Slegnaac

Featherston needs to spend the entire season in Triple-A and at SS to see if he's Aybar's future replacement or not. 
 
But yeah, I'm down to sign S-Rod. Always loved the dude! 
 
He was AW's first interview back in 2005. 

I'm not opposed at all to bringing him back since he's super cheap and a very strong bounce back candidate, given how good a hitter he has been up until this year. Perez deserves the bulk of the playing time but Iannetta looks like a solid cheap option for him to split time with.

The Angels are in a terrible strategic position because they have Mike Trout. Ironic. They pretty much have to try and win now. I think the only way it is possible is to trade legit pieces. 
 
I'd probably try to sign Price and Zimmerman and maybe a Lackey type. I'd ship Richards and Newcomb if I could get legit hitters. 

Defensive shifts also rely on the pitcher not throwing a meat ball on the outer half of the plate.

Take the crowd out of it

Take the crowd out of it

That's because of his 17 errors this season, 20 of them have come in the last few weeks.

I don't want 3rd base to become our LF from the last 2 seasons, especially if we're not able to get a first rate LF in the off season.

I was at Wednesday's game and my big issue with Sosh that game was pulling Gia after six.

I don't want 3rd base to become our LF from the last 2 seasons, especially if we're not able to get a first rate LF in the off season.

Richards is the Howie Kendrick of pitchers.  
 
That's a good thing for us btw.  

Seattle has a 2b

What, no Amazon Prime?

What, no Amazon Prime?

was at the game, it was awesome
he did so good and when Sosh took him out, he got a standing O from the crowd
needed him to step up last night and he did big time

Fixed.

Actually the Rangers' pre-pre-game radio talking heads were saying how sweet it would be if Hamilton could stick it to the Angels in the upcoming series. I almost had to pull over to the side of the road I was laughing so hard. If anyone throws a pitch that isn't down and away to Hackilton in the series they should be fined.
This was before the Tuesday game where the great Josh Hamilton struck out swinging with the bases loaded.

In a matter of just a few games since returning, Johnny Giavotella has convinced me he belongs here and the Angels need to look at upgrading in LF or 3B, because second is well taken care of.

You managed to one up your competitive balance thread.

thank you Jerry!

I haven't read through this whole thread.  I just want to point out that the Angels averaged more than 3 runs a game in games against Kershaw and Grienke this year.  The last two games against them they scored 4 and 5 runs.  So its not like the Angels just got shut down and had no chance.  Just like they have all year, they failed to get both their offense and pitching to click at the same time.  I honestly don't think this has factored in at all.  The only thing you can blame is their poor overall performance as a team.  Featherston blew the last game against Grienke with poor defense.  Featherston has also had some very random bad luck.  The ball getting stuck in the glove was a fluke and should have ended the game.  Earlier in the season against the Giants they were rallying back in the 9th when what would have been a single hit Featherston for the final out of the game.  Once again a fluke that ended a game they could have possibly won.  Their hitting w/RISP has been atrocious.  I can't count how many times they could have won games if they were able to do simple things like hit a sac fly.  To put this on any one situation is ridiculous.  I'm sure you can find a case where the Astros or Rangers had to face some terrible pitcher that just had a really great game that day.  Is it fair to them they had to face him on a good day? It is what it is. The reality is that the Angels played so poorly they put themselves in that position.  
 
If they were at 90+ wins right now and Texas was too and they were fighting for the division title I could see bringing this up.  It would makes sense if they had played great baseball the rest of the year and so you could bring it all down to a few games like that.  But there were soooo many games they blew that this is just a weak attempt to find a scapegoat for why the Angels are in the position they are in right now.  

Remember that time when we had a lineup where everyone was hitting .300 or better?
Good Times

Remember that time when we had a lineup where everyone was hitting .300 or better?
Good Times

Trout, and Calhoun?

What if Abner Doubleday decided to invent something else besides baseball?