Slegnaac

Last night in an extra innings game he had two relief pitchers on the field at the same time, one in left field and the other on the mound.  He rotated the two based on the left / right match-ups.  Cubs won it in the 15th inning. 

met tony robbins once at a kings game. seemed kind of wimpy without a tv camera or an audience around.

12 years 
1 Billion dollars 
That should get him to wear an Angels hat in the HOF.
 

Why would you trade someone at their all time lowest value?  Your point makes no sense.  
First off, your evaluation of Simmons as a hitter is based off this year instead of his career.  His career numbers are middle of the pack offensively.  SS has never been a position where offense was the most important aspect.
Second, if we are trading Simmons then we may as well trade Trout and Calhoun too.  Either the Angels are in full on rebuild mode in which case everything goes or they are in rebuild for 2-3 years from now in which case Simmons and Calhoun are huge pieces of that.  I would be on board if they were going to be FA's any time soon.  They aren't.  So who are you going to trade them for?  Some guys you HOPE turn out to be every day players?  Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.  "hey, lets trade Simmons for a guy who may one day be as good as Simmons"...who will be our SS?? Nobody is going to trade an elite SS prospect for anything the Angels have except Trout because SS is one of the hardest positions to fill.
Third,  Simmons value is at its lowest its ever been because he is adjusting to a new team in a different league and had an injury to deal with.  Why would you trade him at a time like this?  Or should we assume this is the real Simmons and not use the rest of his career (see Matt Joyce to see how that logic works out).  He's hitting .270 with a .317 OBP since coming back.  Not very impressive, but its middle of the pack for a SS. There's only 13 SS with an average above .270 and 15 with an OBP above .320.  
 
Basically, there is no point in trading Simmons (or Calhoun) unless you plan on doing a complete rebuild or if some ridiculous trade is proposed. Especially Simmons given his value right now.  At least Calhoun would likely fetch a deal worth considering.  In my opinion the only way you accept a deal for either of those two would be if its a severe overpay for the other team.
 

Yeah, me either.
 
Good summary, fun read.

He pitched tonight for Salt Lake and pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, struck out 6, lowering his ERA on the season to 3.92. 
Chacin has hit a wall with his command and he's not generating many swings and misses either. DFA! 

Panic can't set in.  The Angels still have some pieces on which to build a solid foundation. They should do some tweaking at the trade deadline but no "Fire Sale".

The irony of course is that at least Calhoun, Simmons, and Shoemaker are the type of "good young players" you want to trade for, so trading them would be robbing Peter to pay Paul - unless you're trading them for big prospect packages.
I think this trade deadline we'll see Eppler try to unload Escobar, Street, and any slightly useful spare parts like Cron, Soto, Salas, Smith, Santiago, Gio, etc. If someone blows him away with an offer for Shoemaker or Calhoun, he will have to consider it, but either would require at least a grade A prospect or several grade B prospects.
I maintain the view I've held for awhile now, that the focus shouldn't be about trying to win within the "Trout Window," but on extending the Trout window through re-building, so that come 2020 the org is in good shape and Trout won't want to leave. To do that will require patience and a huge investment in player development and scouting - especially international. So I'd really like to see the Angels minimize free agent spending for the next year or two and instead pour that money into the farm.

Jamie does not seem pleased

Holy shit. The only thing I saw coming was Jon's real mother. That was awesome. Lady mormont is bad ass. 

Terry said earlier that he probably won't be sent to AAA because someone would steal him. 
Hard to believe that anyone would be that desperate. 

Then it is a good thing you weren't Commander and Chief right after the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

In other news, the sun continues to rise in the east.

Real simulated Indian jewelry 

Bring back the milking contest!

Bring back the milking contest!

This a clown slump, bro.

Shoemaker doesn't become a free agent until 2021.  You want to trade him?  Even if we're sellers....keeping him is a no-brainer.

exactly.
which paves the way for my theory - the one true king of the seven kingdoms now has a direct path to the crown: samwell tarly.

Coffee is for closers! 

Is it Pole-cat or Poll-cat?

A Man needs more episodes 

Best part of Roger Lodge's pregame show.  Brings back memories of when my Pop worked at KMPC.
The last few bars were the station ID.
"KMPC, Los Angeles"
Thanks Chuck 

Best part of Roger Lodge's pregame show.  Brings back memories of when my Pop worked at KMPC.
The last few bars were the station ID.
"KMPC, Los Angeles"
Thanks Chuck 

Best part of Roger Lodge's pregame show.  Brings back memories of when my Pop worked at KMPC.
The last few bars were the station ID.
"KMPC, Los Angeles"
Thanks Chuck