How satisfied will you be if...

if #2,#3, #5 or #10 happen. Otherwise, I’d be content.

Hey teach, I don’t gotta take it, see ya at the beach!

I am gonna kick LAASurfin’s ass.

I’ve been a fan too long to be discouraged by set backs. After each game lost, after each playoff disappointment, I remind myself about how it felt to go a decade or more between division titles. I think of the time when nobody cared about how the Angels did or didn’t do, of the empty stadiums and our fans being drowned out by usurpers supporting such mundane clubs as the Indians. In those days, our box score was tucked away on page 5 under the second half of the front page Dodger stories. When I think back to those times, I find myself rejoicing in the optimism that we have today, the certainty that Arte, Tony, and Mike will do what they need to too make us competitive.
    I know some fans feel the only success is winning the WS. From my perspective though, an AL crown is still the Big Goal. Today the Angels are a respected franchise, one that has avid fans and rabid enemies. We have had the chance to see our team win 900 games in the last ten years and I have enjoyed every one of them. During that time we’ve had 5 division Titles and a WS victory. Pete Carroll once said that the primary goal at USC Football was winning the Pac 10 and the Rose Bowl. The BCS was just icing on the cake. I am in agreement with him. We should be thankful for the last ten years. There were many more before then that I wondered if they would ever come at all.

But those 4+ ERAs don’t sit well with me.

The angels will win the division
All player will hit over .300 even Mathis…yes Mathis
Nap will hit 40 home runs
All starters will pitch 200 innings
and Soch wins manager of the year.
and ayber still has creepy eyes.

This will happen more then those things.

It’s the end of the world!!

1) Brandon Wood OPSs in the .735-.760 range with a 3.5AB:K ratio, in about 400 plate appearances? On the fence

2) Scott Kazmir pitches 160 innings of 4.10ERA baseball? I think we can expect more out of Kazmir; however, 4.10 would not be horrible.

3) Ervin Santana makes 26 starts with a 4.50ERA?
I expect more out of Santana – 3.75 ERA is more likely.

4) Hideki Matsui essentially replicates Juan Rivera’s 2009 numbers (.287/.332/.478)
I would take .287 from Matsui. With 25+ HR

5) We are forced to use nine starters on the year.
Would be a huge problem.

6) Kendry Morales’ stat line is .281/.345/.505.
Kendry will be just under last year’s numbers.

7) Howie Kendrick gets 500 plate appearances, fails to increase his walks, and bats exactly .300 with 15/15 HR/SB. I will take it.

8) Torii Hunter hits his career averages, OPSing almost exactly .800.
Again.. i will take it.

9) Erick Aybar maintains the glove, but drops to .290/.335/.410
.290 would be just fine, with the strong glove work. We don’t need huge numbers from Aybar, but would like to see the SBs increase.

10) Reggie Willits and Robb Quinlan each see 150 plate appearances

11) Jeff Mathis continues to platoon regularly with Mike Napoli

and

12) The Angels are tied for first on September 15th.