Ray McKigney

So weird to me that McGriff isn't going to get in. 

14 hours ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

Cotton - let’s get Costanza on it. 

Cotton breathes. It's much softer.

Such sad and tragic news. Sorry for your loss. My deepest and most sincere condolences to you and your family. 

I can't believe so many people voted for the current red jerseys. I absolutely hate them. Guess I'm in the minority. 

3 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

California Angels style. 

These are my two favorites:

 

So, most everybody liked the article then?

26 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Shomer f*cking shabbos

Awesome! I'm going to watch it tonight. Thanks for sharing.

Edit: Just finished watching it. Great doc. Everyone here should watch it. 

RIP. Do That To Me One More Time is a great tune.

What a drag. RIP, Big Funk.

10 hours ago, AngelArcher said:

Krod signing with the Mets netted Trout. Unless you actually believe they had Grichuk higher on their board. From what I remember, it was an inside joke between Morhardt and Bane taking Grichuk first and possibly a negotiation tactic.

I read somewhere, or it may have been on Trout's Before the Bigs episode on FSW, that taking Grichuk was a negotiating tactic. It gave the team some leverage because Jeff Trout was turning the screws on them about the amount of the signing bonus.

MLB Network also covered the Trout draft story pretty well in their doc from a couple of years ago called "Mike Trout: Millville to MVP." Great doc. I still have it on my DVR. I watch it a couple of times a year. 

Drank a milk and Pepsi in her honor. RIP.

It was not in the garbage. It was above the garbage. Hovering... like an Angel.

48 minutes ago, Lou said:

Looks like me at the Iron Maiden concert at Irvine Meadows in 2006.

5 hours ago, NJHalo said:

LOL! The image that never fails to fail. 

Poor Tommy Hanson. Died way too young. 

2 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Shades of Kazmir.

But seriously, I like it. As others have said, the one year makes it relatively low risk, even if it is a bit more than you'd expect from a guy who has pitched like he has the last few years. Worse-case scenario (other than injury) is that he's an overpaid #4-5. Best-case and he's the best pitcher on the team. What I like about it, though, is we have no clue - it makes the season a lot more interesting. 

Now add Kikuchi and I'm pickled tink.

When I first read this, I thought it said pickled twink. haha

I like him. He's not one of those analysts who acts like a know-it-all. I've seen him admit to being wrong a bunch of times. And with the stuff he does know about, he seems to be spot on.

One of the only SPs I was hoping they wouldn't sign.  Here's hoping it works out. 

Not sure if this has been posted in its own or another thread, but I thought it fit here in the TROUTstanding thread. Quick read with some interesting info:

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25478171/why-mike-trout-was-toughest-baseball-2018

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