Swordsman78

16 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Let's see what the cranky, kooky old man has to say in the post-game press conference.

Easy now.  IF Wash had his opening day roster they would be leading the West in stolen bases, and by 4-6 games.  

13 hours ago, m0nkey said:

Seems like this organization has been on fire the past 10 years

It appears that part of the culture for an Angels player is not being 100% focused on winning games. 
 

*waiting for KJP to rush in with a "dumb" or "troll" emoji. 

21 minutes ago, BTH said:

Yeah.

It sucks, but it’s not like a 73 win season is that much more entertaining than a 63 win season.

The 73 win season was entertaining up to the trade deadline.   I'll take that over the being out of the race by May 1.

Not exactly "12 o'clock high" Leadership.   

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

There are some who could make it worse 

FIFY

2 hours ago, Chuck said:

Our take:

I will also add that Ron Washington has no clue or is blind if he thinks Jo Jo Romero was in the strike zone. I mean, what game was he watching?

Lastly, you got to have your players back. I mean at the very least say it was a risky play (I mean it's called a suicide squeeze for a reason), and the pitch wasn't ideal for laying down a bunt. 

On Point.

@BTH @Blarg  He used the "c" word.  
 

lolz

Be careful what you wish for.

6 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Tell me you’ve never had a job without telling me you’ve never had a job. 

Well well well. KJP finally showed.

I'm just relieved for the coaching staff that Carpino was watching Hockey tonight.

Wash going Augie Garrido right now.

1 minute ago, jsnpritchett said:

The Angels are now 5-16 at home.  Lol, how is that even possible?

They're also now only two games better than the White Sox overall.  Might end up with the worst record in the AL soon.

Genuine question.  Why do you feel they might end up with the worst record in the AL soon?

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

What the frack is going on with the Angels' culture? 

You are on the right track Sherlock.

2 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Hey, moron: he was saying "we" the fans have a disease because we keep watching.  He wasn't referring to the culture of the team. 

Stick to starting game threads.  Venturing out past "cut and paste" does not reflect well on your emotional or baseball intelligence.

11 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Because we have a disease

Toxic culture.  No leaders, no mentors, no concept of "team".   Just a bunch of guys who don't know each other hoping to get traded.

13 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

I can't stand Rendon but he's a better third baseman than this Tucker fellow.

What a patchwork roster!

They knew better (but didn't act) than to count on Rendon and then not acquire 3 solid back ups

13 minutes ago, BTH said:

The clubhouse culture? Not much.

The poor culture throughout the org? 100% on Arte.

Good stuff.   The org. culture is what I am referencing.   Big picture problem.

1 minute ago, BTH said:

I do really blame it on Nevin.

I've posted about it on this forum before, and given how most of the Nevin conversations involve you, there's a decent chance I've posted about it in response to you before.

What % of the current  Angels culture do attribute to Arte?  What % to Perry?

3 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Haha. The clubhouse culture falls on the manager. Not getting the most out of your players falls on the manager. Nevin failed at both, which is why he isn’t here anymore.

You are the KJP of the Angels Org. 

3 hours ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

It would actually be great if we lost because he was watching hockey instead of us losing due to systematic organization decay that will take years if not decades to undo

Maybe the Angels would improve their culture if he watched hockey exclusively.

4 minutes ago, BTH said:

So who do you place that culture blame on?

I place it on Nevin. He still had talent in August, supplemented by the trade deadline moves. Then in September, injuries struck.

The 2024 team is just not talented.

Culture is the responsibility of the owner and front office.

You don't really blame it on Nevin.   (Just tryna tweek me). 

On 5/2/2024 at 11:20 PM, Erstad Grit said:

It appears Arte gave Perry the off-season budget, and Perry spent most of it on the pen, which still sucks. Other than Arte selling I'm at a loss on what this team needs. 

The organization/team needs direction.  A complete makeover.   

Guys that keep getting hurt need to be dealt (except Trout).  Pitchers with a bad attitude. Buh bye.

GM. That tolerate being handcuffed by Arte should leave 

Need a President of baseball operations that isn't at the stadium watching hockey in his suite. (Reinforces belief that upper mgmt doesn't care) 

etc

etc

etc 

1 minute ago, Tank said:

they dropped from a tier 2.5 team to a tier 5 team 

JUST. LIKE. THAT.

Probably a solid Tier 6 at this point.   Unfortunately.

14 minutes ago, BTH said:

it's too bad 2023 was wasted away with a manager whose team quit on him in August.

17-38 to end the season.

You just made my point about the Angels having a culture issue which cannot be denied.

32-65 in last 97 games.    Appreciate  the supporting data. 

1 minute ago, Erstad Grit said:

Season over before mid-May?  Even the pre-wild card teams in the 90s weren't this bad. 

Front office created a perfect storm.

2024  - 15-27    May 12

2023 - 30-27    May 31