we are the Atlanta Braves of the 90's

just have to make all kinds of drama by making it look like everyone is better than us

and Fight On of course

dont be sucha forum nazi.

rec’d.

600 does not mean anything in a 5 game play off series especially playing Boston. My point to my post was the Braves Won their division I believe 13 years in a row, no world series Ring.

You made the point much better than I could.

There are 28 teams that would love to have the same consistent success the Angels have had over the last 5 years.

If the “Atlanta Braves of the 90’s” is the worst we can be called, I will take it as a compliment, not an insult.

There are kids in Orange County who would love the view form your seat on the Angels bandwagon. If the ride is not enjoyable, there is no fine for hopping off.

Then cheer like mad for the team that won. THERE! Guaranteed success. No more playoff losses.

socal summers are generally very hot and very long, and would be absolutely miserable without angels baseball to keep us entertained. therefore, i LOVE having a team who plays .600 ball during the regular season, cause i LOVE watching my team win. while i want to see us win another world series as much as you do, i don’t mind watching the angels kick everybody’s asses during the heat of the summer..

If you don’t like the feel of this one.

Don’t come onto this site complaining. If you want to offer a solution, then offer one! Don’t complain and say, “we should have got Halladay,” and blah blah blah the day after the damn trade deadline. You come off as a complainer, and it’s irritating.

None of us like to lose either, I am sure Artie and Tony, Mike and the team don’t like losing in the playoffs either.

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look straight up. you should see a “+” sign inside a box with rounded corners. next to the “+” sign is the word “reply.” when you click on that “reply” button, your words will appear directly UNDER the post you meant to respond to. it’s one of those neat categorical things that helps you keep track of conversations or notes within the context of the original conversation.

lastly, why fret about Boston? so what. i hate ‘em with a passion, but they played better than us. when it’s our time, and we get ‘em good, it’s going to feel mighty fine. in fact, it’ll be a whole lot nicer with guys named Kendrick, Saunders, Weaver, Aybar, and Wood on the same team. OUR team.

It’s baseball. Someone has to lose and so they did. What are you looking for? Are any of us GM’s on this site? Are any of us players on the take? How the hell are we supposed to respond to your moronic posts? Are you asking if we’re happy losing? We’re not. Are you asking us for the solution? We don’t have one. Are you looking for outrage? We got over it already because we all love this team. It doesn’t matter what you think of the current roster or how you think it should look. THAT is the roster, and everyone on it wears a red cap with an ‘A’ and a halo, so we root for them, regardless.

Now “get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook.”

we failed to beat boston in the playoffs last year. what was your opinion on our pitching staff last season before going into that series?

the Paste Key and I are no longer friends

You are correct!

I’m going to add Jim Mora’s memorable rant:
" Playoffs???? Don’t talk about — playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a game!

The overall pitching is a problem that would not have been corrected by adding Halladay. The Angels currently rank 11th in the AL in runs allowed. They also rank 11th in FIP. They are giving up way too many runs.

we are going to the playoffs, it all depends on our 2 series left vs texas. PRAY FOR WINS!!

n o s t a l g i a … like Steve Finley!

before that post i used to be able to check out this site without wanting to throw my computer out the window.

But damn! The synapses aren’t firing, are they? He’s one banana short of a bunch.

This is the guy? This makes so much sense now.

…well, then you didn’t watch the ALDS last year. Or in 2007.

The way to win in the playoffs is scoring a shit-ton of runs. We’ve never been able to do it. If we get Matt Palmer out there and he gives up 3 in 6, or 4 in 7, or even 5 in 7, that doesn’t mean we should lose. Those numbers would make him a below league-average pitcher.

Last year we scored 1, 5, 5, and 2 runs. In 2007, we scored 0, 3, and 1. Hell, in 2004: 3,3, and 6.

This team doesn’t win lots of games when it can’t score at least 5 runs. So 7 of those 10 games should be automatic losses regardless.

2005? 2, 5, 11, 2, 5. The ALCS, which we lost, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3.

2002? 5, 8, 9, 9. In the ALCS, 1, 6, 2, 7, 13. The World Series? 3, 11, 10, 4, 6, 4.

The problem has always been the offense. We will not win in the playoffs until we improve our offense. Somehow, this year, our offense has improved. That might be all we need.

In summary, go away.

the offense and the D failed in the playoffs last season. Lackey threw up 2 gems in the playoffs and unluckily got outdueled by Lester both times. Saunders in his one game had to watch a routine fly out become a 3-run triple. Weaver got the only W in the series. Really the only starter from last post season who really didnt pitch well was Santana. If the halos make the playoffs im pretty sure we wont be seeing santana in the ALDS rotation. This season’s offense is a different animal i’d feel good going into the post season with an offense like this one

I’ll look forward to your posts gushing over the emerging O’Sullivan and Reckling in the rotation over the next two years. You know—guys who “should have” been traded away for Halladay, who would have been gone by 2011 anyway.

You have no sense of what it takes to build a club for the long run. You know only today, and that failure on your part will continue to bite you on the ass every time you issue one of the incredibly stupid posts.

I won’t tell you to go away. It isn’t my board, and everyone is entitled to one or two brain-dead posts (even though you’re way over quota). What you should do, though, is step away from this forum and use the time to educate yourself over the contract status of the current players, the future free agents, and the talent percolating in the minors. It isn’t about just Boston in 2009 but in 2010, 2011, and into the future. There is a team to run, and you just don’t get it at all.

so HK47 your satisfied with our bullpen and Santana and Saunders outings?

Stated on Baseball tonight by Chris Singleton " we have lost 12/13 against Boston in the Playoffs and the Angels do not have a dominating ace" He also questioned our starters after Lackey in a playoff series and questioned our bull pen.

Now I still like Weaver as he is 11-3. But he would be a great #3 in a playoff series. I believe Halladay could of put us in the World Series.

Chris Singleton also said “we are not facing pitching now like we will be in the play offs and this is why we are playing 600 ball.”

Finally watching Around the Horn on ESPN yesterday only Woody Paige was buying the Angels for post season play. The other three panelist were not.

You got dumped by a guy who looks like Texeira and you take your bitterness out on us. Yeah?

is no different than your top line.

go bite your 7th inning nails elsewhere. if you’re paying attention, it seems Sosh has no defined bullpen roles. oh well. like today, we’ll just focus on outscoring the opponent, regardless who is at 2B or LF or DH.

teix? boo hoo. look which 1Bman had 2 3-run bombs today. we miss nothing.

We won 100 last year and we had have Tex for the second half of the season, and we did not beat the Bosox, it must not have been just one player that was missing.

I do not understand what you are saying because your communication skills are so poor.

I really do like our chances.

I don’t know about you guys

but I hate being Lucky