“All hope of the 2009 season has completely gone out the window for Angel fans…”

Weak sauce. Sour grapes.

Please, fellow Halos fans, deal with this already.

I’m calling the Kleenex company to see about a huge shipment that needs delivering in the greater LA area.

Look what happened to the Tigers this year. I know that team is not comparable pitching-wise to the 09 Yankees, but don’t get all worked up over paper… um, tigers.

They have too many outfielders. Matsui need to DH. They have issues getting all the bats into the lineup.

CC is going to start slow like last year. He put a lot of wear and tear on that arm

add in Matsui to the DH, Damon or Swisher in CF…

Not worried about Tex joining the Yanks. The only FA’s they sign that do well have been Arod, Mussina, to some extent Rocket, and Arod/Moose didn’t get too far…

So, with Burnett becoming the next regretted contract like Pavano CC may do alright, but that means Tex is doomed to be the next Giambi bust…

I just don’t know what to say to you.

….before you write-off the Angels. Jeez.

If MLB was just a sexy lineup contest, I’d agree with you. Fortunately, it’s not.

CC is due for a breakdown. Burnett is a borderline headcase. Tex is awesome but not the end all be all.

There is a reason why they actually play the games.

I’m okay if we let the youngsters play all year and we barely make .500. I’ll still be around to watch every game. It just means we’d kick ass in ‘10 with some young studs who are ready to play like All Stars. We don’t need to sign ‘em, just develop ’em, and we haven’t done enough of that lately.

should say “easy road”..not east road…although they will be traveling a proverbial east road as well.

this is getting ridiculous all this giving up shit. There are some rational thinking fans in here and I thank you. I cant wait for baseball to start.

given that our lineup already failed to stack up against the feared Pittsburgh Pirates.

Shouldn’t you be comparing the Yanks’ lineup to that formidable powerhouse in Pittsburgh?

…we were built to win last season and did not! 2008 was the failure!

Time to let our kids play and mix in with our vets…let the chips fall. With minimal luck we win the division again and with better luck our young guns blossom into All Stars…this is always the fun of watching baseball anyway…NOT BUYING PLAYERS!

The sense of family and team is in the growth of the young guys! Time to root hard for 3Wood, Kowbell, Rivera, HK, Arredondo, Jepsen, Aybar, and Saunders/Santana to repeat last season! Who knows who drops in as our young surprise, a la Arredondo last season?! Maybe Trumbo or Congor or ???

The Halos will very likely contend (again) next year. The pessimism here is getting out of control. I can’t imagine what it would be like if we were talking about the Royals or the Mariners, who have no realistic chance of contention.

This fanpost should serve as the impetus for creating the anti-rec button.

ah…who cares.

I still love the Halos. Always Have, Always Will.

They have just as good of a chance to win the WS as does the Yanks. Both teams still have to prove they can get past the Red Sox in the post-season.

and thats the best part about baseball.

Did anyone pick a phils-rays WS last year? Did anyone pick an Angels WS in 2002?

case and point.

Why don’t you just crown ‘em now, and screw the entire season. In fact, why don’t we just have off-seasons from now on, with trades and signings, and then we can all vote who is the best on paper and stop taking all these pesky trips to the ballpark and stressing out during pennant races.

Anyone remember way back in ‘07 when everyone started blowing the Tigers? How’d that work out for them again?

The season is 162 games of Angels fun. We are FANS! we arent critics or GMs or any other office management. I cant wait for the season to start. I just want see the Halos take the field and have fun and kick some butt. I want them to put together a winning team and they have done that. Arte and Reagins have done things that Stoneman and Disney never could have dreamt of. Lets just enjoy the fact we have a great team and great orginization to root for and watch kick some ass. and boo the hell out of Mark Dickxeira

If I were a handicapper, I’d give it 15-1 right now. I think Lackey’s overrated when compared to Halliday. I saw them matched up at Angel stadium and it was a joke. Halliday can take care of business. That’s what the Angels desperately need for their ace. No excuses.

Sure the bullpen is a concern, but so is the consistency of SP 4 and ?5.

While Figgins has been solid since 2002, I think its time to move on and let Wood and Maicer take over. Then there’s nagging health issues of Howie.

So I’d like to see a batting order of:

Willits D/H
Kendrick
Big Daddy
Juan Rivera
Hunter
Kendry 1B
Napoli
Wood
Izuris