SlappyUtilityMIF

The way I see it, this season has sucked about as bad as it can and if fans want to vent, they should vent.  Call out the GM.  Call out the players, the owner, the hot dog vendor, whoever.  It's a frustrating time for some.  Being angry is better than being apathetic.  When I see threads like this, it just means some fans care.  That's not a bad thing. 
Now, is Minasian a coward?  I have no idea.  We're not privy to his conversations with Moreno.  But hey... if someone wants to call him out - more power to them.  Again, it just shows someone gives a rip. 
 

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This thread title should be updated to "How to get fired quickly by your boss". 

Tell me you’ve never had a job without telling me you’ve never had a job. 

How fucking stupid. 

Don’t tease me.

I'm sorry this happened to you

Where's the jackoff emoji?

We can argue all day and night about Perry's abilities as a GM. About his spending power. About his autonomy. About who is making the calls. 
The fact of the matter is that he is a coward. I don't care how much each individual believes it's Arte's fault. Of course a lot of it is. Most of it? Sure. But I don't feel bad for Perry at all, because he continues to allow himself to receive all the blame for the moves -- the trades, the non-trades, the offseason spending, the trajectory of 2024 and beyond. He flat out told us in October they were going to try and be competitive. Build a quality team. Spend money. And then he only signed mediocre bullpen guys, or guys that have had exactly 2 good months in their career. Didn't sign a starter. Didn't sign a single lineup addition. AND...didn't offer an explanation about the fact that the team was having a rebuilding year. In fact, pushed back against that notion. Why? We all know why. 
Because Arte won't let him. Which makes him a coward. 
Arte isn't letting him hire an AGM. Perry absolutely would hire one. His decision when asked was complete nonsense; every other team has at least one. It's obvious Arte won't pay for one. 
Arte wouldn't let him trade Ohtani. Perry would have. But he is the GM, so he willingly take the blame. 
Arte clearly cut him off this offseason. His explanation was again nonsense, not logic or reason. 
Arte clearly is focused on financial aspects. What does Perry repeat like a good little boy 3-4 times a year? "Arte and Carol Moreno are great. Arte has set no limits and is competitive and wants to win." 
Arte clearly won't let him sign actual MLB players, instead forcing him to pick the waiver wire. What is Perry saying? Nothing. Hasn't spoken about it at all. In fact, he's been in hiding. 
Arte flat out disrespected the best player in franchise history by NOT making any moves to improve the team in the offseason, despite reports that Mike was more vocal than ever and was asking every day. Who had to answer for it? Perry. Again, not a single word about Arte, just more nonsense. 
Who do you think the directive to draft quick-to-the-majors players came from? We know who would make a suggestion like that -- forget the farm, sell out to win. So 3 straight years under slot with our 1st round pick. Rushing guys to the majors, with bad results. Did Perry put his foot down to restock the system? No. 
Perry has covered for Arte for years. And I get that that is most likely what the job of a GM under Arte looks like. But no self-respecting person is going to work like that AND take every single piece of the blame. This happens because Arte never once explains anything or says, "No that was my call." He is happy to let Perry take all the flak. And if that was my boss, I'd quit. Perry looks like a foolish, incompetent, terrible decision maker. And if a lot of that is out of his control, it's better to save your dignity and a shred of your reputation than get fired, inevitably, for not getting results when it wasn't in your control, and have to work as an AGM for 3-4 more years before you can get another job.  

There is no band or wagon left to jump on.

A bandwagon fan is a fan that jumps on board only when things are great, pretending they have been a fan all along.
Being a long-term real fan that reduces their time (and money) spent on a team when they have a really bad product isn’t exactly the same thing.
I would also argue that ownership and management NEEDS to see a reduction in engagement and money spent on the team when they fail to put a good product on the field.

They're just collecting a paycheck as our guys come off the DL they will be DFA'ed or flat out released.
These scrubs aren't staying, they're serving a purpose... 30-60-90 at bats and back to obscurity! 
It's 1980! Again....

I know of Nemo, Schanope, O'Sloppy and the Pop Star? Who am I missing... Trips?

There is a culture problem on the Angels.  Too many front office, players don't care.   Sorry.  Just collecting a pay check.

Right, but my point is that if there are more injuries down the line, we might have to go through this same process again with different randos.

Might as well be Drew Carey!

Solid. I may have laughed out loud.. Now, if his foot falls off. I'm blaming you!

Solid. I may have laughed out loud.. Now, if his foot falls off. I'm blaming you!

That could be months, lol. I fully expect to hear Drury has a hammy tear and who knows what Rengifo has going on... I wouldn't be shocked to hear he has leprosy... 

We might lose 110 games the way this is going.
Arte, please sell the team and enjoy your billions in profit. Start the healing, by leaving. I can't take many more seasons of this.

Well, I guess I got what I wanted with Paris. Lol

Just get to 63 wins. 

I am not even upset that the game is on AppleTV tonight.  

Damn, How much shit does Perry have in his colon to throw on the wall?