LA Angels Thursday News Crash: Return of Junk

Yes. we can continue to read your nonsensical blathering.

Did you advocate for signing them in the offseason?

That’s about double what I expected

I’d wager a big factor in his divorce is that his wife wanted him to retire and spend more time helping out with the kids, especially since he was sick. But he wanted to keep playing ball, for what exactly — to pad a few counting stats while disappointing the Cardinal fans that used to love him?

Don’t give a damm about him anymore………last time I checked, he hasn’t played for us since May 2021. NEITHER SHOULD YOU……

He makes up for it defensively.

Well that didn’t end well for him.

A guy we should’ve pursued
But now I’m supposed hate everything THE OLIGARCH doesn’t want us to have.

Reply thought to thought one: Is $235M-117M=$118M for 5 starters our entire bullpen, 6 starting position players, our bench and the rest of the 40 man roster staff going to be enough to competitively field a team going forward? If $235M is not enough to effectively build a MLB roster so Arte should find someone who will spend this kind of money.

Jeff Fletcher had a great article in the OC Register looking at the overall team numbers. Its a great read if you can get behind enemy lines. Here’s the linky: https://www.ocregister.com/2022/06/23/whats-wrong-with-the-angels-a-look-inside-the-numbers/

One interesting excerpt which should not be as shocking as water is wet:

The bottom of the order has been a black holeThe Angels’ bottom four spots in the order have combined for a .549 OPS and a .296 slugging percentage, which are both the worst in the majors by a wide margin.
By contrast, the top five spots have an .820 OPS (2nd) and .476 slugging percentage (2nd).

So the bottom line is Perry gambled and lost big time on over a 1/3 of the starting line up. Unlike his predecessors that gambled more on starting pitching, our entire season hangs in the balance because of these rejects and retreads and not necessarily because of our pitching for once.

Solid movie. I’d alss as I recommend the Dune audiobook if you’ve got drive time to contend with. Huge cast of voice actors and very well done.

Don’t speak ill of the dead….but Joe always was a “homer” for Dusty.

So did all the MF Yankee fans in attendance . That game was epic

Dumont Lockwood

Castle Rock Ray

Dolonita Decker, lol

Daines Evans

TBW should know that those sort of things are phish attempts.

Peach Williams

E. Chitty.

Speez says he ain’t drinking anymore. But obviously he hasn’t been missing any meals.

What’s he up to nowadays? Working full time? Still doing the sand frog thing?

Great comments.

Ohtani’s agent presented his contract extension hopes at 43 Mil – Scherzer money as someone else on the board called it.

Imagine if a team could get Ohtani for 43 Mil for only 5 – 6 years – this would be a huge bargain. The contract would end when Ohtani reaches 32 or 33 when he is still in his prime.

I don’t think the Sho is looking to be baseball’s highest paid player. What is more important to him is BASEBALL, baseball tradition, baseball lore, his legacy, playing baseball the right way and winning, and being honorable and humble in the process.

Shohei wants to be on a team that matches his values and aspirations. I think he’d take less money to be on the right team.

The reality is that there are probably teams out there who may pay more than 43 Mil and longer than 5 -6 years for the Sho. This puts a lot of pressure on the Angels with Rendon and Trout on the books.

I see Ohtani going to the Mets, or the Yankees, and playing for Buck S and returning to the man who got him on the Angels, Billy Eppler. The Mets would probably pay top dollar for him.

Dunno. We’ll have to figure that out if he ever pitches like Scherzer and hits like Judge for a full season.

No, but it seems to be a pattern they give him an off day before a day off. I’m assuming they don’t want him to reaggravate injuries. It’s why he has completely stopped running although he could easily still steal 20 bags.

Nevin said that he was sore from the groin strain and had played several games in a row including the double-header in Seattle. Thus the day off combined with today gives him a two day rest.

Someone had to answer the bell when Tony needed a drink…..

Preach it from the Pulpit, Grandpa,

I hear you……

BUT GIVE ME ALL THE BOOZE 🍾🥂🍻🍷🍺🥃🍸🍹🍶 oh I thought we were talking about hypocrisy LOL

I have no issues with anyone who uses CBD, marijuana use if you want is fine, but why does gambling and CBD use infiltrate MLB and MiLB and expose youth to these harmful items? MONEY, “SHOW ME THE MONEY”. Selig looked the other way while PED’s ruined MLB for years because of money. And that spineless slug is in the HoF. Hard liquor advertising has bothered me for years. Beer advertising never made me want to drink beer, but maybe it did. Smoking and Tabacco use involvement in MLB with advertising introduce me to smoking? Again, I am not sure. It really would better to keep some things out of MLB no matter the cost.

I do not care for Manfred and the way he leads baseball. I do not trust him at all.

My wife recently had routine blood labs and CBD was indicated.

She uses CBD lotions on her hands for arthritis…don’t get old!!

At the zero tolerance safety sensitive job I worked for 40 years.

YOU’RE FIRED!!!

I’d rather have the players smoking weed then getting pumped full of opioids.

I also know so many stoners who have never touched a hard drug. That’s some old theory.

So Papa Smurf’s problem is he’s been batting in the wrong lineup spot the whole time? Who knew?