Mike Trout Called Up by Angels
by Rev Halofan on Jul 8, 2011 12:58 PM PDT
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When Peter Bourjos decided against stretching a double on Thursday night into a triple, he inadvertently began the Mike Trout era in Anaheim. Bourjos pulled something in his upper left thigh and was replaced in CF by Vernon Wells. But Vernon won't be in roaming CF tonight at Angels Stadium.
The Angels called up Centerfielder Mike Trout to Anaheim, most likely relief pitcher Michael Kohn or Bobby Cassevah will be sent down, and Bourjos will be listed as day to day. Trout is 19 years old and the number one minor league prospect of the Angels and either the #1 or #2 prospect in all of baseball just behind or just ahead of Bryce Harper.
Trout was not on the Angels 40-Man Roster Thursday. But with that roster holding only 38 players, no big DFA situation seems imminent.
Trout will be wearing Angels jersey number 27 tomorrow. That number was once worn by Vladimir Guerrero and is held almost sacred by some Angels fans. This leaves Jerseys #15 and #31 untouched since their Angel legends left the team - Tim Salmon and Chuck Finley respectively.
Our own Halos Heaven minor league analyst Ryan Ghan ran out of superlatives when he described Mike Trout at the beginning of last season. My own assessment is that he would have started the season at the major league level for 20 of the 30 major league teams out there. Call this move blackjack. While it is almost certain to be a short stay in the bigs this time, the service-time clock just started ticking and you know the team will maximize the coming inexpensive years of MIKE what proves to be a legend most TROUT.
Maybe July 7, 2011 will be looked back as a lucky 7-11 for the franchise. First fanshotted here by RYANFEA. Glad you weren't banned!
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Jesus from The Big Lebowski?
"I'm Tony Reagins. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded."
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"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Jesus could walk on water...
Mike Trout can swim through land.
I have lots of secret weapons! -- Voodoo
by WasianCU on Jul 8, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm going to the game!!!
Just happened to have our tickets for tonight. THANK YOU BASEBALL GODS!
http://babiesboozeandboobs.wordpress.com/
On this trip to the Western Hemisphere
I picked this one game to attend. Woo Hoo!!!
Well, come see a fat old man some time!
awesome!!!!
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Jul 8, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
nope maybe later in the season though.
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Jul 11, 2011 11:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Holy Cow!
Maybe TR isn’t as brain dead as believed.
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No...
He is
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Jul 8, 2011 2:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Will be announced tomorrow morning
I’m thinking Cassevah, Bell or Kohn. I don’t think Bourjos is hurt enough to go on the DL
We Want Wilson
In the Register article they said they want to avoid putting him there.
Probably Bell or Kohn. I think Cassevah has been alright lately.
Years later, Clutch still needs to chill.
The Payoff Pitch Blog
by cardinalwraith on Jul 8, 2011 12:37 AM PDT up reply actions
It makes sense to send down a pitcher near the All-Star break
While assessing the severity of Bourjos’ injury.
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I realllllly wish I could fly to Cali and catch the game with everyone tomorrow.
Consider me jealous.
Baseball is a funny game...
same here. Why did i have to be in the Military. I would give my left nut to be at that game.
Be a Angel Fan till I die... The only good team to come out of Texas is my Dallas Cowboys Baby
That is an incredibly convenient meme.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Jul 8, 2011 2:52 AM PDT up reply actions
What are the chances he hits for the cycle?
by Halowitz on Jul 8, 2011 1:07 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
If he does that, this website will explode.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:08 AM PDT up reply actions
This website?
Hell, I would need a new change of pants.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Jul 8, 2011 2:53 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ending with an inside the park, walk-off, grand slam
by ~MMP~ on Jul 8, 2011 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
as long as it doesnt end kendrys style that sounds awesome
by Balls and Strikes on Jul 8, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Trout's slide into the plate will dislodge the base and send it into the stands ...
he’s that powerful.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Mike Trout will be awarded 2 runs for busting the cover off the ball with none on base.
Mike Trout is a son-of-a-bitch.
Also, stop ruining my life, cell phone’s delete key being next to cell phone’s enter key.
Mike Trout will be awarded 2 runs for busting the cover off the ball with none on base.
While being intentionally walked.
Mike Trout will be awarded 2 runs for busting the cover off a base with no one throwing a ball.
wait, what?
Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34
by howiestheman on Jul 8, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike Trout! Best damn prospect in the organization!
Here’s to Mike Trout!
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't tell you the last rookie in the MLB to hit for the cycle...
…though I’m sure there have been some.
I don’t think an Angel has ever done so.
Let fecking hope for a 1 for 3 night.
Damn
It seems so improbably to me. I guess don’t tell them what they can’t do…
Good job.
Has an Angel rookie ever done it?
Improbable*
Disclaimer: Between that horrid news earlier and then this news, I’m past drunk.
No worries. I can't sleep because of that news earlier.
It is nice to be up to see this though.
Baseball is a funny game...
It makes me feel a bit guilty feeling all happy suddenly...
…I think the earlier story hit me hard in a weird way. I can’t relate to the Ranger fans or their community, etc. but with a new 8 week old and first-time parent, I think seeing the video where his son watched him go over was horrid to me. I get a painful tightening in the my belly when I watch it.
I can’t imagine the conversations tonight trying to explain to him what happened to daddy as he tried to get a baseball for you.
They say parents who lose children are never the same, and that you can walk into a room and almost feel who it is in there that has lost a young one. You can see it in their eyes.
I imagine, sadly, it likely works the other way around too. So effing sad.
But this makes me happy so I celebrate, albeit drunk to numb the senses.
Too much emotion today :/
I understand what you mean. Emotions have run high today.
From finding out that Waldo would be an All-star, to the tragedy, to the win, and now to this. That kid standing there looking over the rail is implanted in my brain right now. Being a 19 year old kid in college, I cannot wait to wake up and give my dad a huge hug in the morning because I can picture myself as that kid tonight and it makes me want to cry just thinking about it. The Trout news is great, but it isn’t the biggest thing on my mind right now.
Baseball is a funny game...
no Angel rookie has done it
Fregosi did it in ‘64 and Davanon in ’04 – they’d be the youngest, along with Ford, Winfield, and Figgins was our last one in ’06
John Jacob Astor rose from a watery grave
just to buy out a major league baseball franchise and name it after himself?
Seems mildly arrogant to me.
A wise man once said "never postpone to tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow. Except DFAing Mathis. Do that shit now, plz."
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 8, 2011 1:18 AM PDT up reply actions
But, unlike Jeter's Gold Gloves, all of your typos are deserved.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
by red floyd on Jul 8, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
o, come on now!
Trust the Deception
by Rally Manatee on Jul 8, 2011 10:47 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
A word of caution
As Sam Miller points out, since 1961, only 2 19 year olds have produced a WAR over 2. Renteria at 3.0 in 1996 and Griffey Jr. at 2.8 in 1989.
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -1. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
Screw newspapers and WAR.
That boy is bad…
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 8, 2011 12:56 AM PDT up reply actions
losing Bourjos isn't good at all
we will miss him, maybe more than we realize right now, but that’s the only downside.
Besides, he's not gonna get enough playing time to post a 2 WAR.
I’d settle for a 100 OPS+ and good baserunning instincts this year, then shoot for big WAR next season when he can win a year-long starting job.
He travels fastest who travels alone.
by Kingfish1 on Jul 8, 2011 1:10 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's aiming pretty high too
Robin Yount had an OPS+ of 90 in 147 games at 19, ARoid 71 in 48 games.
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100 OPS+ would outproduce the $41m outfielders surrounding him.
I think it can be done.
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
Renteria and Griffey Jr. < Mike Trout
There’s your next headline, Miller.
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Jul 8, 2011 2:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Sam Miller also points out that this may indicate how bad Bourjos's injury may be.
Would they call up Trout if they thought Bourjos was going to only be gone until after the ASG break?
Years later, Clutch still needs to chill.
The Payoff Pitch Blog
Precisely
From the look of things, I say Bourjos is out 3 weeks. His reaction and movements just after the injury screamed something a lot louder than “slight tweak.”
Either way, this should be treated delicately
Without his legs, he’s useless to the team.
If they are going to keep Pete out of games,
they need a capable OF to fill his spot. Be it for just until after the AS break, or until Pete comes back.
I don’t see Trout being up here after the mini three game homestand(7/19 – 21) with Texas.
Birthday Present?
Today’s my birthday, and now I have a reason to celebrate. Sure wish I’d told everyone I wanted to go to the game for my day, though.
Happy B-day.
Hope it’s a gas gas gas!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Thanks!
I’m going to see if I can convince the family that we need to celebrate through the weekend, to include a trip to the Big A either tomorrow or Sunday.
i just saw the box score after the game ended
and saw Bourjos had been replaced and said ‘uh oh’ – what happenened?’
it tooks me 5 minutes, but then i envisioned it could lead to Trout starting in CF.
start waving the plam frawns down Katella – the messiah is comin to town
So let it be posted, so let it be done!
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Trout season opens tomorrow!
Been waiting a while to say that.
My daughter, ashamed of my suspenders?
by rspencer on Jul 8, 2011 12:55 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
This is a the REAL
BIG SPLASH
We Want Wilson
by ryanfea on Jul 8, 2011 12:57 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
heck yeah... very excited
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Jul 8, 2011 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions
He know he's getting older
But “Time” Salmon, Rev. Ouch.
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glad i didn't get a ticket to the Futures Game Sunday in Phoenix
because it just got switched to Friday night in Anaheim!
Would being on the Major League roster end that?
If not, then management only brought him closer to the game.
definitely end his appearance in Phoenix
you think an MLB team would puul him from a game that counted for an exhibition? Besides, he’s ineligible.
This
Tim Salmon: The once and future Kingfish.
by Teixeira Who? on Jul 8, 2011 2:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Really excited and glad I have tickets to tomorrow's game but...
number 27? Really Angels?
Give him 15
The next King Fish!
Be a Angel Fan till I die... The only good team to come out of Texas is my Dallas Cowboys Baby
No one is touching 15 until they retire it
by TheKingfish on Jul 8, 2011 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha well i agree with that
Salmon was a childhood Hero. My whole baseball career i wore the number 15 cause of him.
Be a Angel Fan till I die... The only good team to come out of Texas is my Dallas Cowboys Baby
agree 100%
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder why they haven't yet?
Or are they waiting till after this season (the “requisite” five years)?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
I want to hurt you...not really
Don't Blame ME! Tony Reagins Did it!
by IWishWeStillHadTimSalmon on Jul 8, 2011 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm as geeked as everyone here but I can't lie - I'm feeling gunshy a bit
We’ve had so many prospects not pan out that I don’t think, especially this season, that I can deal with another one.
Soth: If you bothered to call him up, don’t f*ck with his playing time. Give him the necessary AB’s every game with a day off here and there. Period.
Give us…and him…enough of a window to see what he can do.
Otherwise, in before the shitstorm of threads ask why Soth never really completed evolving from an ape.
I think it depends on how Trout does.
I don’t think this organization is going to let him fail in the big leagues at his age.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions
But then this is where all the arm-chair managing and criticism will come in...
…because how many days/ABs is enough before you can tell if he is ‘failing’ vs getting his rythym, especially as a rookie?
Trout has struggled everytime he has gone up a level, before figuring it out and destroying the competition
He will probably struggle in anaheim for a while too.
by Balls and Strikes on Jul 8, 2011 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm also worried about that.
Especially since Plunkett reported that TR’s meeting with Soth took nearly 30 minutes.
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I've never been one to call for Soth's head
but if he sits Trout game after game and doesn’t give him a starting job, I will jump off the wagon.
Baseball is a funny game...
wonder if this means the end of Reggie Willits?
sure we could see Willits in September or with another injury. But if the kid performs decently enough, Willits has gotten much more expendable and is bumped down the depth chart.
but after his half season in AA, i think Trout has seen the last of Arkansas and the Texas League. If he’s not ready, i think he goes no lower than SLC.
And not a f**k was given
((although for the record, I was a huge fan of him – always am of the underdog players, but he is done with the Angels))
by RedFog on Jul 8, 2011 1:13 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know what would suck?
If we all go out of our way to get tickets to this game on Friday and he doesn’t play. Bobby in right, Vernon in Left, Torii in Center, and Branyan at DH.
He travels fastest who travels alone.
Yes it would.
And it would be Vernon in center, Bobby in left, and Torii still in right. Branyan striking out as our DH.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he starts tonight.
You don’t bring up your number one prospect and the future of the franchise for “coverage.” If that were the case, Willits or Petit would have been called up.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Sosh always plays the new guys the day they are called up
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Don Aase had a comment when he was interviewed pre-game yesterday.
Get called up and put in right away, you don’t have time to be nervous.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
he starts
that’s my opinion – they wouldn’t (or say shouldn’t) have done this if he wasn’t gonna start.
low pressure situation too – home game, Seattle.and not against Felix or Pineda
Highly doubt they'd call him up and not start him
Like sheisalovelylady said, Willits and Pettit would be there if we just needed some OF depth, but they wouldn’t bring up their best prospect just to warm the bench.
That’s assuming, of course, that they learned something from the Brandon Wood fiasco.
7-11
will always be remembered for the day I turned 41. sorry.
"Just Another Halo Victory!" miss ya, Rory
by adirondackangelfan on Jul 8, 2011 1:20 AM PDT reply actions
ringo is my fave beetle
only because of july 7.
"Just Another Halo Victory!" miss ya, Rory
by adirondackangelfan on Jul 8, 2011 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions
rev,
you really need to vacation up here someday. we have an art center and everything.
"Just Another Halo Victory!" miss ya, Rory
by adirondackangelfan on Jul 8, 2011 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
turning stone casino
about an hour from here. look it up on the net. no sports book however
"Just Another Halo Victory!" miss ya, Rory
by adirondackangelfan on Jul 8, 2011 1:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for reminding me.
Trout and Slurpees this weekend!
Another reason to say, "Oh Thank Heaven for 7-11"!
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
For Trout
Not so much for Bourjos….
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 13-7
F Yeah!
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm...
Got home (after sitting in traffic on the 101 fwy) and see this news. Honestly not sure what to make of it after seeing Bourjos being helped off the field.
Should be exciting stuff to see tomorrow.
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 13-7
mixed feelings here, too
excited for trout, but bourjos is one of my favorite angels.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Well this is certainly Angels news. The game tomorrow will definitely be worth watching.
The Mariners threw their hot rookies into the pan with good success, why shouldn’t it work for us?
"It's our money," owner Arte Moreno said.
I was out jogging and listening to the game on my headphones when Bourjos got hurt.
As soon as he left the game, I yelled out “It’s Trout time!” Thankfully no one was out in the neighborhood.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:48 AM PDT reply actions
Wouldn't be my first absurd fascination.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 2:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 2:49 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It is Flashback Friday
with fireworks… but nah, I don’t think they will.
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 13-7
Ya, that's probably a good idea.
I’m kind of holding my breath right now, because I can’t buy them until tomorrow morning.
Just checked the Angels website.
Looks like there are plenty of seats still available.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I checked...
…because of where we live, I’m not buying any until I know he is starting.
But if news doesn’t come out before the lineups that he is starting, we won’t have time to drive :/
I’ll catch the game all the same I suppose!
Wow...
I’m assuming that The Soth is just opportunistically taking a closer look, rather than this being anything more significant. I’d rather he can up more permanently once he’s fully baked, and ready for action. Not sure that time is now.
Would like to see the maximum value being made of his 6 years, rather then before he’s fully ready…
I see red people
I wonder how much being tied with the Rangers for first place had to do with this decision?
"It's our money," owner Arte Moreno said.
Nothing whatsoever.
The team has been playing well as of late. Given the rest of the season, you don’t feck with it.
Petey getting hurt (and maybe more so than we know) is entirely why a move is being made.
Let’s just hope Petey isn’t that bad off and that Trout actually gets to play.
Sorry, unless you mean why Trout over another option
Ok, I’m tired. Hope to see the kid get off to a good start and give us something to really talk about tomorrow night.
We are one game back right now.
The Soth is bringing up Trout to give us that boost before the All-Star break.
Dropping my plans for tomorrow
I will be at this game.
"I have one word for you...Be careful."
-Jose Guillen
Honestly read that as "Dropping my pants for tomorrow"
Which, strangely enough, still made sense
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Jul 8, 2011 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Hate this
Theres no way hes gonna get consistant PT (one of the main reasons why Wood ended up sucking, he got promoted and just sat on the bench). Reagins wont take away PT from Hunter or Wells or Abreu, so this would be just until borjous is healthy again, then theres no spot unless a trade is in the works. This just doesnt make sense why he would bypass AAA when we could just stick Branyan at DH and abreu to the OF for a few days
Never Quit , Never Surrender!
i think wood ended up sucking because of pitch recognition
and his swing. the playing time thing only works if you work it out WITH playing time, as GA did in his later seasons.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
by Kernel on Jul 8, 2011 5:04 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
and yes, i know there were all sorts of swing adjustments via mickey hatcher
in the end, i hope he does well in pitt, he was never going to succeed in anaheim.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Please dont suck.
Can you please be our Evan Longoria type young stud.Im sick and tired of overhyped prospects who fall flat on their face amounting to little to nothing but FAIL!!!
Torii Hunter Batting Average Watch:.240
by deejayelleseven on Jul 8, 2011 2:55 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
No like Dallas MacPherson and Brandon Wood
Torii Hunter Batting Average Watch:.240
by deejayelleseven on Jul 8, 2011 8:08 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
DMac could hit. He couldn't stay healthy.
He had a spine made out of glass.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
The crown jewel of my fantasy baseball legacy
was managing to talk a friend into drafting Dallas McPherson in our keeper draft before the 2005 season (intentionally) so that I could take David Wright with the pick immediately after.
A wise man once said "never postpone to tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow. Except DFAing Mathis. Do that shit now, plz."
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 8, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
So that was an "Intentional Talk"?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Haha
I mean I talked him into it knowing full well that David Wright was more likely to be the better baseball player.
A wise man once said "never postpone to tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow. Except DFAing Mathis. Do that shit now, plz."
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 8, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
DMac was the shit...
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 8, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Todd Greene, can you hear me?
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Mike Trout is officially
the first Angel younger than me. Crazy. I’ll be at the game tomorrow and will be calling for Scioscia’s head if Trout doesn’t start.
Completely agree, Matt.
I’m almost longing for some weird novelty signing of a Minnie Miñoso signing to be younger than one player again!
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
Same thing here
I don’t know what to think
We Want Wilson
by ryanfea on Jul 8, 2011 8:31 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I feel like a parent, sending my kid out to kindergarten for his first day of school.
Don’t let me down, Mike.
I've got nothing.
OMG OMG OMG!!
Be a Angel Fan till I die... The only good team to come out of Texas is my Dallas Cowboys Baby
by Nord15 on Jul 8, 2011 4:22 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
my thoughts exactly. someone give me a paper bag to breathe into.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
19 years old and in the majors...
…just imagine what is going through his mind right now. He’s not Wood, McPherson or any other point of comparison out there. He’s Mike Trout. He’ll have good games, and he’ll have not so good games. The kid still has room for development and will learn. I’m confident he will do just fine.
if he performs as a replacement for bourjos
that’s good enough for me this year.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Coming This Summer to a Stadium Near You!
All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
by Quad Fin Rider on Jul 8, 2011 6:18 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Great news, exciting
poor Peter, my only concern is that Peter is doing great, I really like him and he is hitting the the best defensive center fielder in baseball. If Trout catches fires, then Trout and Peter both must play and our old guys (Bobby, VW, Torii) can rotate between DH and OF.
Angels in 2011!
Exactly
Troutmania for me is slightly tempered with Bourjos out with an injury
Swung on and missed, he struck him out! ~ Terry Smith
Angels' 2011 W-L record with the alternate red jersey: 13-7
buh who ? buh wha?
Didnt read the article. Saw the title “Trout called Up”. Expected the word “psyche”.
Wow. Awesome.
I was expecting to see that he went to SLC
was about to look at when the next time SLC plays in Vegas
I'm giddy over this
But disappointed for Peter. He was playing great for us. I hope he comes back strong. I will be watching tonight for sure. Wish I could be in Anaheim.
Just got my tickets....
However.. If Trout plays 3 games and then gets demoted after the all-star break when Peter is back (assuming its a minor injury)…. Is this really a good thing? I hate the idea of starting his clock if his spot isn’t permanent.
However.. If Trout plays 3 games and then gets demoted after the all-star break when Peter is back (assuming its a minor injury)…. Is this really a good thing? I hate the idea of starting his clock if his spot isn’t permanent.
I personally don't think starting the clock is an issue in the mind of Moreno, Reagins & Co.
Trout’s gonna sell tickets, attract a large TV audience, and lure reporters. If he succeeds, he won’t go back down; if he struggles, he’ll be sent to AAA.
If Trout is what everyone suspects he is, they’ll sign him to a long term contract long before the 6th year becomes relevant.
NOTE TO VICTOR ROJAS:
Please don’t be chit-chatting with Mark Langston when Trout comes up to bat…………….
by wumbug on Jul 8, 2011 8:02 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Exactly.
Torii Hunter Batting Average Watch:.240
by deejayelleseven on Jul 8, 2011 8:09 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Not gonna lie.
I’m even excited about this. Have fun guys.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
Is the biggest mid season call up in Angels History?
Torii Hunter Batting Average Watch:.240
by deejayelleseven on Jul 8, 2011 8:10 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Rick Reichardt
Signed by Angels in 1964 before FA draft. His signing bonus was double what Shawon Dunston received as the first overall pick 18 years later.. Debuted 9-1-64.
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -1. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
Mike Brown, July 21, 1983
The dude was totally tearing it up in AAA (.355/.427/.620) when the Angels called him up — just don’t ask how that went.
All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine.
by Quad Fin Rider on Jul 8, 2011 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions
He became coach of the Lakers
"I'm Tony Reagins. People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks. Years later, a doctor will tell me that I have an I.Q. of 48 and am what some people call mentally retarded."
Nothink like a good PieceofAase comment.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
How, exactly,
…does a Mike Trout call-up completely overwhelm everything we have ever learned about the way that Mike Scioscia uses his farm system, or makes roster decisions?
Forgive me, but I am gonna go all Ben Franklin here and take pessimistic path. I will reserve my dilerium over Trout for the day when Sosh proves he has learned a thing or two from Finley/Hillenbrand/Weaver The Elder/Wood/Mathis…
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Amen.
Torii Hunter Batting Average Watch:.240
by deejayelleseven on Jul 8, 2011 8:56 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You can ignore all those if you want to. I, for one, am not stupid.
But amidst that abundance of managerial brilliance lies the ongoing legacy of one giant blindspot. And we have yet to see if Trout will manage to avoid that.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Oh, I don't know. "Giant" enough to have cost us the 2006 AL West title?
Jered Weaver (the rookie) posted 8 total starts in 2006 through the month of July, was 7-0 as a starter, and posted an ERA of under 2. He finished the season 11-2 with an ERA of 2.56 and a WHIP 0f 1.033.
Meanwhile, Sosh insisted on sticking with his older brother, Jeff (the veteran), through the month of June. During that time Jeff went 3 – 10, with an ERA of 6.29 and a WHIP of 1.523.
And when all was said and done, the Halos finished second and out of the playoffs, 4 games behind Oakland.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Yeah...Jered Weaver was NOT worth 4 extra wins at the beginning of that season
He was worth 4.6 WAR in 123 IP. At most he gets another 60 IP, which adds another 2 – 3 wins. Still doesn’t get you there. And there’s at least a decent chance that if the Angels had him in the starting rotation at the beginning of the year that he’s not nearly as effective at the end of the year when he’s seeing teams for the second or third time. And he’s tired.
You also have to deal with the small sample size issue – Jeff had been just fine in LA the year before, throwing 224 innings of roughly league average pitching. How many innings is the minimum for deciding a guy is done? I don’t think this was mishandled at all.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Or...
you could look at Jered being valued at 47 runs above a replacement player, and Jeff being valued at 9 runs below that same replacement player, see a delta of 56 runs in Jered’s favor, and imagine that value across only 6 more starts.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Again
In 60 innings, you’re looking at half of that – 28 runs, which gets you 2.8 WAR. Still doesn’t get you to 4 and still doesn’t account for Jered’s possible decline from being tired/exposed at the end of the season.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Here's my main point
We’re trying to look for high-level prospects that were handled poorly. How many of them were there? I can think of one that was definitely handled badly – Wood. Other than that, Scioscia’s handling of prospects has been at least defensible, if not good.
You can definitely make the argument about catchers, but that’s an issue with Scioscia’s thoughts on the position, not on prospects, which isn’t relevant here. And I’d agree that the way he’s handled catchers has been head-scratching, although he certainly knows more about catching than I do.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Well, first you have to have a plethora of high-level prospects if you want to follow your rules.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
I gain Jered's 2.8, and I also GAIN BACK Jeff's -9. So I am around 3.5.
I am within a half a game. Let’s be gracious and say that this makes up only 3. That leaves the Halos tied with Oaklad going into the final game, whihc was lost 10-11. How might both teams have approached that series, and that game, with a title on the line?
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Still off
You already factored Jeff’s -9 into your 56. Plus you have to give Jeff some innings because the front office signed him to play.
The teams both would have approached it to win at all costs, which may still have resulted in an Angels loss. I’m still not getting to the fact that Scioscia cost us a division title.
Oh, and then there’s this. Had Weaver been brought up much earlier, he’d be a free agent after THIS season.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
You two are bitching about 1 WAR?
No way you can get that specific, really. But, it’s foolish to say that starting Jered instead of Jeff that year wouldn’t have evened up the AL West race. We don’t know how much, but it would have been a lot closer than 4 games.
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
by jimmuscomp on Jul 8, 2011 2:15 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Concur.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
I would also concur
I still don’t think that means Weaver was mishandled.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Agree with both of you, basically....
but, I think that Stirrups is using that under-use of Weaver at the MLB is a data point against Scioscia and his use of young players when a veteran is available. I do think you can both be right, but I tend to agree more with Stirrups.
I think Scioscia does favor veterans – especially ones with “proven track records” long past their effectiveness and 2006 would have been a closer race with WTY out there instead of WTE.
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
In raw, emotional, terms...
Sosh had a proven winner on his hands in WTY before he ever landed in their laps on draft day. The kid was smoking hot in his 2006 debut season and Ssoh chose to squander 2 months worth of starts on the 2006 version of Kazmir. Weaver has been great from day 1. It was just stupid that he got only 4 chances at the MLB level through June while Jeff was granted 16 abominations in that same time.
My math just ain’t working out. I am suspicious of the WTE WAR number. I just can’t wrap my head around how a guy who starts 16 games, lasts only 88 innings, and surrenders 6.39 ERA during that time ends up with a WAR of only -0.9.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
I thought Weave had some discomfort, stretching out, low velocity issues ...
during his minors stint. I’m too lazy to look it up, but am going on memory.
I agree that it makes logical sense that he should have been brought up sooner, but I wonder if that is part of the reasoning……
FWIW
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't recall anything of the sort.
I do recall my seething, abomination after abomination…and I was not alone here.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
I think you're attributing too much to Scioscia
The front office didn’t know or didn’t think WTY would be ready to join the team to open the season, which isn’t an untenable position. So they signed WTE, who had been a perfectly serviceable pitcher the year before.
So how many innings before you determine that WTE is done and WTY is ready? How many innings before you wash your investment down the toilet and risk throwing away an asset based on a small sample size?
Yeah, he probably stuck with him a little bit too long, but I think you’re over-stating the case. And I don’t think Scioscia was the only one involved in the desion-making process.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Gotta pick a meme around here.
Either we believe that Sosh has a heavy hand in all personnel decisions, or we don’t.
Either way, the results stand the same.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Your math is fine...
with either RARP or WAR you get within 1 win of the division crown. That’s a damn sight close than 4 games.
It is tricky though. WTE was the FA signed to be the #5. Scioscia gave him too much leash, but who knows how much leeway he had to make that call? I generally believe that Scioscia gets too much credit around here for front office decisions.
RIP Nick...
Jim Scully
Jim Scully Home
Oops. Yeah. My bad. I was going the wrong way.
I will get back to it later when I am off work.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Colon
What if they’d realized how broken Colon was and he’d gotten the surgery he needed, rather than being run out there in between DL stints, and WTY had gotten a few more starts in his stead? We’ll never really know, obviously.
Well
I seem to remember Howie playing right away when he first got the call. Trumbo hasn’t had to fight for many ab’s this year. Even when Naps got called up he played pretty consistently. McPherson got playing time when he was actually able to get out of bed.
He’s definitely makes some odd decisions (Mathis), but he generally seems to play the guys who are ready to play, especially after the Weaver brothers fiasco. I’m confident Mike is smart enough to know what he has on his hands with Trout.
I would explain those as:
Kendrick played more games at 1B than he did at 2B in 2006, platooning with Quinlan and Kotchman. He moved over to 2B in 2007 after Adam Kennedy signed wsith St. Louis in the offseason.
Trumbo at 1B in 2011 is a no-brainer, considering the lack of ready alternatives for a daily 1B with power. Not a lot of choices to be had there.
McPherson (had he remained healthy) would have owned 3B AFTER Glaus left, but not while he was still under contract.
Naps is our standing poster child for roster confusion.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Naps is your red herring...
fans of every team in baseball wishes the manager would play the young guys more. every one loves the backup QB because he represents the future. Meanwhile, away from the computer baseball players have field practice, batting practice, and run drills. There decisions are made about who plays. You don’t know what’s going on. You have a keyboard so you can dump on a man whose done nothing proven he’s a winner. You get to talk like a fan of a real baseball team because of that man….remember that.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 8, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
I calls it how I see it. Still.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 8, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
That's quite a lecture
From one who only touches his keyboard when the Angels are over .500.
by Suboptimal on Jul 8, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
he's been waiting for VW to hit over .210
so he could come gloat
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
That claim is denied by the facts.
While I’m glad you noticed, the Angels were under .500 when I last posted. I can rest easy that I’m not published for all of eternity calling Mike Napoli an all-time great. Say, when’s the next dorm room podcast featuring your great analysis? I figure you actually know whose playing in the AL West by now….
Nice one, btw…I figure the team has done enough talking on its own behalf, proving you incredibly wrong with each passing day, thank you.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 8, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I love it when someone makes a bunch of jokes at another's expense
and they aren’t funny in the least, but you know the author is finding them hilarious as he types away on his keyboard thinking he’s a comedic genius.
good times
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
You reminded me of when I made a second account so my alter ego could post
then I lit up that account with this one to make me look good.
I miss my Halowood account.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
by PhiSlamma on Jul 8, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
dude, I am rolling right now!
f’ng hilarious
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
So that shiny puppy picture was a self-portrait?
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
nah
the midget soccer goalie eating shit was.
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You mixed that up
I only broadcast from my mom’s basement, which I insist that you refer to as my Command Center. From here I slowly enact my plot for world domination by running 50 fantasy leagues simultaneously, masturbating nightly to the streams of sweet, sweet data that they produce in such erotic abundance. I cannot withstand a live display of athletic prowess, however, as this would shatter my cold digital heart, just as a vampire cannot withstand being pierced by a stake carved from the wood of the Holy Cross.
by Suboptimal on Jul 8, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
racist
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
imposter
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
You just blew my mind.
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
you really should get out more...
meanwhile, i’m no threat to your domination, I assure you…
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
And...Sargeant Sanctimony is officially back.
We have been expecting your return the past couple of weeks, as Wells heated up. After dipping your toe in the waters of HH, it’s good to see you in full voice once again. Welcome back.
You are right. I don’t know what really goes on. Neither do you. None of us do. Those who do know are quite busy dealing with what is really going on and are too much occupied to sit around and type into blogs about it all. For the rest of us, blogs are one place where we can gather and share thoughts and facts and conjecture. If you don’t want to deal with conjecture, don’t visit blogs.
But there are facts surrounding Napoli that are quite well known. Statistically, he was, and remains, a superior defensive player at the catcher position than Mathis. Offensively, he makes Mathis look like a AA novice by comparison. And between the two, Napoli is the more versatile guy who can also play a second position (1B) on the team in order to get his superior bat into the lineup. Any argument made against that information is an argument against easily researched reality.
But yeah, maybe Naps is a jackass. Maybe he won’t run all the laps that Sosh deems necessary. Maybe he doesn’t agree with Sosh’s opinions on how the catcher position is to be played. And, yeah, those would be foolish because Naps has a ways to go before he can claim any equivalency with Sosh’s career as a player. But until somebody reveals any such additional motivations, those are not facts in play. And until they are facts in play, it is YOU who constantly raises these possibilities as the red herring – in the true definition of the term – behind the Naps/Mathis decision.
Meanwhile, I have a keyboard because of what I do for a living, and what I do to contribute to society, not because it is my tool to dump on one Michael Lorri Scioscia. And I have been been talking like this long before Scioscia took the helm of the Halos. And they were a real baseball team back then, too. If you don’t believe me, just take it up with the ghost of Donnie Moore.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
by Stirrups on Jul 8, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Don't I get some kinda soft toss to get warmed up...
I was defending Sosh, not Mathis. As I’ve said before, there seems to be something that makes him preferable to the manager and pitchers, but I don’t know what it is. I’m inclined to trust it, not defend it necessarily…
Mathis is bad enough, but he doesn’t make Napoli any more than he is. If the guy can’t coach him, then send him to someone who feels they can.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 8, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
None of those really explain anything
The fact is they played. Howie was called up at age 22, after just a month in Salt Lake, and played 8 of 10 games before being sent back down. He returned in July and has been a regular (virtually) ever since.
Yes, Trumbo probably wasn’t really in their plans for this season other than depth. He’s still playing over Branyan (not that Branyan is giving him much of a fight) and Soth has resisted the temptation to move Howie over to first for his patented 4 second-basemen alignment.
I really don’t understand your McPherson point. He and Glaus really never crossed paths. In 2004 Glaus missed most of the year due to shoulder surgery and McPherson wasn’t quite ready for prime time. Glaus was gone the next season and McPherson was handed the starting job. He was just too brittle and we were left wondering what could have been.
And finally, regardless of how Naps was handled during his Halo career, he replaced Mathis when it was obvious Mathis couldn’t get it done. Interestingly, he was also recalled from AA that season. And Mathis is another example of giving the rookie a starting gig, when they could have easily kept Jose Molina around. Not the brightest move in hindsight, but it doesn’t show any anti-youth bias. And how about Bourjos unseating Torii? Or Walden passing up Rodney? Brandon Wood is the only one who was obviously held back. Looking back, there was probably a reason.
Jered Weaver being sent back to AAA is the black eye here, but I don’t think it proves that Scioscia automatically values veterans over rookies.
My point is not Youth versus Veteran.
Although I do believe that was once true. Recent years have proven that either Sosh has learned from his Finley/Hillenbrand days, or his overall major/minor roster situations have forced a change in how he plays his hand.
No, I was speaking more about how minor league prospects can be worked over.
As for McPherson/Glaus, I am in total agreement with you, although I spin it differently than you. From my perspective DMac is not the best example of bringing up a prospect, developing him into an existing lineup, and then sticking with him. Injuries aside, I see DMac as being the guy who got slotted into the lineup due to a window of opportunity in Glaus’ contract. It was a financial play, backed up by questions over Glaus’ recent health. Glaus was actually playing pretty good before he got hurt. The lasix surgery he had in the offseason before 2004 was paying off pretty well. For all we know, McPherson might have ended up being “Wood version 1.0” had Glaus been in a different year of his contract in 2004.
Also, “Bourjos unseating Hunter” is overselling your case. Abreu is the one that Bourjos unseated in the outfield. Hunter and Bourjos flipped RF/CF so as to not squander the extra speed that Bourjos brought to that outfield lineup – especially in servicing parts of LF to protect Rivera.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Ya, the track record for 19 year olds in the majors isn't good.
Trout could blow all that away, but I’m not expecting a lot at this point.
Especially since we don’t know how long Trout is going to be up. It could just be until Bourjos gets healthy.
Al Kaline won a batting title at 19.
Different era but just sayin’…….
"Ballplayers play baseball. Hrrmmmff." -Jose Mota
The combination of winning and doing it with a lot of young players is terrific
I get so excited about this team.
Mike Trout! Woot Woot!
So Jealous!
My parents bought tickets for this game a month ago for the fireworks and drawstring bags. Now I’m dying that I can’t go. Good luck Mike Trout!
wait a sec....
ok, Trout added to Fantasy team!!!
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Jul 8, 2011 8:29 AM PDT reply actions
I hate fantasy basball...
but a buddy at my work said in his league, one guy had Trout on his roster all season. Talk about a gamble.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions
not a bad idea, i know no one in my league will pick him up as they are all in AZ
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Meh ... what's he gonna do? 220/260/400??? A dong here and there, coupla ribbies?
Not going to set the world on fire. It’s a dumb move to have MT on your roster all year. Hope I’m wrong.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
It is a dumb move, but more because no one has any idea how much he'll play
I think your numbers are definitely low – I’d give him 250/320/380. The walks will still be there. The strikeouts will probably be high. And I don’t think the power will come quite yet at the ML level.
I would pick him up in keeper leagues, but not in year to year leagues.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
It's a dumb move if it's not a keeper league.
It’s bad move if it’s a keeper league. It’s a fantastic move if it’s an AL-only Keeper league.
"Just another Halo victory" - Rory Markas
over. my. head. dot com
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
/Ijustwanthimtoholdhisowndefensively.htm
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
so THIS is tony's big splash
What do you need a fancy suit for, Charlie, you ain't got no job to wear it to.
Trout or Torri in CF?
Got to thinking to lessen the pressure, Torrii may be the CF for now, but again a minor detail and I think Trout starts. I don’t care where he plays.
I'm guessing CF since he was brought up to replace P-Bo's production
and he does that mostly with his speed on Defense at this point.
I don't think there's a point to it if you don't play him in center
This allows the Angels to maintain their fantastic OF defense and doesn’t push anyone out of their established role on the team.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
He's played center all year
It would be more pressure to stick him in a position he’s unfamiliar with.
Lets see what he can do in center.
Be a Angel Fan till I die... The only good team to come out of Texas is my Dallas Cowboys Baby
I'm thinking fresh here... nobody else has thought of this, I'm pretty sure...
TROUT IN CENTER.
(did i go out on a limb and make this statement?)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
NEW MEME...
Quentin flew out to TROUT (and got HBP in the process)…
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
what!
WHAT
runs around the office screaming hysterically
Unlike this cat, my love for the LAA will never die.
This made me chuckle
http://twitter.com/SamMillerOCR/status/89364091038212096
Mike Trout is younger than Frankie Muniz was in the last year of Malcolm in the Middle.
Dude, I would bet that my Buick is older than Mike Trout's FATHER.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Did you ever pimp that ride?
It is the same one you posted pictures about a couple of seasons back, right?
It is. And it remains as is - The HaloMobile.
And I continue to take it to the occasional game. It still cruises around OC quite a bit. I figure that during any given weekend I nullify the environmental contributions of about 10 Prius’ during the previous week. Shameful and insensitive yes, but not a fleet of Prius’ brings as many smiles to the public in a year’s time as does this one Buick on one Saturday afternoon.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Yahoo! Fantasy Baseball @ 8:46 AM PST, Friday July 7th, 2011
Player to add?
Mike Trout – OF – LAA
Player to drop?
Ted Lilly – SP – LAD
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 9:10 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
*July 8th.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions
been needing to drop Lilly myself
I’m gonna copy this move
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
DO IT
I am surprised none of the rabid a-holes in my league beat me to it or picked him up just to piss me off.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
its done
although my buddy says Trout won’t be up long. I’m hoping he plays good enought to stick around
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
He's probably right
It works for me because Victorino is probably gonna be out for a while and I was planning on grabbing Bourjos again if he went on the DL. I was also looking for an excuse to get Lilly off my bench. This move basically killed 2 birds with 1 stone for me.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I've been looking to drop Lilly for the past week
couldn’t have found a better reason to finally push me into doing it
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I dropped Chatwood to get him...
now my WHIP will come back to normal.
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Jul 8, 2011 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Its official
Angels = 2011 WS Champs
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
MLBTradeRumors has a service time breakdown
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/07/service-time-breakdown-for-mike-trout.html
Key Part:
He can pick up as many as 83 days of service time this year, which would put him on track for arbitration eligibility after the 2014 season and free agency after the 2017 season (it’s the same timetable that he would have been on if the Angels had called him up this September or added him to their Opening Day roster in 2012).
by ~MMP~ on Jul 8, 2011 9:21 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
TR has a plan!!
That is really smart actually!!
Mike Trout- The Man, The Future, The Legend
by miketrout on Jul 8, 2011 9:24 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Have you landed in California yet young fella?
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Jul 8, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Hell Yeah
I’m ready holmies!! Someone ask for a cycle? Coming right up!
Mike Trout- The Man, The Future, The Legend
by miketrout on Jul 8, 2011 9:22 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Dude, Blue Tooth, Talk-to-Text
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
(pedals his bike)
thanks for the "cycle’
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I haven't stopped smiling!
I can’t wait to see this kid in action. It’s a great day in Angel lore, book it.
~ these atoms are liars
Trout could be a free agent at the age of 26....
From MLBTradrumors.com:
He can pick up as many as 83 days of service time this year, which would put him on track for arbitration eligibility after the 2014 season and free agency after the 2017 season (it’s the same timetable that he would have been on if the Angels had called him up this September or added him to their Opening Day roster in 2012). In other words, there’s a chance Trout will hit free agency just a few months after his 26th birthday.
12-year extension
Offer now.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
If Trout is really as good as expected then the Angels should sign him to a Longoria-type contract.
It would really suck not to have him with the Angels for his age 27, 28 and 29 seasons if he ends up being a star.
by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 8, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
got tickets for tonight in the works...
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he f*#@ing better
if I see Abreu in LF while Trout is on the bench tonight, I’m gonna flip the f@#% out
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
If Trout does not start tonight then there is really something fishy going on in that dugout
(Sorry about that stupid line)
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm taking the family to Universal Studios today.
I’m ticked I’m going to miss Trout’s possible debut and most of the game thread.
A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.
I'm waiting for MH252525 to comment.
Here’s what he wrote yesterday.
Going to see Trout again in the Futures Game in Phoenix. Just bought tickets in the 4th row behind the visitors dugout!
by MH252525 on Jul 7, 2011 8:47 PM PDT reply actions
My guess is Trout is no longer playing in that game.
A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.
From the fanshot, MH252525 posted
Wow
Worst luck ever. This comes literally like 4 hours after I bought tickets for the futures game and a hotel for the night…… And he was the only Angel on the roster. Sure hope he gets replaced by another Angel…..
Trout vs Blake Beavan
Trout will need to hit against a young pitcher in Blake Beavan, 22.
http://www.joelefkowitz.com/pitcher_card.php?pid=518444
The Beavs features a fastball that is around 91, and throws it 75% of the time. His second most used pitch (based entirely on his one start) is his slider, which he uses nearly 10% of the time.
We will quickly find out if Trout is able to see and hit sliders pretty quickly.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
except after that it's Pineda and Felix.
he’s gonna face some nasty stuff the next few days.
Baseball is a funny game...
I would prefer to see him benched one of those two games, maybe against Pineda
Its just too much to ask to have him pitch against last years AL Cy Young winner and this years Rookie of the Year.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
Im sleepy! Leave me alone....
I hate you.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
It's a huge confidence boost if he were to get some hits off those two though.
It could also take all the confidence out of him. I don’t know, it’s just crazy that there is so much pressure on a 19 year old to do great things.
Baseball is a funny game...
In all likelihood, he will be up here 2-3 weeks tops, including ASG break
Let him get his whacks in. Make him hungry to stay.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Sadly, literally everything in Sosh's managing career points to Trout getting 1-2 starts a week, at most, for about a month.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
I have full and absolute faith that the front office will leave him up just long enough to destroy his confidence, swing, and career.
I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....
I predict he will be up only as long as P-bo is out - 3 weeks max and playing everyday
the main reason to call him up is replace P-bo’s speed in Center.
the side benefits are seeing how he hits big league pitching and getting the fans excited.
by river-z on Jul 8, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think the word literally means what you think it means
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Jul 8, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just like people using "infer" when they really mean "imply."
Bugs me.
/sarcasm
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate that too!
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
by thebigtizzle on Jul 8, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I was actually quoting Weird Al ... "Close, But No Cigar."
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I think you may be
the only person ever to quote Weird Al
:p
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I do all the time
I love Weird Al. I got the reference, btw, DR.
Just so you know, the reason why I don’t like Callaspo is that he owns Joe Dirt on DVD.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Bringing Trout up is a whale of a good idea
I’ve haddock with waiting around to see him play with the Big club
(Sorry, someone had to go there…)
by Raaddad on Jul 8, 2011 10:10 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Add your name to the growing list of Trout groupers.
And you betta get in line quick, because if Trout doesn’t flounder this place is gonna get all crappie with these halfbeak puns.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
this is completely irrelevant but I caught about 10 trout last Tuesday up in the mountains of Colorado
including a pretty good size lake trout. very exciting.
But I think I’m more excited about Mike
That must have been amazing!
Closest lake I have around here is a cement pond, filled with reclaimed water and talapia.. (and yes, sick ass people actually fish and eat it)
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 10:35 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I used to surf in SoCal but there's none of that in Colorado so I took up flyfishing
pictures of the lake and the fish at this link.. scroll down
http://www.fishexplorer.com/co/fxrforum.asp?action=det&pid=221902
Whoa! That's awesome!!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 1:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Cliff Claven moment:
Most tilapia eaten in the US is farmed. They are grown in those cement ponds, often out in the deserts of the Southwest. They share those ponds with bass. The bass are fed with meal and are raised to proper size and then harvested. The tilapia are not fed anything by the growers. They feed off the bass excrement. After the bass are harvested, the tilapia finish growing and cleaning up the cement ponds, and then are harvested themselves. And then served up as a white fish in dinner houses across America.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Thank you for that
O wondrous HH “Answer Man”
(Think I’m going to pass on Tilapia now…though I was told they were farmed in China)
I'll never order Talapia at Dennys, again!!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 1:31 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
But what about ordering Tilapia?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
YOU HEARD ME ON THE OTHER FAN SHOT!!
:}
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 5:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That's disgusting.
I’ve eaten it once and thank God I didn’t like it. Wow…
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
Crab, lobster, shrimp, etc
They all live on the bottom of the ocean and eat whale crap and fish carcasses all day long. Doesn’t stop me from eating shrimp by the dozens.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, me neither.
Tilapia tastes horrible, though. Crab, shrimp, and lobster are heaven…
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
Old myths: lobsters are NOT scavengers.
It has been learned that they eat fresh seafoods, including crabs.
Crabs, meanwhile, are omnivores but live mostly off of algae. As opportunists, they do eat seafood carrion, but they also eat shrimp.
Shrimp, however, eat primarily zooplankton. But they also eat small crabs. And small worms. And even baby shrimp.
Whale poop, by the way, is not like cowpies or triceratops mounds (yet another stupid Steven Speilberg site gag). It is mostly liquid due to the large amounts of water they ingest.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Noq he gets to play w/the big fish
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
What an awesome last 20 days its been!
Got our winning ways back, H.K. and Waldo to All Star Game, now this!!!!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 10:37 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
who?
Ahhh... Yes... Finally back home in SoCal!!!
by stuck in Romania on Jul 8, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa!
Hold on a minute! He is going to wear #27. Is he nuts! Are the Angels nuts? Who does this kid think he is coming in and wearing Big Daddy Vlad’s number. MVP and future hall of famer a number that should not be worn ever again. 15, 5 and 27. Mathis has already completely distroyed what the number 5 has meant to me. Let’s not let some wet behind the ears rookie just swim in here and think he is the next coming!
Bummer about Bourjos too, I was at the game and it was pretty clear that the outfield was finally getting comfortable playing with each other. Having a rookie straight from AA to play center field and learn on the fly is not a good recipe for championship baseball.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the kid. I hope he does well, I hope he is everything everyone says he is going to be, remember this kid is young really young!
Well he usually wears 23 but Butcher already wears that number.
and we let Michael Ryan wear Vlad’s number too so…
Baseball is a funny game...
Before he got a jersey at Rancho last year...
after a quakes game Mike signed a baseball for me and numbered it “20”…
Caught him up there day after the futures game taking in his first minutes in Rancho with his family…they sat behind me and I didn’t know until they told me they had been sitting behind me the entire game. I had been audibly saying “where’s Mike Trout?” and looking down on the field, never turning around to scan the stands.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I recall his mom laughing at how I was looking for Mike the whole time...
Obviously, they didn’t want to make a commotion in the stands.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
No worries I'd be doing the exact same thing.
It had to be pretty funny to them as they realized this was how it was gonna be for the rest of his career.
Baseball is a funny game...
I'm fine with him wearing #27
in fact, I like it!
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Funny that his first game as an Angel he'll be wearing a throwback uniform. haha
Baseball is a funny game...
I'm totally fine with Trout wearing #27
He’ll probably become the real deal…
Besides, it doesn’t really matter, Vlad is not wearing an Angels hat to the HOF
Representing the Angels in Sin City.
by maze88 on Jul 8, 2011 11:38 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I wouldn't be so sure of that
And besides, that shouldn’t matter. Neither Carew or Ryan went into the Hall wearing an Angels hat but their number is on the wall.
I’m curious about this. If Vlad goes into the Hall, you’d think the Angels would retire his number.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
They probably will, but that's atleast 6 years from now.
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
Got my tickets for tonight.
Now watch it be Howie in LF, Wells in CF and Callaspo at 3rd
I'd predict
Abreu in LF, Wells in CF and Branyon DHing. friggin Sosh.
but I really think he starts tonight, I’d bet on it.
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I had to pass on tickets...
just bought 15+ indidual games down the stretch …
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Wish I could make the game...
but when watching highlights this AM and hearing the news, I quickly cleared it with the little lady to watch the entire Angels game tonight!
I’ll admit, I’m a whipped broken shell of a man. But at least I get to see MT make his debut! Bring on the game and 3-5 cold ones!!
by The Land of Happy Trees on Jul 8, 2011 11:16 AM PDT reply actions
Let's hope the event is not "MT", but FULL of production.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Good, now sign him to a six-year deal with four club options
Evan Longoria’s team-friendly contract may be the smartest baseball decision I’ve ever seen.
by Suboptimal on Jul 8, 2011 11:22 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
It's pretty insane how team-friendly that contract is.
Less than a million dollars last year to be one of the best position players in the game.
And the “expensive” part is 11.5 million in 2016.
Incredible.
sitting in Newport Beach at a Beach house rental, go or not go?
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
thats a push, wife/kids &.....................in-laws
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
This news makes me want to stay up far past any reasonable hour to watch this game.
Also, I can’t believe we’re still 1 game out of first after that horrid May we had.
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
I'm sure your optimism helped
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think I'm revealing any secrets when I say that even my optimism
was severely strained by our inability to score runs. At all.
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
the hell you say!
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
If we were to document this in an oral history
Trout’s name would start off something like
Mike Trout, Willits slayer, ……….
I'd like to DFA Reagins
who was the Quinlan Killer?
Trumbo? MacAnulty?
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
This must be very exciting for Angels fans. Congrats on getting to see one of the best young players in baseball get his chance.
Hopefully he plays well and stays.
Contributing writer for Pinstripe Alley.
I believe in the Church of Baseball.
- Annie Savoy
You go through The Sporting News for the last 100 years, and you will find two things are always true. You never have enough pitching, and nobody ever made money.
- Donald Fehr
by Frank Campagnola on Jul 8, 2011 1:36 PM PDT reply actions
hey, thanks Frankie
mighty kind of you to say
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
No problem. It was sincere, but part of me is jealous that the Angels are willing to give their top prospect a chance while the Yankees let theirs hang out in AAA for over 800 plate appearances
Contributing writer for Pinstripe Alley.
I believe in the Church of Baseball.
- Annie Savoy
You go through The Sporting News for the last 100 years, and you will find two things are always true. You never have enough pitching, and nobody ever made money.
- Donald Fehr
by Frank Campagnola on Jul 8, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't be THAT jealous
It took the second most valuable player on the team pulling a hammy for it to happen. You’d probably not be overly happy if Montero coming up was contingent upon Teixeira going down.
Although to the larger point, it’s still damn exciting.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I didn’t realize Bourjos was already a 2.4 win player. I understand where you’re coming from but like you said, it’s exciting.
Contributing writer for Pinstripe Alley.
I believe in the Church of Baseball.
- Annie Savoy
You go through The Sporting News for the last 100 years, and you will find two things are always true. You never have enough pitching, and nobody ever made money.
- Donald Fehr
by Frank Campagnola on Jul 8, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I should have said second most valuable position player
Seriously. Bourjos’ defense is that good. I would watch every night just to see him play CF. He doesn’t seem to be as good coming in on the ball as Erstad and Edmonds were in their prime, but watching him run down balls on the warning track is breathtaking.
And with his latest hitting streak he’s an above average hitter as well (although his strike zone recognition leaves something to be desired).
Defending maligned chants since 2009
I understand where you’re coming from. Watching Gardner get to everything is pretty awesome
Contributing writer for Pinstripe Alley.
I believe in the Church of Baseball.
- Annie Savoy
You go through The Sporting News for the last 100 years, and you will find two things are always true. You never have enough pitching, and nobody ever made money.
- Donald Fehr
by Frank Campagnola on Jul 8, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I am unfairly prejudiced against Bourjos
It’s those high socks. My mind immediately associates outfielders in high socks with runts like Reggie Willits and Juan Pierre. Trout had better go with the full pant-leg if he wants to make a good impression.
{shaking head in disgust}
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
To clarify...
It’s the PANTS that are high. The socks are too low. When wearing your pants at the knees, you gotta pull your socks waaaaay up. And then you get……..
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
For all of your brilliance,
Subop, you get a big swing-and-miss on this one. Bourjos is about the only guy on the team who wears his pants & socks correctly.
Darin Erstad wore the old school high socks. Does that help?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
how does your jealous part feel about Brandon Wood?
us Angels fans NEED this
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I just wet myself:
"Everything I hit into the outfield, there’s no such thing as singles," Trout says. "In my mind, I’m always going to get to second base or third base."
sounds like Torii's thought process too
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
And Napoli's thought process out on the town.
Pollyanna is dead. But don't get mad at me, I didn't kill her. Tony Reagins did.
by snowhor on Jul 8, 2011 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 11 recs
LOLLOLLOLLOLLOL
Don’t know, don’t care. People that criticize can kiss my ass. I don’t give a shit
-Kobe Bryant
You want to make history you have to do historic things- Kobe Bryant
heeeyyyyooooooooo!!!!!!
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
This
Is how Bourjos pulled his hammy. Thinking three on a double into left corner.
http://babiesboozeandboobs.wordpress.com/
Yeah, settle for 2
They are both fast enough to score from 2nd on pretty much anything past an infielder. If they’re really concerned, just steal 3rd on the next pitch.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
chatwood? why chatwood?
doesnt he have a start lined up for before all-star break?
Mathis out of options.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there)
Maybe they want to get Chat some innings over the ASB?
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
I can see this
He’s young, so he shouldn’t need the rest as much, and in AAA, he can work on his control more.
chatwood???
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
don't everyone freak out if he doesnt do well immedietly.
keep in mind he is skipping triple-A entirely.
the pcl is a joke anyways
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
I heard he just doubled
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's a joke, but there's YouTube video of him outrunning a groundout to 2B.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1XYf4Whcj8
A wise man once said "never postpone to tomorrow what can be done the day after tomorrow. Except DFAing Mathis. Do that shit now, plz."
by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 8, 2011 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions
A Ryan Ghan video of Trout
http://www.youtube.com/user/ryanghan2000#p/u
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -1. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
WTH is this?
you wasted my time… Mike Trout would never do this to me
Don't Blame ME! Tony Reagins Did it!
by IWishWeStillHadTimSalmon on Jul 8, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry wrong link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AcPdGSzgwo&feature=channel_video_title
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -1. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
It's probably just as well. Any numbers he put up there would be attributed to SLC and not
Trout’s own abilities.
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
HAHA
Everyone is blowing up Victor Rojas twitter since he mentioned Chatty being optioned!! Tyler is now trending on twitter haha!
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 3:34 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
What does "blowing up a twitter" mean?
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow people are being assholes to Victor Rojas
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 4:23 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Victor needs to spend more time here
where he is loved for his quiet sarcasm
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Esssaktly... why bother with those twits.
;)
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Twits. I see what you did theere.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Who's got beef with V-Ro?!
We’ll jack tacos up their jimmy.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
And then light them little babies up.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
every time I'm at home and Vic says
“light that baby up!!!” I take a bong rip on his orders. EVERY TIME
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I rip a fart in celebratory release.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Awesome interaction with some ass on twitter:
Victor: 2 words, un-follow
Ass: 2 words, REX HUDLER
Victor: I’ll let Gubi know
Me:LOLZ
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 5:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
thats awesome
"You realize that Ive been posting on AN since 07 on this name and I am one of the most rec'ed posters there right?" - Some douche named DFA from AN
by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
thats what she said
really
Don't Blame ME! Tony Reagins Did it!
by IWishWeStillHadTimSalmon on Jul 8, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry ... Everyone keeps messaging Vic,
Asking about Tyler… Victor’s tweet after explaining himself a bunch of times: "VictorRojas29: TOO MANY questions about Chatwood move. 1) not starting this wkd 2) July 14th start will be on 8 days rest "
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 3:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks, man!
I compre-hen-day moocho now!
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
is it to late for him to make the All Star team?
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
Jeter and A-Rod backed out...
Hey Mike, how quickly can you learn SS or 3rd?
you mean how quickly can SS or 3rd learn Mike?
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Well, according to MLB.com, he's starting tonight.
Batting 9th, playing CF.
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
And it appears MMP beat me on this by like an hour.
Gonna have to work on paying attention again. >_<
#34 Forever
Plugging the upside since 2006.
Never give up, never surrender!
Angel Strategery
Bat Trout behind Mathis so that pitchers throw the latter more fastballs and allow his premiumness to finally bloom.
It’s brilliant!!!
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Jul 8, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
The only thing higher on the unintentional comedy scale
Than Trout hitting behind Mathis would be Bengie Molina pinch running for Trout.
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -1. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
Two Man Outfield
Stick Bourjous in left center, Trout in right center, and use a five man infield for the rest of the season.
by AlanFalcon on Jul 8, 2011 4:17 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
VERY. GOOD. IDEA.
Only wish Pete was healthy.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Then pay $45 million to the DH position
Rotated between VW, Torii, and Bobby.
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -1. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
And have an $880,000 4WAR/yr DEFENSE outfield.
Sounds bonerific to me.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
chin up DR, he'll be back
I promise
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions
sniff, sniff... thanks, man... I needed that.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
It's actually close to being sob worthy...
I don’t know what the numbers say but that guy saves a run a game at minimum. Hope he’s back after the break.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
Trust me ...
I thought of James Worthy in 1983 and of Gary DiSarcina in 1995 …
All games I attended … I was there last night. My stomach turned when I saw soth and the trainer heading out to 2nd.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions
was watching on TV
and as he came back to 2nd base he mouthed the word “fuck” (his word not mine!), and it was right then I knew it was bad.
he’s been by far my favorite player to watch this season :(
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I was there for that DiSar game
Oh that was painful.
Defending maligned chants since 2009
by Gorbachav5 on Jul 8, 2011 5:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Funniest part is that it would probably work.
by TheKingfish on Jul 8, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Did you see that gapper that was much closer to Torii last night?
Pete was cheating toward LCF when the ball was hit … closes the gap and overruns Torii to make the catch. The 2-man OF would work for Pete, not sure how fast Trout is.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Trout's speed rates at an 80 out of 80
but from what I’ve heard PB is faster in the OF while Trout is faster around the bases.
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by 2pintsofbooze on Jul 8, 2011 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully, the learning curve won't be there with the wings...
just run and get it, baby.
"We are not on an austerity program," Arte Moreno
Range is at 75
Projected to increase to 78.
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -1. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
Are we making Napoli jokes again?
Combined WAR to date of your Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fantastic Five (VW, Torii, Kazmir, GMJ, Premium) -1. WAR leader: GMJ:0. Combined 2011 salary: $66,600,000.
I thought that was an extremely jaded Halowood-ism.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Tonights Line-ups
ANGELS
Aybar, E, SS
Hunter, T, RF
Abreu, B, DH
Wells, V, LF
Kendrick, H, 2B
Callaspo, A, 3B
Trumbo, M, 1B
Conger, H, C
Trout, M, CF
MARINERS
Suzuki, I, RF
Ryan, B, SS
Ackley, D, 2B
Olivo, M, C
Smoak, J, 1B
Cust, J, DH
Gutierrez, F, CF
Seager, K, 3B
Halman, G, LF
Ackley looked awesome on the basepaths last night...
made Aybar look like a fool.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Jul 8, 2011 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
They showed a little bit of a press conference Trout did earlier today
He seemed a little uncomfortable, but he seems really down to Earth
Looks good in an Angels uniform too
On MLB Network
And now they are doing an “All-Fish” team
Can't believe I'm missin this! Rebelution
In LA tonight, they better be good!
I have a secret place, inside my mind, where I keep hidden inspiration you wont find.
by Tapatio Man on Jul 8, 2011 4:55 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Saw that on Victor's twitter account.
LOVE IT
Years later, Clutch still needs to chill.
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by cardinalwraith on Jul 8, 2011 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Not surprising.
Mike Trout’s stay with the #Angels probably won’t be too long. MGR Mike Scioscia said when Bourjos is healthy, “He’s our center fielder.”
I thought so, unless Trout catches fires over the three games
this could further spark the team, then the Angels need to get creative. Play Trout in left. Then let Hunter, VW and Abreu fight for at-bats in the right field and DH spots. This probably won’t happen but if Trout were ready, you can’t send him back and Bourjos is an exciting player himself.
Angels in 2011!
they sent Weaver packing as a rookie
to make room for his worthless brother…..
Vernon Well's Current Average = .211 Current # of outs = Don't ask him
TY Tony!
http://twitter.com/billplunkettocr/status/89486967028457473
#Angels Trout on getting the call from GM Tony Reagins about 1 am. “I got chills. Didn’t know if it was real.” Reagins: “He was speechless.”
Just got free tickets to the game tonight
I’ll be there for Trout’s debut! YES!!!!!!
Defending maligned chants since 2009
Probably some company that gives them to thier most important clients, like Gorbachav5
2011, it's going to be a heck of year, or not
by salmonforever on Jul 8, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a chance to go... but it was with the biggest
Douche i have ever met… I’d rather watch it on tv
"Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in" -George Costanza
by Howie's Batting Title on Jul 8, 2011 5:49 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Napoli just hit a grand slam. I'm starting to hate him.
Official prediction: The Angels will win the AL west this season.
Not allowed.
Cannot hate Naps, or Maddon, or Black, or Roenicke, or any of our guys who helped fly flags. Just can’t root FOR them, any time that would be against us.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there, 55% of the way through the season!)
What about Benedict Horseface?
He turned on us first.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Yep. He broke the faith. No love for Lackey.
All-time Single Season GIDP Record: 36 (Jim Rice, 1984). Torii Hunter GIDP 2011 to date: 19 (53% of the way there, 55% of the way through the season!)
Well I guess I'll just be here.
I can only go to some many games in one week. Hope there will be others here tonight or the conversation is going to be very limited.
Not giving up yet... but man this season stinks right now (6/9/11)
Looks like Weaver is probably going to start the ASG.
Beckett left in the 5th after allowing 3 runs.
Years later, Clutch still needs to chill.
The Payoff Pitch Blog
Sorry, I'm just impatient.
Trout Day does weird things to me.
Years later, Clutch still needs to chill.
The Payoff Pitch Blog
by cardinalwraith on Jul 8, 2011 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He's in the lineup tonight!
Batting ninth, in center field.
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