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That’s optimism I think. How often do guys with an injury history coming into the draft, who then have constant injury problems in the minors, end up having any kind of sustained success in the majors? I’m thinking the time Bachman spends healthy at the MLB level will be very minimal. I’m writing him off as a loss and anything he ends up producing will be a bonus.
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I know there are lots of ethical quandaries related to the Steroid Era, but baseball was a ton of fun to watch in the late 90s thru the mid aughts. Bonds was a marvel to behold. The McGwire-Sosa home run chase was a blast to experience. Some incredible pitching performances in there too. Epic stats were common place. And in retrospect, some of the performances that weren’t typical of the era or obviously roid fueled, like peak Pedro Martinez, Erty’s 2000 season, or even the 2002 Halo’s season (I know there were plenty of roids used by that team, but it was considered a “throwback” style team at the time) are even more remarkable. It was a fun time to be a fan in general and an incredible time to be an Angel fan.
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halodground replied to mmc's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
I’m ok with signing guys who throw hard but can’t locate with the idea that you can fix something to improve their command. The problem with the Angels is they seem to like to run them out there even when there is no evidence that they have improved their command. A plentitude of walks is the quickest way to a crappy bullpen. -
Best breakfast burrito OC Thread
halodground replied to The Ghost of Bob Starr's topic in The Official Hangout Forum
It really was laughable. Very profitable organization trying to squeeze every penny out of their patients and employees. Lame. Just let people have their cheap burrito! -
Best breakfast burrito OC Thread
halodground replied to The Ghost of Bob Starr's topic in The Official Hangout Forum
The cafeteria in a hospital I worked at for a long time had really great breakfast burritos. When the old hispanic dude who had worked there for decades was on shift, people would come in from all over town for his BB. The first 6-7 years it was a flat $4 (this was in the 2010s) and you got a GIANT 2 hander. Two things wrecked it over the course of time. First the hospital started charging by the ounce for items from the grill, so it became a $12 burrito over night. Then once you worked there for a while and the old guy recognized you, he'd start making your burrito when he saw you in the line. So you got the exact same burrito whether you wanted sausage, cheese, and onion or not. Sometimes a guy feels like bacon, cheese, and jalapeno. I always felt too bad to do anything but take my burrito and enjoy it, variety be damned. He made kick ass huevos rancheros once a month too. -
Kind of an anti-climactic final week. Congrats to @Slegnaac for not just hanging on but adding to his lead for the second half title. And congrats again to @Spirit for his first half win. @ELEVEN and @Brian Ilten won the week with solid performances, nice work! Thanks for everyone who participated, it was fun. Let's do it again next year. Member Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 YTD Slegnaac 11 9 12 10 9 12 10 11 10 94 Angel Oracle 9 11 12 10 8 10 8 13 9 90 ELEVEN 7 9 12 8 7 13 10 12 12 90 Angelfan1984 10 9 10 9 8 12 8 11 10 87 halodground 8 9 11 8 9 9 10 13 10 87 Chuck 9 10 11 6 7 11 12 10 11 87 Brian Ilten 11 7 10 8 8 10 9 12 12 87 Black Beard (DQ) 10 12 10 8 8 9 10 8 11 86 Swordsman78 11 8 10 8 7 10 11 11 8 84 T.G. 9 10 11 8 7 10 7 11 11 84 tdawg87 6 9 12 7 8 11 9 11 11 84 Ace-Of-Diamonds 7 9 11 9 7 11 10 10 9 83 AngelStew43 7 8 11 10 4 10 12 9 8 79 jangel7 6 8 10 9 8 10 9 13 0 73 Crampknees 8 0 10 11 8 11 11 10 0 69 Spirit 8 10 14 1 7 9 0 0 10 59 Tank 7 3 8 7 3 10 10 9 0 57 Redondo 0 0 9 7 5 8 9 6 6 50 Chitown27Fan 0 0 0 0 8 0 9 9 10 36 Katie 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
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Angelswin.com NFL Weekly Picks Contest (Week 18)
halodground replied to halodground's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
Sunday Games 1/7 Cleveland @ Cincinnati Minnesota @ Detroit Jacksonville @ Tennessee NY Jets @ New England Atlanta @ New Orleans Tampa Bay @ Carolina Chicago @ Green Bay Denver @ Las Vegas Philadelphia @ NY Giants Seattle @ Arizona Kansas City @ LA Chargers LA Rams @ San Francisco Dallas @ Washington Buffalo @ Miami -
Angelswin.com NFL Weekly Picks Contest (Week 18)
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Headed into the final week! Cash money to the victor. Can @Slegnaac hang on or will @Angel Oracle come from behind for the win???? The field is crowded for 3rd place with @ELEVEN holding on to the slimmest of leads. What if AO and Slegnaac implode and someone sneaks ahead? Crazier things have happened. The intrigue is palpable (or I'm just bored)! Stay tuned! Member Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 YTD Slegnaac 11 9 12 10 9 12 10 11 84 Angel Oracle 9 11 12 10 8 10 8 13 81 ELEVEN 7 9 12 8 7 13 10 12 78 Angelfan1984 10 9 10 9 8 12 8 11 77 halodground 8 9 11 8 9 9 10 13 77 Chuck 9 10 11 6 7 11 12 10 76 Swordsman78 11 8 10 8 7 10 11 11 76 Black Beard (DQ) 10 12 10 8 8 9 10 8 75 Brian Ilten 11 7 10 8 8 10 9 12 75 Ace-Of-Diamonds 7 9 11 9 7 11 10 10 74 T.G. 9 10 11 8 7 10 7 11 73 tdawg87 6 9 12 7 8 11 9 11 73 jangel7 6 8 10 9 8 10 9 13 73 AngelStew43 7 8 11 10 4 10 12 9 71 Crampknees 8 0 10 11 8 11 11 10 69 Tank 7 3 8 7 3 10 10 9 57 Spirit 8 10 14 1 7 9 0 0 49 Redondo 0 0 9 7 5 8 9 6 44 Chitown27Fan 0 0 0 0 8 0 9 9 26 Katie 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
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Angelswin.com NFL Weekly Picks Contest (Week 18)
halodground posted a topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
Saturday Games 1/6 Pittsburgh @ Baltimore Houston @ Indianapolis Sunday Games 1/7 Cleveland @ Cincinnati Minnesota @ Detroit Jacksonville @ Tennessee NY Jets @ New England Atlanta @ New Orleans Tampa Bay @ Carolina Chicago @ Green Bay Denver @ Las Vegas Philadelphia @ NY Giants Seattle @ Arizona Kansas City @ LA Chargers LA Rams @ San Francisco Dallas @ Washington Buffalo @ Miami Final games of the 2nd half! Quite a few people within striking distance. Who’s gonna take home the cash????? I will have the YTD results updated tomorrow night. Good luck! -
My resolution for the Angels is that they develop an organizational plan that starts with the Minors and player development, that they investing meaningfully in that plan at all levels, and most of all that Arte lets them stick to the plan with minimal interference. My personal resolution is to maintain the positive changes I’ve made health-wise and spend more time doing things that bring me and my family happiness. May you all have a wonderful 2024!
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Angelswin.com NFL Weekly Picks Contest (Week 17)
halodground replied to halodground's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily
Is there any team more confusing than the Steelers this year? There are a handful of teams that are super inconsistent, but those guys take the cake imo.