Things the ninja must do before the playoffs:
He needs to trade for:
- A catcher who can throw out runners (We need a good defensive catcher who can hit higher than .208 BAD!).
- A couple of bullpen guys for the 7th and 8th innings with power arms.
- Two power arms for the rotation (the Colonel, Weaver and Judy ARE NOT going to cut it come playoffs!)
- A back up center fielder who has adequate defense and a solid bat.
- A solid back up utility infielder
Any suggestions on any candidates for these positions???
Here are some ideas from me:
For the catching position (trade for Ivan Rodriguez from the Yankees or bring back JOMO)
Rotation Arms: Roy Halladay and A.J. Burnette (for Saunders and Weaver and minor leaguers)
Back up CF: Aaron Rowand (for HGH and Reggie)
Bullpen: Joakim Soria (33 saves/ 1.96 ERA)<FOR SHIELDS> Scott Downs 58.2 Innings pitched, 18 Holds, 5 saves/1.38 ERA) <FOR SPEIER OR ARREDONDO>
OK...Have at it!
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To most.
Bengie or JoMo I like. Soria ain’t happening, and neither is Pudge (and I don’t think he’d do the trick anyway).
Better to have this effing terrible stretch now than in October, I say…assuming we still get there.
Light Up That Halo!
by Clutch on Aug 22, 2008 11:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
all of those things are solved without trades
Catchers:
Napoli takes over.. he’s better with full playing time. Wilson becomes the back-up. Mathis gets left out.
Bullpen Guys:
Jason freaking Bulger. Problem solved. Throw in some one like O’Day, and you’re good to go.
Rotation:
Lackey and Santana aren’t power enough for you? And yes, Saunders will cut it in the playoffs. He’s solid. Garland has a good track record in October, so we’ll see how that goes.
Center fielder:
We already have 8918236 outfielders. Not gonna happen… it’s either Willits or GMJ. Take it or leave it.
Back-up INF:
Rodriguez is pretty solid, to be perfectly honest. Wood plays SS and 3rd, and he’s been tearing up AAA. You can’t go THAT wrong with either.
Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.
by howiestheman on Aug 22, 2008 11:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF
Thats all I have to say………and I aint drunk.
Oh did I mention Mathis and Matthews are REALLY GOOD?!?
Put Kendry Morales at 1B, and move Sean Rodriguez to 3B......NOW LETS GO WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by acuda27 on Aug 23, 2008 2:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Benji wouldn't be a bad pick up...
and would be pretty cheap.
But the rest of your suggestions aren’t going to happen. I agree with howiestheman, bring up Bulger to see what he can do…what would it hurt??
Rotation’s solid. Bad games happen, but this group has been good…sometimes great, more often than bad.
Again, howiestheman is right about CF. HGH and Willits will work just fine in the limited role they’ll play.
And again, howiestheman is correct about Rodriguez and Wood. Jeez, why am I writing this, I should just cut and paste howiestheman’s post.
The Angels will be fine. Relax, this team is too good for this slump to continue.
I was uncool before uncool was cool.
by WiHaloFan on Aug 23, 2008 6:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Let me check..
yup, this reads a 99.5 on the Ain’t-Gonna-Happen Meter. Patent pending.
Chuck Finley is my homeboy
by HaloDutch on Aug 23, 2008 7:04 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is this from the same line
As the Jump-To-Conclusions Mat?
Light Up That Halo!
by Clutch on Aug 23, 2008 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ever heard of trade deadlines?
These were put into place to prevent teams from magically developing an all-star cast one week before the playoffs.
Quit your worrying. Our team is FINE. We have all the pieces to win a WS. August has been a rough month, but we’ll turn it around.
by Los Angeles de Anaheim on Aug 23, 2008 9:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So you're saying we're not perfect yet.
Look at the competition, man. We have more than a legit shot at the ring. The Big Bulge will help put some power in the pen. Leave Weaver out of the rotation and we’ve got 2 power arms, and 2 ground ball guys, that’s good balance. The catchers? Catchers are not expected to hit excellently. If we’ve got catchers producing a combined 22 homers and 70 RBI’s, and calling a good game, I don’t care if their avg. is low. And the CF bench? I might be in the minority here, but I think if you’ve got a gold glove center fielder who has shown potential at the plate in the past, and he’s just sitting on your bench, you are sitting pretty. Even if that man is GMHGH.
My Halos Heaven: a Mountain Dew in the upper view
by Rally Manatee on Aug 23, 2008 10:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL
sure, let’s trade for Roy Halladay Rowand and Soria! Hahaha
Funnest line is: rowand for GMJ and Willits. dude, nobody is trading for GMJ. sober up before posting.
Go Angels!
by Four Ts on Aug 23, 2008 10:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Have another drink
Seattle I would like to thank you for sucking. It allows me to get back to my roots: Hating Fremont.
Kobe tell me how my ass tastes
by hauldog on Aug 23, 2008 11:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Stop Bogarting
and pass that thing to left ……….
Willie Mays Aikens is FREeeeeeeee
by Angel Aviator on Aug 23, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow.
what a joke.
"Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end."
by NoDakHalo on Aug 23, 2008 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
More likely alternatives before October:
1) decifer Newton’s secret texts on alchemy
2) create our onw Philosopher’s Stone
3) dig up the graves of the 1927 Yankees
4) put Gehrig at 1B and trade Tex for every draft choice Steinbrenner has for the next decade.
5) put Ruth in RF and move Vlad to DH
6) put Dugan in at 3B and restore Figgy to super-sub
7) DFA Matthews and platoon Hunter and Combs
8) return S Rod to AAA and start Lazzeri at 2B
9) make Aybar and Koenig fight it out at SS
10) DFA Speier and slot in Shawkey
11) Joe seems done, move him to long relief and insert Hoyt.
That should do it.
Francisco Rodriguez: 194 career saves. 3 career Panthers, 1/3 as awesome as GMJ.
by Stirrups on Aug 23, 2008 1:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Now THAT would be some serious transmutation!
by Big Easy Halofan on Aug 23, 2008 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Supposed to raise folks from the dead, too.
Francisco Rodriguez: 194 career saves. 3 career Panthers, 1/3 as awesome as GMJ.
by Stirrups on Aug 24, 2008 12:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha! Hahahahahaha...
Oh wait, you’re serious? You want the team to pick up two front-end starters, two top relievers, Jorge Posada, Curtis Granderson, and Chone Figgins’ clone?
I want what you’re smoking.
http://inplaynoouts.blogspot.com/ - A blog about teams I like, written by me.
by Carl Johnson on Aug 23, 2008 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sad
this post is basically what you see on the angelsbaseball.com forums 90% of the time.
And people agree with it.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on Aug 23, 2008 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm high as hell...
And I fail to see the humor in this.
This is the kind of post that I come here to avoid. Maybe we could get all of the teams that aren’t going anywhere to drop all their good players, like the guys who fuck up fantasy leagues every year. This is a championship caliber team, regardless of the recent skid. It’s only a matter of time before we are all singing the praises of explosive offensive production and brilliant pitching. And when Justin Speier pulls his head out of his ass, it’s on.
White trashin' the 909
by Red114 on Aug 23, 2008 5:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Speechless
Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.
by vladtheimpaler on Aug 23, 2008 10:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i wonder if halofanatic is even showing his face on this site anymore...
maybe not his face, but his “words of wisdom”
"Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end."
by NoDakHalo on Aug 24, 2008 1:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You bet your sweet assterisc ( * ) I still am! ;)
I have been lurking in the shadows though.
If I hear the word "red sox"...POW!!! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!!!
by Halofanatic on Aug 24, 2008 5:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How do you feel
after winning “The Worst Post of the Year” award?
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on Aug 25, 2008 2:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well if you're gonna have a crappy post
might as well go for the gusto
Chuck Finley is my homeboy
by HaloDutch on Aug 25, 2008 6:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would you like to super size that?
Is this a post about the Angels or a Fantasy baseball team?
If GA wasn't so lazy the Halos woulda won the 2008 WS by now.
by melvintoast on Aug 25, 2008 7:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn....can I blog without being crucified???? SH**T!....You guys need to relax!
I guess a guy can’t be an extreme fan….geesh!
If I hear the word "red sox"...POW!!! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!!!
by Halofanatic on Aug 25, 2008 8:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, the first thing that everybody noticed
was that you came up with your plan 22 days AFTER the unrestricted trade deadline. So your plan was pretty much dead on arrival.
Then, you gave Reagins only 8 days to pull off all those trades during the waiver wire period, before all trading is called off completely. The notion that ANY of those players would make it through waivers all the way to the Halos is beyond belief, much less TWO of them. But you project SEVEN.
And then you go and start by naming a guy like IRod, who just arrived in NY, and carry on with one pipe dream after another.
It’s great to be an extreme fan but, seriously dude, that is more like you are playing fantasy baseball against your little brother, and you get to make up rules as you go. If you post this as a serious thought process, you kind of have to expect these kinds of reactions.
Francisco Rodriguez: 196 career saves. 3 career Panthers, 1/3 as awesome as GMJ.
by Stirrups on Aug 25, 2008 10:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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