there. Angels won.

At least you didn't waste it.

Trout 2-5 HR.

He's the guy with the highest era in the MLB.

And Blarg, how many guys are in the 500 club in the game where 30-40,000 players have played over the last 100 or so years. It's not that common either. Mantle and DiMaggio were also anomalies. I said I enjoy that more now.

I think juice and the probability that Bonds, McGwire and Sosa have highly inflated tots brought down the magic of HRs. The smoke and mirrors of that were reveale and HRs are so-do. What I think people will get back to are the 5-tool one of a kind guys like Trout. This is mantle mays and DiMaggio again. It feels good to see that Troit could end up with 500 bombs, but also 4,000 hits without being a jacked up Dave Kingman clone. In today's instant gratfication/fantasy baseball world it seems like fans aren't interested in the milestones as much anymore. We all know these folk heroes typically have baggage and there's no Damon Runyon or Ring Lardner around to protect it. TMZ will busy these guys. I used to be a Home Run junkie. I was at Reggie's 500th an as a kid could recite everyone in the 500 club by order and total. Now I appreciate a guy like Trout an amazing guy who does a whole hell of a lot more than hitting a ball over the fence. The guy is lightning. And he does it with a smile, day in, day out. Maybe Albert hits 600. Who cares. I always wanted Arod to break Bonds record so it would be clean. I don't care anymore. Thank God for Mike Trout and my altered perception of the game. I may enjoy it less frequently, but admire it a lot more.

If you watched the Angels lose to the A's, you may be providing the A's with good juju. Don't watch them. Try Catfish instead. Maybe it won't be a man on the other end of the computer.

If you watched the Angels lose to the A's, you may be providing the A's with good juju. Don't watch them. Try Catfish instead. Maybe it won't be a man on the other end of the computer.

From Everything you've said over the years Strad, that is a surprise. I'm one of Many who stopped my season tickets after years of what I believe is worse than acceptable results. Are the season tickets the next thing to go?

He's back until he goes 0-4 Friday and then a 700th thread is started in this chapter about how we are screwed with his contract. Then he'll do welll In May and we can cut and paste this thread and change the numbers. Oh the ride we enjoy en route to game 162.

I try to tune in around the 6th inning because I love commercials. I try to maximize all the commercials during all of the bullpen changes. Forget the baseball, keep playing more and more of the same commercials.

"Watching our bullpen is still like getting cold cocked nightly... Nothing's changed"

Trout 1-4 run

STUDY: Teens are spending all their money on Starbucks, not clothes http://t.co/1m4a5BlGMJ Idiots.

Can't we extend Vlad's contract from one day to one season? He's already in the org.

Over under on when Ibañez pulls a hammy playing OF?

Clearly this is another Trumbo thread.

Trout 2/4 BB

New AW guidelines in play! Repeat thread!

Hell no. I want "the Boesch Pit!"

How about an airplane that releases fire retardant. That way when the bullpen comes in to pour gas on the fire, it's all contained.

With the exception of 2002 it's been the same crap since 61.

44?

This is going to surprise some on here, but I'm going to go with Scioscia.

He should have slid beard first.