Jered Weaver's Best Sees Angels Lose West
by Rev Halofan on Sep 23, 2011 10:30 PM PDT
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Final Score in Anaheim: Angels 1, Athletics 3
The Angels offense might have made you want to cry this season. But it was a hackathon, undeserving of our sympathies. The sight of Jered Weaver walking off the mound, though, well, there is the cue for your tears.
The Angels were eliminated from the American League West with their loss on Saturday night in front of a raucous crowd desperate and anxious for anything to cheer for, to have one last weekend of summer hope before the long winter ahead. And so the wailing of our lungs and the gnashing of our teeth begins.
Congratulations to the Texas Rangers on their second consecutive Western Division Title. No matter any criticism I could have dug deep for, all season long that run differential just kept fattening up. I wrote something snarky but I just erased it. The scoreboard finally shut me up. Someone somewhere in that big state has a dad or grandfather or relative or friend who might not see November and maybe their team making it is all they have to hang on to, the dream in a world gone wrong, the hope in dark times. I've seen that scoreboard shine in my time and in the abstract to know someone somewhere is eased in their worldly pain makes it alright. It doesn't make it any less painful, but the pain pretty much came and went already, in fits and starts and halted here and there three weeks ago but there have been bigger heartbreaks. My team will redeem my love another night. Enjoy the champagne, the six pack, the look in a fellow true believer's eye. You never know if it is the first of many or the last view from the mountain and that is why every single one is special.
The Angels are technically still in the wild card race but to watch the dumbfounded look on Mike Scioscia's face the emotional angst on Torii Hunter in the dugout after making an out to lead off the 9th inning, the only thing these guys are in together is Sundays football pool. This has been a second place team at best that had glimmers of glory but fatal flaws that shone every time that shiny surface was lightly scratched. All that glitters is not gold. At the moment it is fifth best int he American league and to take a step back it is a little shocking this team has been even that great.
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What a PATHETIC showing
Wells blame of the season
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 23, 2011 10:32 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
Wells 0 for 9 in the last two games, he could have made a difference if he had produced here.
"It's our money," owner Arte Moreno said.
And the sorry ass pen.
Besides Downs and Walden, it was a shit show. I know Walden had his ups and downs. However what he showed in Toronto with the season on the line encourages me for next year. He is only a rookie and should get better. But other than that the assholes cost us the season. In the past the bullpen was able to save our sorry ass offense. We were able to hold the leads we have. Not the case this year.
There is still a chace until elimination.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 23, 2011 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
100% ACCURATE! FUCK YOU VERNONE WELLS!!!
Non-panther BOTS. Wells had every opportunity to make people forget what a worthless PoS he was all season by having a great September against all the rookie callups, teams out of contention, and he proved once and for all that the derision, BOOOs, cat calls, etc are spot-on accurate and deserved. Despite the terrible season, redemption was within his reach for the past couple weeks.
VerNone, you got boo’d in Toronto this past series. What does that tell you? The fans applauded you the first game back and likely deservedly so. In this fans opinion, you are not deserving of playing for a team such as the Angels where playoffs have become an expectation. KC, Pitt, Baltimore, or Sea beckon. JUST GO AWAY!
Oh, and Tony Reagins...
Nice try. You hitched your wagon to the Wells train…there’s the door! Consequences.
“Here’s your sign”
Yeah I don't know why you would ph for Howie.
You got to win with your best or lose with your best.
There is still a chace until elimination.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 23, 2011 11:49 PM PDT up reply actions
only bases loaded situation was when Howie came up
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 24, 2011 9:09 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Stare out the window and wait until spring
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
by red floyd on Sep 24, 2011 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rodney needs a flow chart titled, "How you know when Scioscia hates you."
"It's our money," owner Arte Moreno said.
Just read that article.
What a delusional douchebag.
The fact that he’ll be gone after this season isn’t good enough for me anymore. I want to see his ass released tomorrow.
must win for us and must lose for boston
by Halostradamus on Sep 23, 2011 10:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Been there, done that.
The team has already started planning their tee-off times. They’ve already quit.
We lost the West on January 21
"I too played shortstop for many years until I was struck down by Acne and Baby Fat" HST
by No Bologna Polonia on Sep 23, 2011 10:42 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs
Wells' shit-eating grin says "I can't believe they took my contract"
by Halostradamus on Sep 23, 2011 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions
"and I plan on playing like crap"
but hey I’m too blessed (counting my money) to be stressed (about what fans care about).
exactly my words when wells popped out to end the game
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 23, 2011 10:45 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
Look how stupid Reagins look!
Run naked on the 57 you sorry excuse for a GM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Hey where the white women at"?
I want to laugh but I sincerely can't help feeling sorry for you guys about this.
Just unbelievable. You guys have plenty of other stuff to look forward to, but yeah. That’s just…wow.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
by TXHC on Sep 24, 2011 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sadly quite possibly lost til 2014...
Should change my screen name to Stuck with Premium.
by stuck in Romania on Sep 24, 2011 6:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Keep....on....clawing
" With Haren bolstering the rotation, the Angels are set up beautifully for 2011"- Another East coast biased reporter
by Halos2011champs on Sep 23, 2011 10:44 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
2012 will be better
Maybe
"Its like when i’m right…i’m right… and when i’m wrong…i could have been right..so i’m still right cause i could have been wrong"-Chevy Clarke's Twitter
On the basis of what, though?
Another offseason of hope pinned to the butterfly corpse of Kendrys Morales?
Another year of Wells, Hunter and Abreu grown ever older?
Another year of Napoli and Beltre in Texas bustin’ our chops?
Last year, plenty of fans thought the moment Texas lost Cliff Lee, the division was ours. That was myopic and stupid. Now it’s C.J. — but they’ll replace him with something equally good.
Texas has money now — big money — and they’ll continue to make adjustments.
As long as the managerial braintrust is Reagins-Scioscia (and Sciosica is the top in that relationship, make no mistake), 2012 is 2011 is 2010.
The fact that we overachieved this year and still went nowhere should make you sweat, not make you optimistic.
FIRE REAGINS. KENNEL SCIOSCIA. JUST DO IT.
by Turks Teeth on Sep 24, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Too many things have to go right
When we saw the Angels in spring training, there wasn’t one presumed regular in the bullpen who looked like they would get the job done. That proved true in the regular season as well, and it has been a consistent problem for this team. But what’s worse is once you get past Weaver and Haren, in the rotation, the Angels have a mess of .500 pitchers at best. The offense is still poisoned by the Mike Scioscia/Mickey Hatcher voodoo of RISP2 hitting as a repeatable skill; I don’t understand that one bit.
Factor in age-related declines for the older players, and I could see the 2012 club being .500 or worse, and that’s not even factoring in a front office that thought trading for Kazmir and Wells was a good idea.
Witty .sig goes here.
And they didn't really get to celebrate on their field either.
They had to wait until we lost.
There is still a chace until elimination.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 23, 2011 11:42 PM PDT up reply actions
where's thebigtizzle when he needs to make an apology?
he lied to us when he said we’d be fine.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 23, 2011 10:49 PM PDT via iPhone app reply actions
And they won't have the whole 50th Anniversary thing to distract the fans from a bad team.
"It's our money," owner Arte Moreno said.
by 44FAN on Sep 23, 2011 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe they will play the Mayan doomsday card
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 23, 2011 11:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I so wanted the 50th Anniv thing to be good.
I’m turning 50 this year too and I just really want this team to do well.
10th anniversary of the Championship
They’ll find a way.
by Halowitz on Sep 24, 2011 8:52 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Go Brew Crew???
I guess. I would like to see Ron Roenicke succeed though.
"Its like when i’m right…i’m right… and when i’m wrong…i could have been right..so i’m still right cause i could have been wrong"-Chevy Clarke's Twitter
Indians got eliminated several weeks ago
"Its like when i’m right…i’m right… and when i’m wrong…i could have been right..so i’m still right cause i could have been wrong"-Chevy Clarke's Twitter
Brewers? Why not.
I can go with that.
"Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter, once said 'It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.'
Well, Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I am concerned." - Gene Autry
by Angelsfan015 on Sep 23, 2011 11:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes brewers and Dbacks.
If the Rays don’t get in I don’t see a sack of shit worth rooting for in the AL.
There is still a chace until elimination.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 23, 2011 11:43 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Damn you Angels Damn you
There is still a chace until elimination.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 23, 2011 11:37 PM PDT reply actions
Everyone was worried about Texas celebrated on our field, and in a roundabout way, they kind of did tonight.
We lost. They celebrated. Same thing.
Blame of the season: Mike Scioscia.
If he doesn’t have a gun to his head making him fill out these lineup cards, something is seriously wrong with him.
I've got nothing.
But they also had to wait for us to lose.
So they could not celebrate after winning. Its the only hope I can grab from the debacle.
There is still a chace until elimination.
by Angelsrthebest101 on Sep 23, 2011 11:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Fuck Buttercup
That song sums up this game and season so perfectly its sickening. Something has to be done to get that goddamn song off the playlist.
Formerly known as AlohaHalofan
by Erick Danielsen on Sep 23, 2011 11:56 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
I can think of better scapegoats
Starting from the top: Arte, Reagins, Sosh, Hatcher, Wells, Abreu, Piniero, Mathis, Rodney…
Trust the Deception
by Rally Manatee on Sep 24, 2011 12:48 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
just a general statement...
… I wasn’t pinning this failure of a season on the song. You illustrated who deserves the blame just about perfectly. I just hate the song.
Formerly known as AlohaHalofan
by Erick Danielsen on Sep 24, 2011 12:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
True. Couldn't have said it better myself:
Something has to be done to get that goddamn song off the playlist.
This season can be wrapped up in a single word.
My response to your letter of February 19, 1976, is - kiss my ass.
Sincerely,
Bill Baxley, Attorney General
by sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher on Sep 24, 2011 12:11 AM PDT reply actions
Texas: One
My Heart: Zero
The Angels are ill-served by a front office that willfully disregards both modern and classic performance measurements when it comes to Jeff Mathis. Astonishing, and nearly unforgiveable.
by LittleCupcakes on Sep 24, 2011 12:51 AM PDT reply actions
I just can't get over the Napoli trade
Never before have I seen such a clear cut case of a singular front office decision sabotaging an entire season. If we simply hadn’t traded Napoli, we would be the ones celebrating tonight. If Wells doesn’t produce at all in the first month of next season, I just may defect. And if they re-sign Mathis, I promise I won’t spend a dime on this team until he’s gone. I will not voluntarily eat shit.
Trust the Deception
by Rally Manatee on Sep 24, 2011 12:56 AM PDT via mobile reply actions 3 recs
Do you think Scioscia would have actually had Napoli in the lineup
if they hadn’t traded him?
"It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy." - Nolan Ryan
"Every hitter likes fastballs just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's how you feel when (Nolan) Ryan's throwing balls by you." - Reggie Jackson
I think that's why this team needs a GM with the balls to tell Sosh to bone himself from time to time
A likeable GM would have:
A. Not traded Napoli
and
B. Told Sosh, “Alright, this love affair with Mathis is done” (and if that wasn’t enough to get him benched then the GM should trade/cut whatever him).
Sadly, this organization is centered around one person running the show, and his “support” is more than likely a bunch of yes men who never challenge Sosh’s more stupid ideas….At least that is my theory.
by Dontbatvlad4th on Sep 24, 2011 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
It's not a theory, it's a fact.
He openly said when he extended Scioscia and Reagins that Scioscia would have input into every personnel decision, and that everyone in the organization would listen to Scioscia and learn from his gospel. Reagins has said he is cool with that, and the result is obvious.
Napoli is gone because Scioscia wanted it to be so. Mathis plays because Scioscia wants it to be so. We got Wells instead of Beltre because Scioscia thought Wells was the better player, thought his leftfield defense would be majestic, and thought this fact was unambiguous.
Scioscia is the lodestone of this failing team. Tony just fidgets on his Blackberry and Arte just listens and reaches for his wallet. This is a special relationship not found on other teams. There are simply no constructive checks on this man, and this man is steadily losing sight of the modern game, and reliving a game from twenty years ago.
by Turks Teeth on Sep 24, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
i go to spring training every other year
2012 is my “go” year. If Mathis will be there, I’m not making the trip to Tempe.
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 24, 2011 9:14 AM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
How long are we going to wait before we start a public "Fire Reagins" campain?
We can start a facebook account, website… maybe pitch in for a billboard? I say give him this upcomming offseason and then explore a campain if Fs up again. By the way my definition of Fs up again would start with offering Premium arbitration again.
For every wise man there are a hundred morons... be carefull who you take advise from.
I think the guy running the show, with a lifetime contract, and pasta stains all over his fatface is equally culpable.
Why else would Vernon Wells and Jeff Mathis get so much playing time unless he was partly responsible for them both being here?
I've got nothing.
That is even more of a reason why a new GM is needed.
The organization needs something more then just a puppet. Someone that would dfa Mathis simply because it is the only way Soth wouldn’t be able to play him anymore.
For every wise man there are a hundred morons... be carefull who you take advise from.
Here's the thing : ....
You are right about the need for a GM.
But I still maintain that Sosh is a very good manager despite the Mathis debacle (his Achilles heel) and his support of Wells. (which is equivalent to his overall support of vets on the roster) He is also a great clubhouse leader and I can’t think of another manager who I would rather have leading the team. Right now, Sosh really needs the voice of a strong GM to kick him in the ass and say hey, this and this is not working. If Maddon were here he’d probably do that, if not in such a direct way.
Sosh is still our guy. We need to can TR and bring in a strong GM to provide some checks and balances on Sosh’s power.
I can think of another manager I would rather have - Joe Maddon.
He was a large part of the brain drain when he left the Angels organization. I believe his skills and talents as a manager far exceed Scioscia’s. You need only look what he has done during his tenure in Florida to realize what a smart guy he is.
A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.
by angelslogic on Sep 24, 2011 6:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Absolutely.
The Halos gave up. Tampa Bay does not quit. That is a reflection directly on the manager.
I agree and bring his GM along too
I think Maddon is my favorite manager in the bigs and I don’t even like the Rays.
...on the road....
by Jack Kerouac on Sep 24, 2011 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoa...
Madden is managing a talent laden organization filled with #1 picks…
I like Madden as much as the next guy but to say he’s better than Soth is going too far. He may prove to be in the long run but whoa…
Why "whoa"?
Jesus, the holy cow syndrome with Mike is too much around this place.
Maddon’s challenge is at least five-fold that of Scioscia’s. Maddon inhabits the most difficult division in baseball. He’s working with a team salary of 41M — the second-lowest in all of baseball and nearly 100M less than the Angels.
Maddon plays a full quarter of his season against the two highest payrolls in the AL (202M and 162M respectively) — and remains competitive in the environment.
The success of the Rays’ prospects comes from savvy scouting, smart trades, and an excellent player development system — and many first rounders in other orgs completely flame out.
Maddon’s better — I don’t even think it’s reasonable to question it. He’s working with less than a third of the capital that Scioscia’s working with, and achieving an identical record in a far tougher division.
The more power and money Scioscia gets, the worse the team does. Meanwhile, Maddon doesn’t even need money to put together a winning club.
by Turks Teeth on Sep 24, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd.
A wise man does not need advice and a fool won't take it.
by angelslogic on Sep 24, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point. I overlooked Maddon.
Because he knows this organization he would step right in and not miss a beat.
I’ll amend my comments a bit — I would not be sad if Maddon replaced Sosh. In a strange way it would be kind of exciting. My expectations might even go up a bit….
by Jack Frostt on Sep 24, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Might be starting tomorrow night if I can swing it.
Scioscialist Party of America - Redistributing your defense since 2000.
by Commander_Nate on Sep 24, 2011 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions
What if Arte and not Tony was the one who vehemently wanted to sign Wells to prove he wasn't cheap?
“We’re not picking up an offensive player who’s not going to help us on defense,” Moreno said. “He’ll play at 32, 33, 34 and 35. Those should be good, solid, productive years. He has a good, solid supporting cast here. It’s not like he has to catch every fly ball or drive in all the runs.”
LINK
If it was Arte's idea to get Wells, then we're fucked until we get a new owner or he pulls his head out of his ass.
Arte Went Biblical sounded nice until it was clear it didn't involve sitting the twenty-three million dollar man.
As mentioned above
this season was lost when the Angels traded for Vernon Wells. Not making the playoffs this year doesn’t hurt that bad because while I love a lot of players on this team, I absolutely hate the FO and Manager. I think the Angels in a way need to have a fire in order to clear some chaff that is running rampant.
Fire Reagins, Fire Soth, Fire Mickey Hatcher TWICE just to make sure he really is fired, non-tender Mathis, and most of all don’t plan on Vernon being a starter next year. Get a guy like Kubel or something, this team is already too righthanded heavy as is.
Anyway I doubt any of this will happen, but I will tell you this Arte, I am not giving the Angels any money and will not attend any games until Mathis is no longer on the roster and Vernon isn’t allowed to hit 220 with no walks just because you are paying him a stupid amount of money.
Jim Bowden on Tony Reagins.
Style: Authoritative, brilliant baseball mind who works well in the trifecta with owner Arte Moreno and manager Mike Scioscia. Builds teams on pitching and defense up the middle. Active at trade deadlines, will trade prospects and has the resources to acquire All-Stars
I could take or leave Sosh
but absolutely on Reagins and Hatcher.
It’s going to be very difficult for me to spend money on this team next season if Mathis is still the main catcher. It’s just too stupid. Might have to go NL and take the train down to some Padre games (about as joyous….)
by Dontbatvlad4th on Sep 24, 2011 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions
True this
I’m sick of the Angels hacking their way through every game. If they had a REAL hitting coach who understood the importance of plate discipline and OBP, both Vernon Wells and Mark Trumbo could have been given help with their lack of plate discipline (among others). I’m scared to see what he would to to Mike Trout.
Mark Trumbo: 2011 Rookie of the Year
by nicolasville on Sep 24, 2011 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions
This season was better than I'd hoped for
The Angels will finish above .500 despite black holes in left field and catcher. If you make Wells the fourth OF last year and dump Mathis, this team is immediately better.
Especially if you sign a certain 1B and trade a certain 1B for some BP/rotation help.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
Classy piece, Rev.
Chins up, guys.
Weaver, Haren, Santana, Trout, Bourjos, Conger, Trumbo, Kendrick, Walden. There’s plenty to look forward to in Anaheim. Just wasn’t your year this year.
Hey, there’s still a realistic possibility you guys take the wildcard. With the way Boston has been shitting the bed it’s not THAT far-fetched. But if not maybe the NBA lockout will be over soon and you’ll get your Lakers back (and then I can watch the Mavs beat the hell out of them again too, heh). Seriously though, I don’t see you guys going away anytime soon. See you next year.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Ahhhh, hes rubbing salt and tequila into my wounds...
"The AL West is turning into an awkward high school party
The Rangers totally want us to f*ck them and we just won’t do it." - Commander_Nate
Texas Hard Core
Or Textrahydro Cannabinol?
by Halowitz on Sep 24, 2011 9:06 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Texas Hardcore
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
(excuse the poor recording quality, we’re broke)
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Nice oldschool feel to it. I remember when I was into the scene 7 years back.
I was in a band as the vocalist myself actually but we were more metalcore then anything.
http://www.myspace.com/cryfordeath909
Check out the last 2 songs, No looking back and Above the Rest.
"The AL West is turning into an awkward high school party
The Rangers totally want us to f*ck them and we just won’t do it." - Commander_Nate
Note that there was 2 of us doing vocals.
"The AL West is turning into an awkward high school party
The Rangers totally want us to f*ck them and we just won’t do it." - Commander_Nate
Yeah, people don't really appreciate it much here in DFW or Texas in general for that matter.
We’ve been told by bands we’ve played with and people we know from the East Coast and West Coast that we’d do much better out there, but we’ve just never gotten around to touring.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Thats for sure.
But its stupid these days in Boston and So Cal.. people just go to shows to fight and form their stupid crews. Like FSU who came out on gangland
"The AL West is turning into an awkward high school party
The Rangers totally want us to f*ck them and we just won’t do it." - Commander_Nate
by GutterDem0n on Sep 24, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, that kind of shit is dumb.
Goes on down here too, GAMC is really big here. They’re loyal to bands that are associated with them but other than that they go to shows just to show how tough they are. People getting stabbed, beaten with brass knuckles, getting TVs smashed over their heads, jumped, etc… Basically down here if you don’t sound like Madball, Terror, or Bitter End then nobody cares.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
thats what makes this pill even harder to swallow the NBA lockout....my full focus will be put into my Cowboys
Bieber Fever? No! I got Weaver Fever!!!!
High five on that one.
Hopefully they can get over these injuries.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Fire Reagins today. What the hell are you waiting for Arte?
Congratulations Texas. You clearly have the better team, better farm system, better baseball operations staff. Most sadly, there’s not much of a gap between your manager and team ownership to the Angels’ manager and team ownership.
Unless there are material changes to the Halos baseball operations, the Rangers are likely looking at maybe a decade run of division crowns.
Now go beat the douches in Detroit and the Skanks in NY.
There's a big gap between managers, but no gap between owners (unless you say we're behind)
...on the road....
by Jack Kerouac on Sep 24, 2011 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Results matters
…and for the last two season, Washington is winning games and division titles. We can’t keep living in the past with what Soth accomplished previously.
by mustard_man on Sep 24, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
BOTG - the entire offense.
Simply pathetic.
3 walks in one inning and they can’t score? Pathetic.
If the Halos don't care about the way they play, then why should I?
Congratulations to Texas for fielding a better team
and having a better G.M. who shows up to the winter meetings on time!!!! Fire Reagins immediately after the last out of the last game and banish him back to the College of the Desert. Had I have been Arte, he would have been fired the moment he showed up late to the winter meetings and lost out on Crawford, and then took on Wells contract. Simply idiotic move we are now saddled with for 3 more years, that is 3 more years of 2nd place at best. Tony, you deserve a swift kick to the groin. Jackass
CONGER, CONGER, CONGER !!!
Joe Saunders gets to be in the playoffs and Mike Napoli, congrats to them and happy for them
F U verNONE wells and reagins and sosh!!
One thing that rankles
I’ve seen pinch-hitting more this last month than the rest of the season combined. For a guy who takes a “this game only” stance like Scoscia’, it’s odd to me that he’s only just now hitting for Mathis consistently as the innings grow late. Mathis is bad enough that at best he’s Weave’s personal catcher (and Weave knows who to blame when the team scores 1 run – himself, for letting Jeff Mathis kill it every single time), but I can’t tell you how many times Jeffy would take the plate in the 7th inning and kill a rally with his astounding suckage. Why did you wait this long to start replacing him with offense late in the game, Scoscia? Why do you think these games in September matter, but those games in May didn’t?
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel
This personal catcher stuff is BS
We need a regular non-Mathis catcher. I really hope Conger gets a shot next year and that he doesn’t get ruined by Soth, like Napoli did.
I hate the Vernon Wells trade as much as the next guy, but
I also realize our lineup is still shit if we replace him with Nap. Career year for Napoli, probably because he’s re-energized, has more playing time, and is surrounded by much better hitters. That’s the problem though (IMO) Wells wouldn’t be so horrible if he was say our number 7 hitter, and he wasn’t a focal point of the offense. But he is, he is one of our “mashers”. I think the problem here is we hav such weak bats at multiple positions. 3b, C, DH. We need some POP! Our team needs to bunch together hits to score, we don’t steal like before, we don’t get on base at a high rate.
I feel like the strong teams have at least one guy who the pitcher fears facing. Who’s that guy for us? Trumbo? Hunter? Kendrick?
Yuck.
I have a secret place, inside my mind, where I keep hidden inspiration you wont find.
by Tapatio Man on Sep 24, 2011 10:01 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
wells looks 45, tori looked 40 for half the year
Tori and Wells are supposed to be the hitters pitchers fear facing, that’s what management will have us believe.
Tori was a giant drain on the lineup for 3 months. He had 2 good months and an average month as well, but when you have thee blessed one, vernon wells, killing your lineup 4 times a game the whole season, you can’t afford to have tori doing the same for half the season too.
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Sep 24, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
24 blown saves on the year for the pen, leading to 13 losses
9 from walden, the team lost 5
3 from downs, the team lost 2
1 from cassevah (a fucking huge one i might add), the team lost 1
1 from thompson, 0 losses for the team
1 for bell, 0 losses for the team
3 for takashitty, the team lost 2
4 for rodney, the team lost 1
1 for kohn, the team lost 1
1 for Jepsen, the team lost 1
This list hides how shitty Rodney and Jepsen really were. Takashitty was truly sihtty for two months of the season.
My favorite reliever this year was Bulger, who managed to only give up 1 earned run on the season, despite giving up two homeruns. He pitched 9.1 innings, gave up 6 hits, 10 walks, 2 homeruns, and only 1 earned run.
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Sep 24, 2011 10:19 AM PDT reply actions
I'm curious: how can you give up two home runs and only have 1 earned run?
by mustard_man on Sep 24, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
a "shoulda been" third out error, next batter hits a jimmy jack
yields no earned runs
I love this team.
by Downing Rules on Sep 24, 2011 4:52 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions
If you want to look at it like that, it's really not that corrosive.
If 13 losses are attributable to the bullpen, then the bullpen was responsible for less than 20% of our losses, while playing pitching roughly 30% of innings. It’s more complex that that, of course, and our bullpen in aggregate was mediocre this year, but it wasn’t responsible for our downfall.
The Angels lost this year overwhelmingly due to a simply awful offense. Team OBP of .313 — fourth worst in the league. The fifth lowest runs scored in the league. In the bottom half of most offensive categories.
In a league with the Yankees, Rangers, Red Sox and Tigers, that’s just not acceptable anymore.
by Turks Teeth on Sep 24, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
+ 24,000,000
I have a secret place, inside my mind, where I keep hidden inspiration you wont find.
by Tapatio Man on Sep 24, 2011 1:10 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
25 blown saves leading to 14 losses now
10 from walden, with the team losing 6 of them. the last one the most epic of shitting in the most prettiest of beds.
Somewhere, right now, Mickey Hatcher is ruining a swing.
by Quinlan's Goofy Swing on Sep 25, 2011 11:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I finally made it back
just to witness the coup de grace, apparently.
Technical difficulties have screwed up my season as well. Oh well…
I was at the game last night
And I gotta be real honest, Buttercup and the Rally Monkey…. GOT TO GO!!!! …and so do Tony Reagins and Jeff Mathis…
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