Kaba

They should have put Loup on waivers along with Estevez. I can't stand to watch either of these to guys pitch! Too bad the manager can't be put on waivers too for putting in "HR" Loup in any game and letting "one pitch" Estevez stay in the game after he starts walking batters. I would have kept Lopez and used him as the closer for the remainder of the season. At least he can get a batter or two out without walking the bases loaded. The next time he puts in either of these pitchers the manager should be booed out of the stadium. The GM picked up a bunch of average or below players at the trade deadline and gave up a lot to do it, now they are gone. What a loser.

My personal view is that Nevin needs to be fired. Loup needs to be DFAd and Estevez is not a closer. Anderson should have been removed when he started to suck, which was the third inning. How can you leave Estevez in for two innings after he pitched so poorly in the 9th. Being saved by a triple play should have told Nevin something. Nevin used the rest of the bullpen for one inning each and they all came through. Any one of those three pitchers should replace Estevez as the closer.

The GM should have replaced the entire bullpen before game 1. What dogs these guys were last year! Now we have to watch them again? Ask Shohei to scout some Japanese pitchers! If we let the bullpen keep losing his games Shohei might go elsewhere. Shohei is a great resource, not just his arm or his bat. His influence in Japan would draw some great players to the Angels if the GM had the brains to get his input.