offense is streaky, maybe sabathia makes saunders or santana tradeable for another bat? who knows.

personally, im torn on sabathia. he is truly a special player and i KNOW id love to see him on our team, i just think that contract could be pretty crippling long term.

i also think if the angels are really this serious about CC, its because theyre not getting the impression teixeira WANTS to be an angel any more than he wants to be anywhere else. I remember a story about his wife knowing nobody in california. Being that his job is super time consuming, im sure his family’s comfort factors into where he plays

After we signed this fatty, I deftly dubbed him “The Hamburglar” because it was completely within the realm of sanity to hear a story about him “running around a McDonald’s and stealing everyone’s hamburgers and then jamming them down his throat.”

I was worried about his longevity, worried about his age, but most importantly, I was worried about his choesterol.

All of this C.C. talk is taking me right back to where I stood in ‘03. Granted C.C. is two and a half years younger than Colon when we signed him, but I have to wonder how long he’s going to last.

If we do sign him, I would love to hand down the nickname “The Hamburglar,” to C.C. I think Bartolo would be honored and he looks great in black and white…

Visual depiction: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_poTS-TIBlRE/SS2leJ0MjnI/AAAAAAAAAV0/Nb3dwJM3f9A/s1600-h/Sabathia+hamburglar.jpg

All joking aside, I think Tony should ask himself one question…

During the past month, who do you think has done the most to better themself as a player, C.C. or Teixeira?

My guess would be Teix has hit the weights and C.C. has been downing quarter-pounders…that should rank your priority pretty easily for you Tony.

And with those post-season numbers & their proven regular season numbers, there really isn’t much more you could ask for from them.

Now if someone could put up the Halos batting averages for the regular season & post-season, I think everything that the Angels need right now will become crystal clear.

Bats Bats Bats people !

did we lose last year’s playoffs and the recent one’s before against Boston because of bad pitching more than lack of hitting?

Pitching leader? I don’t know about this one. The Angels have enough talent pitching-wise, that you don’t need a CC type to motivate them to rise above their average tallent level like he HAD to do with the Brewers pitching staff. Our starting pitchers have enough ego to go with their talent so it’s not needed.
Is Teixeira the final answer? NO ! I would have to agree with a couple of others on this particular post that Tex is Not going to teach or other hitters by being involved with them directly. He is a lead by example guy & not very vocal nor a vocal leader. His skills alone are what the Angels should be paying for and nothing else. For that reason, this guy is worth seriously persuing. I also agree with the neccessary team leader who is a clutch hitting/mashing big bat, the Halos need that player to loosen up the dugout and the players around him. The only example I can give is what Manny did with the Dodgers late last season.

With that, I would love to have Manny because we all know he can mash and the guy is relaxed and loves to play.

Wouldn’t it be nice if Arte gave Manny a ridiculous 2 year deal so we don’t have to worry about his age down the road and the potential of him getting bored and pulling a “Bad Manny”on us. As long as Manny is getting tons of attention by the fans & media he is fine. The positives he could have on the young players and how he could loosen up Vlad and take the pressure of Torii in the post-season is worth it to me. Hell, rename the stadium after him, the Mannyheim Stadium.

Give me Manny for 2yrs & pay him between 25 & 30 million per…
Sign Tex for no more than 8years.

That would be Tim Lincecum, 33, …not sure where to find those other stats.

look at the Seachickens and Huskies?

I am just as guilty as everyone else for spending Arties money. But since us fans are paying Artie so Artie can pay the players, I say we sign these big dollar players.

Here is the catch Artie, when you have to raise the prices to pay for them, do the majority of us a favor. Please stick the price increases on those who can afford them. I would hate it if I wouldn’t be able to take my boys to see our beloved Halos because of ridiculous prices. Keep the current ticket prices the same for everyone but the high dollar seats. You’ll make up the difference on beer sales.

Lets face it, I would venture to say the majority of us on this site can’t afford suites or season tickets anywhere near homeplate which arent in the nosebleeds. I don’t think that raising prices on those can afford it will make the stadium emptier.

and not a very smart one either. Or maybe she doesn’t want the competition. East Coast whiney spoiled beeatch’s don’t like SoCal whiney spoiled beeatchs.

and will drive in more runs.

really, they’re interchangeable, but i like Naps high up. ideally, i’d actually bat him 5th, then Torii 6th.

we couldn’t go for 6 or 7 years guaranteed with a few options.

i still maintain that our problem wasn’t pitching… it was hitting. as awesome as it would be to have that rotation (which is STACKED, btw) it still just ignores our biggest need. that’s basically the equivalent of Congress throwing billions of dollars around at nothing instead of fixing the problem.

and if you think the Padres take that offer, you’re nuts. it would most likely be Weaver, good pitching prospect, Willits and solid infield prospect.

read the verducci effect
CC wanted to get to the playoffs so bad that he put his team above himself. Stupid in my opinion, but it did get him alot more money (presumably) by looking like a great team player. Hes gonna make his 23+ Million whether he sits his ass on the DL now