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58 minutes ago, Junkballer said:

AJ, very salient points.  I dont get the sense that he is punting 2021 as some have said but wisely making this an evaluation year all the while being able to take advantage of the upside of his assets in-season, with the likelihood that they will be still contending come trade deadline.  And should significant injuries and/or key underperformances occur, he is a better position to divest pieces that are not in long term plans in order for the future.  Also it buffers him from labor uncertainties that will surely come after this season.

Our fanbase largely suffers from a fill in the blank_____ syndrome whereby it sees the present through the eyes of the past disappointments and abuses and has a hard time seeing that they are in a different situation (relationship) with a different person.  The fact that Arte is the common denominator between past and present clouds the perception.  We really dont know how much Arte is stepping back, but I get the sense that he didnt know exactly what he wanted in terms of changing the ways the front office worked when he hired Eppler; he wanted a more analytics driven view but didnt know how to create a balance.  I believe that he is more comfortable with Minasians balanced approach and is giving him the wherewithal to build the organization within the structure of a certain budget and is giving him significant autonomy.

Minasian has a window to show improvement, just as Eppler did, but contrary to the Facebook fans, that window is 3-4 years, not 2021.  He is wise to not cut corners with evaluating and setting the foundation, and being conservative in year 1. 

Very good post and I agree with everything you wrote.

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Thanks. For a moment I thought I was the only one that doesn't want Price.

You're not alone.  I don't want him either.

16 minutes ago, failos said:

I hope he gets a hemorrhoids

FIFY. 

You can get more than one.

Very good podcast.

Thanks!

21 minutes ago, Tank said:

i'd be willing to take out a second mortgage on one of my eggplant farms.

in case anyone is interested.

Oh come on Tank, you won't get much from those, on the other hand, your Brussel Sprout farms.....

12 hours ago, Tank said:

I agree.

read the book instead.

What?!  How can you not like Tim Curry's very bad Russian accent in that movie!

2 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Congress currently working out the math on which would be a dumber move, so they can go with that one.

Then when the people are pissed, some up and comer politician proposes sending everyone a laser disc of Congo the following month.

"Ugly. Gorilla. Ugly. Go away!"

Congo is such an underrated movie.

Really good actress.

RIP

9 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I'm not seeing anything about this on twitter...

That's weird.

I did see something about this mentioned in the Austro-Hungarian Empire Group Facebook page 

1 hour ago, Jay said:

skipped ahead to the last page.

did I miss anything?

Yup.

A lot of people were saying some nasty things about you, so if you want to know, you'll need to read every page.

55 minutes ago, Tank said:

I wouldn’t mind seeing Heyman reassigned to a small 5000 watt radio station in Fresno, California.

Why do you hate Fresno?

4 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Like sky mall. 

I would look at those mags on flights and wondered who would buy that stuff.

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Keep saying it enough, especially on Twitter, and you could successfully run for Angel GM in a few years.

That's a good idea.

Once hired, I can implement a strategy based on some of the ideas on this board and be appropriately fired in 1 month.  Who am I kidding.......I'll be fired in 1 week.

46 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Have you seen his birth certificate?

Yes, he was born in Kenya.

10 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Good Luck Mr. Rojas in your new job. If you see any pitching prospect give Mr. Minasian a call.

Ah, why would he call Minasian when his team is a Texas Rangers affliliate?

I can't wait until he messes up so AO will say something about getting his hiney out of there.

2 hours ago, Tank said:

this more than makes up for the loss of colin powell from the republican party.

Wow, I was just thinking the same thing....

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

His teeth?

Maybe halonatic is a dentist.

Best wishes to Victor and his family.

I didn't expect much when the Angels traded Bobby Bonds and Thad Bosley for Dave Frost and this player named Brian Downing.  I was wrong.

16 hours ago, Jay said:

It's one of those rare one-way rivalries.

 

It's not a one way rivalry.  It may not be as intense as with the Giants, but it's still a rivalry. 

I have friends that are Dodger fans and they don't like the Angels.  As a matter of fact, they strongly dislike the Angels.  Why?  If it wasn't a rivalry, Dodger fans would not be bothered with anything related with the Angels, but that's not the case. 

Tarantino movies suck.

15 hours ago, Blarg said:

Manfred can go spend a vacation in Somalia and never return as far as I care. Fernando Lamas > Salas. 

I agree and he also looked marvelous.

I wish him the best.

1 hour ago, tdawg87 said:

He's the top.

That's good to know...oh wait.

50 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Next up... should the song YMCA be banned at baseball games?

SJW's are standing by for your calls.

The guy in leather scares me.