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It's not an all black cat. We good! 
 
I like this. I like it a lot actually. 

I have seen much worse plays than this. If the title hadn't said 3 errors, I would have thought there were only 2. Oh, Mike Grady of the NY Giants had 4 errors on one play. Last I checked, 4>3.  Yahoo is just looking to create something to get ad clicks.

Dipoto, in my opinion, is a poor GM.  Poor in the fact that he has not only made poor personnel decisions, but also seems unable to properly manage the owner. 
 
Arte is great, but the contracts given to AP, CJ Wilson and Hamilton are going to handcuff the team in future years...and it is the job of the GM to be able to make ownership understand that.  Sure, it was great that Arte is willing to fork over the big $$ for superstars, but he paid for past production rather than future production on these contracts.
 
Also, his job assembling the pitching staff this season is criminal.  Not only are the starting pitchers poor, but the relievers also are every bit as bad (save Fieri), if not worse.  That one is at the feet of Dipoto.

Ahhh... Yeah. You're missing it. 
 
First off, I don't mind venting, pointing out mistakes, club issues, failures etc. This will ALWAYS be part of this website and other fan blogs/sites. It is totally acceptable here. I do it too! 
 
Be that as it may, people don't like hanging around or listening to pessimistic people all the time. I know I don't at least. Point is this. If that's all you're doing here, then THIS is not the place for you. 
 
A member named angelduck was banned because of this, others have too (though not many, as some changed their tone eventually). 
 
It's pretty easy. Think of it this way.
 
You have a good group of people all in one accord (Fans of the Angels) and someone walks into a bar where this group of people are hanging, all with their own opinions, both positive and negative about different aspects of the team, but all dude wants to do is bitch, moan and complain and come across pompous while at it. 
 
You're either booting that guy from your group of people in that setting, or not inviting him to the next group outing. Some are opportunists for the negative here, but you NEVER see them post a single positive thing at the same time. Those are the types that I have my eyes on this year and going forward. 
 
I want quality here, not quantity. I believe we can have both. New place, new digs, new attitudes and moderation going forward. 
 
I feel the professionalism of this website and the accomplishments we've made over the years needs to be mirrored with the way our fans communicate here. 
 
Nobody wants to read bitching and moaning from the same person, all the time. When it's from a lot of people, it's even worse. I've had people tell me they just got tired of the negativity the past two years here and rarely posted anymore. Sure 2010-2012 sucked, but at the end of the day WE ARE FANS.
 
Thank you for reading.