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WOW, it's like i wrote this!  Same time frame in my start at being a fan of this team.  Good stuff halodground!  I thought (after Dave Henderson broke our hearts in 1986) 1987-2001 was a dark period but we at least were building from within and it netted a WS title.  1995 hurt but being 1 strike away in '86 was way worse, IMO.  The 2000's brought us to a new era and winning was becoming normal, as were expectations.  One playoff appearance since 2009 hurts and now I can confidently say the 2010-2024 run is the darkest period because there actually is no sign of hope.  I think we've had every bad thing happen to us in that time frame and it just continues.  Scandals, deaths, bad drafts, bad scouting, failing 2 generational talents....something good has to be on the horizon, right?  RIGHT???!  ugh

WOW, it's like i wrote this!  Same time frame in my start at being a fan of this team.  Good stuff halodground!  I thought (after Dave Henderson broke our hearts in 1986) 1987-2001 was a dark period but we at least were building from within and it netted a WS title.  1995 hurt but being 1 strike away in '86 was way worse, IMO.  The 2000's brought us to a new era and winning was becoming normal, as were expectations.  One playoff appearance since 2009 hurts and now I can confidently say the 2010-2024 run is the darkest period because there actually is no sign of hope.  I think we've had every bad thing happen to us in that time frame and it just continues.  Scandals, deaths, bad drafts, bad scouting, failing 2 generational talents....something good has to be on the horizon, right?  RIGHT???!  ugh

I’m down with that order of operations and agree on keeping the future core intact.  How many picks in the top 100 will we have?

Or sell and tank. They should be taking offers now, but don't really have much to sell - except for guys they'd want to keep. So right now the hope is that guys like Ward, Anderson and the relievers play well enough that they can be flipped for prospects in July. I mean, except for maybe 6-8ish guys in the entire org, everyone is expendable. 
 

Tank and sell

Agree!!!  Wonder if that was in LAD media guide as the phonetic pronunciation of his name. 😆

I'm waiting for Ohtani to press charges on e-pay for stealing 18% of his personal income if this bank account was created in 2018. For his Major League Salary (2018-2024 via Spotrac) totaling 545k, 650k, 259k, 3M, 5.5M, 30M, 2M = 41,954,259M since the account was created. And 15-18% equalling 16M was removed. 
1. Ohtani personal banking account NOT a sponship or endorsement account. Meaning accountants would had known! 
2. Does Ohtani do his own taxes on his salary personal account?
3. Ohtani never got a receipt at an ATM or looked at his personal salary account in 5 years. The last 3 that 16M was missing?
4. Ohtani hasn't beat him up, or pressed personal charges on stealing from his personal account?
4b. Just the Feds are doing it on the Bookie and Gambling...
5. Ohtani doesn't want his 16M back????
6. The Bank says all protocols were followed for each transaction. So, they aren't insuring the 16M...
7. So, if the Feds aren't getting his $$ back and there is no theft charges or restitution....Ohtani is good with losing $16M...
8. IF Ohtani is good with losing 16M$$$ why was E-pay FIRED???? To Ohtani  meaning ***NO CRIME WAS COMMITTED!***
9. With the Feds ohtani cooperated to clear his NAME for Gambling ***NOT*** Getting his 16M back!
10. Even in a Civil Case similar to Ron Goldmann never seeing OJ's 33M from OJ... The 325K in baseball cards show something that could be sold for restitution and have a value! Even if E-pay is broke!
This doesnt pass the smell test...COME ON !!!!

in the old days of hollywood, they use to have arranged marriages to hide the fact an actor was gay. 
i'm not saying that's the case here, but it seems to have happened rather suddenly. 

Wait… he’s off his knees? 

Pay wall and I sure as hell ain't giving a penny to the WAPO. 

Ok offer him 18/22/26, let him have his opt-outs but absolutely no NTC.

Boob is borderline retarded so I don't take this too seriously.

2024 Manager of the Year, book it

For the record, my stance on Trevor Bauer is more in the exploratory phase, should the Angels miss out on Snell, Montgomery, Stroman and Shota Imanaga or they're unable to acquire a top of the rotation SP via a trade. 
I'd rather they not due to the PR nightmare. Like @T.G. I think he is (or was?) an asshole and a narcissist, but I'm a sucker for giving people a second chance to prove themselves and it's clear that he has the stuff to still be an ace in most major league club's rotations. 

Thanks Chuck, I’m new to AW but love this forum.  
 
It’s almost as if MLB media was completely pushing for this.  If Arte pulled off the “great deferral,” how many of these “journalists” would be calling for an investigation?  
 
it hurts to be an Angels fan right now but my dignity means more and I’m not abandoning 40 years of fandom now for the new shiney toy.  Dodger fan who used to cry about what Yankees were doing, enjoy the ride if you can.  
 
let’s sell and turn this organization into a baseball development machine already.

Thanks Chuck, I’m new to AW but love this forum.  
 
It’s almost as if MLB media was completely pushing for this.  If Arte pulled off the “great deferral,” how many of these “journalists” would be calling for an investigation?  
 
it hurts to be an Angels fan right now but my dignity means more and I’m not abandoning 40 years of fandom now for the new shiney toy.  Dodger fan who used to cry about what Yankees were doing, enjoy the ride if you can.  
 
let’s sell and turn this organization into a baseball development machine already.

Thanks Chuck, I’m new to AW but love this forum.  
 
It’s almost as if MLB media was completely pushing for this.  If Arte pulled off the “great deferral,” how many of these “journalists” would be calling for an investigation?  
 
it hurts to be an Angels fan right now but my dignity means more and I’m not abandoning 40 years of fandom now for the new shiney toy.  Dodger fan who used to cry about what Yankees were doing, enjoy the ride if you can.  
 
let’s sell and turn this organization into a baseball development machine already.

Thanks Chuck, I’m new to AW but love this forum.  
 
It’s almost as if MLB media was completely pushing for this.  If Arte pulled off the “great deferral,” how many of these “journalists” would be calling for an investigation?  
 
it hurts to be an Angels fan right now but my dignity means more and I’m not abandoning 40 years of fandom now for the new shiney toy.  Dodger fan who used to cry about what Yankees were doing, enjoy the ride if you can.  
 
let’s sell and turn this organization into a baseball development machine already.

Thanks Chuck, I’m new to AW but love this forum.  
 
It’s almost as if MLB media was completely pushing for this.  If Arte pulled off the “great deferral,” how many of these “journalists” would be calling for an investigation?  
 
it hurts to be an Angels fan right now but my dignity means more and I’m not abandoning 40 years of fandom now for the new shiney toy.  Dodger fan who used to cry about what Yankees were doing, enjoy the ride if you can.  
 
let’s sell and turn this organization into a baseball development machine already.