79CAAman

I've been saying this for a while now... just queue the Benny Hill theme song, and it goes perfect with this organization and their moves.

YES! He'll flourish in Philly with real coaching. Just watch, likely a future all star.

We were leading the majors in strikeouts. Number 1 at something! With Marsh gone, we'll likely miss out on that title as well.

To summarize; not an organization with good ‘baseball’ minds and a non-existent, long term game plan. Starts at the very top. The top minor league prospects… Marsh and Adell. Really?

I’m pretty confident that his back ailment is going to spread to another body part.

“Coached to play at a high level”? It seems that there is very little coaching on this team/organization.

Football just around the corner. This baseball season can go in the dumpster where it belongs

Only 10 strikeouts the past TWO games combined (Marsh w 3 of them in 5 AB’s). Hard to win when averaging nearly a dozen strikeouts on offense per game. Only going to get better on offense with Fletcher back in the lineup.

What about the bulk of the season...

Agree on many of your points. Baseball is a simple enough game, first and foremost, you need to hit the ball, put it in play, something this team has had difficulty doing ALL season. It's why I joined this forum, I had to bitch somewhere about the incredible amount of strikeouts by our batters. Even before the losing streak, I knew the strikeouts were going to bite them in the ass sooner or later.

Does the burden of all those zeros in your bank account have an effect on you muscle, tendons, and overall health? Seems to have affected our highest paid player.

I can see trout pulling a hammy cheering for his eagles

What I have a problem with is that it’s a ‘phantom’ injury. When did it happen? I get the thump a few years back, sliding into second base. You can’t suck it up when you’re making that kind of money?

Back spasms to rib inflammation to likely complete tear of some mystery muscle?Dude’s heart/head does not seem to be in the game anymore. Maybe his heart is on being a full time dad, absolutely nothing wrong with that. Wouldn’t surprise me if he retired prematurely. There is just too much smoke with last year’s “calf sprain”, all the strikeouts this year, and now this bullshit ‘injury’. Since when are pro athletes at optimal health this far into a season, in any sport?

As stupid as Rodney’s crooked-cap look was, he was solid, for the most part. When you’re looking amateurish out there… yeah, some changes need to be made. I would begin with sending the dude down where he belongs, at this point in time. Need to salvage any trace of confidence he has left. If, in the near future, this team gets a legit hitting coach, bring him back up.

They are professional baseball players getting paid millions of dollars to go out and play... baseball. They need to show some pride, most of them should been embarrassed at various points during the first half (especially their highest paid players). Again, they are professionals. I know their effing agents sure the hell portray them as such. It costs several hundreds of dollars to take the family to watch them 'play'. All I ask is put the freaking ball in play and stop looking like a bunch of drunk dudes at a softball game. Like many on this board, I'm beyond frustrated. Here's hoping they come out at least competitive in the second half.

Yes, the guy had to cut payroll and had to trade proven big-league talent for minor league talent that takes time to develop. Yes, he traded away some huge names like Stanton and Realmuto, but he's brought in some talent (Alcantara, Jesus Sanchez). I can't comment on the budget he had at Miami, it had to have been much lower than a budget he would have in Anaheim.

He had little to nothing to work with. The first thing they had to do was drastically cut payroll. Big difference between ownership in Miami and here in Anaheim.

I don't think I would have faith in perry to be involved in any offseason rebuilding of this team. The guy has an eye for baseball talent? If so, where is it? If Arte is not willing to sell the team, I think he needs to bring in a whole new staff to head his organization. At the very least, he needs an entirely new coaching staff. This team needs significant changes in its philosophy, so why not bring in a guy like Derek Jeter into the organization? The guy is a winner and did well with the limited resources available in Miami. Drastic? Yes, but we don't really want some of the same. Maybe this shows Ohtani the Angels are serious about building a winning team.

Trout may be taking this opportunity to secretly have his vision checked. Something has obviously been off the past couple of months. The Angels ‘coaches’ are obviously of absolutely no help. Maybe something is off with his vision and he comes back after the ASB with better vision and carries the team back to a level of respectability.

If true, isn't this the worst single event from this season? Last year's calf strain. What was that? I've watched the play in which he injured his calf last May (also against the Dodgers) and I can barely see how he "strained" his calf. It should have been called a complete tear considering he never played another game last season. This year, back spasms, and now rib-cage inflammation? Curious what's next.

I have to defend Fletcher a little here. He does make contact with the ball, which with this team, is HUGE. I DO think the team will be improve once he's back in the lineup.

The team perry has assembled does not seem to be in the same league as the Dodgers. I saw something earlier regarding player development… where is it? His recommendation to part ways with Maddon, yeah that didn’t solve a damn thing.

This is what a group of testicle-less group of baseball players looks like. Just like this, just what we’ve witnessed the passes couple of months and especially the past two nights

Athletes like Tom Brady and the late, great Kobe Bryant are the rare breed of athlete that are perpetually hungry. No amount of money or championships satisfy them. Chance of Soto being this type of athlete are slim. Still think we focus on Ohtani.