Broad Street

1 hour ago, Sean-Regan said:

I can observe his lineup cards: These are indisputably superior to Scioscia's. E.g. Scioscia benched players at absurd times (right after a big game). Ausmus rewards them by moving them up in the lineup. Scioscia always put Pujols in at 3-4. Ausmus only did so when Pujols earned it. 

What? There’s been numerous times throughout the season where a player had a good game and Ausmus benched them right after. The only difference in lineups is Ausmus’s willingness to move people up and down occasionally. 

I gave him an F because he’s a Fakking bad manager. He was bad in Detroit, and while he didn’t have much to work with here as far as starters, nothing has changed. I’d like to see him fired at the end of the year. 

3 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

So we've established he's an addict? Interesting.

Nobody takes oxy because they thought it would be a fun trip. I got my gallbladder taken out recently and was prescribed oxy. It worked really good to take the pain away and help me pass out for half a day. I imagine that oxy is one of the painkillers that get prescribed after injuries, and if you continue to take it after your prescription is expired either you’re still inured/feeling pain, or you’re addicted. 

I don’t understand the animosity. He didn’t go snort a few lines while driving his yacht into a pile of rocks. There is a difference. I’m also not saying that Jose Fernandez was a piece of shit either, but there is a difference between the two. 

I don’t understand the “fans” who are in the “I told you so” boat, or the “he was a druggie, F*ck him” boat. Explain to me how you have no empathy. Is it because you’ve never been close with an addict? Twitter is especially toxic tonight with people who can go F*ck themselves with a cactus. 

18 minutes ago, Kody Mac said:

Parker Brussels, come on down!

This is what happens when you don’t check what you type before hitting post and autocorrect gets ya. 

Don’t be like me, or like Parker Brussels, who is the evil clone of Parker Bridwell 

Parker Brussels, come on down!

If we can dump Upton off on someone I’ll be happy. 

Why does Trout suck at the end of seasons?

20 hours ago, Baghdad Strad said:

Which free agent pitchers have gotten hurt here?  

Harvey missed time this year. CJ missed his whole last year. Colon tore his rotator cuff. I’m sure there’s more. 

Does someone have that graphic that shows TJ for each team? I know it’s been posted before. 

I have no idea if the Angels are doing anything wrong, I just find it extremely interesting that a current player feels they’re being mismanaged. Plus, it’s more refreshing than the Pujols and Upton threads

9 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

but their time with the Angels isn't consistent between when they started and when they got injured.  Neither is their workload.  Neither is the management of who directed their workload.  Neither is the level they were at or the coaches they were subject to.  

I'm not here to make excuses, but the root cause doesn't seem overly apparent to me and one pitcher could have be overworked but that doesn't me the entire system is broken.  It's the correlation causation argument.  

Then is it just a player being frustrated or is the player’s perception that they’re being mishandled? Is he the only one that feels that way?

Well to answer one of your questions, they got the bulk of their usage under Sosh, but it’s difficult to see any trend. Perceval had a major arm injury that ended his career shortly after signing with Detroit, but other than that it’s difficult to find any major arm injuries until the DiPoto realm 

26 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

@Jeff Fletcher has pointed out before, and its a solid as hell point, that the angels painted themselves in a corner by not developing their own pitchers. With no money and nothing to trade, the guys we were actually able to acquire were in most cases already question marks.

Richards. Need TJ, tried to avoid it, then needed it. Ohtani, signed with an already torn UCL. Meyer. Shoulder damage. Canning had concerns when drafted. Etc etc. 

So I have no idea if the Angels are or arent abusing their pitchers. But it cant be ignored that at least with a decent chunk of these guys, there were already some concerns when we got them.

Skaggs

Heaney

Richards

Middleton

Ramirez

None of them had any prior history. Is it just bad luck? 

Yeah I think people are more focused on who DirtStar02 is instead of a pitcher’s feeling on the subject. THAT is more telling to me, and I’m more inclined to believe the player over management. 

17 minutes ago, Taylor said:

DirtStar02. Obviously an expert on sports injuries.

Used to work for the Angels, Major Key is Kenyon Middleton

Have we ever seen players speak up about what they perceive as mismanagement of pitchers arms? 

This isn’t good. He had that risk coming out of college because of his high usage. That’s why they held him out for the rest of that year. 

Now what? Instead of 2 pitchers, we need 3? It’s sad. 

That explains all the spam posts

13 minutes ago, Mark PT said:

He is talented for sure but very inconsistent in the strike zone. Very easy to root for however.

Agreed 

Great performance but also super frustrating. You know what kind of talent the guy has, but wish it would translate.

Not liking a player and “laughing if they died” are two very different things. I’m ok with not liking him. He screwed over the Angels with his poor decision, but that’s exactly what addicts do. I can’t tell you how many times my own brother has done something to screw with the family when he relapses. Then he goes to prison/rehab and is good for a little while again. Deep down he’s a good person and we see that when he’s healthy and off drugs. I don’t like Josh Hamilton, but I’m not going to sit here and wish any ill will on the man

At this point I’d rather see Cahill pitching than Suarez. 

Aw man I missed the fun.