You thought it would be Jeff, but it was me! Have some links for 3 whole days! WAHAHAHA!
Angels News
Remember when I said that the new jerseys suck? Guess who says they don’t? Mike Trout. Oh no, did he get paid by Nike? (yes) Is he lying to us? (maybe?) As if we didn’t have enough trauma.
Speaking of trauma, Sam Bachman’s is not over. He won’t be ready by Opening Day.
Oh yeah, since we are talking about bad news, Arte still owns the team. Boo. Oh and he won’t negotiate with the city about a new Stadium deal. Boo!
“We still have good giveaways!” Arte pleads as he tries to take everyone’s money. Ooo, Mandalorian Rally Monkey…
Around Baseball
Kyle Bradish tore his UCL. A great pitcher for Baltimore is now at the mercy of a PRP shot to pitch this season.
The Rays are having fun though. Flappy hoodie giveaway this year in adult sizes!
Alex Bregman, the cheater 3B of the Trashos, has Boras as an agent. He wants all the money of course, and won’t sign an extension with the one place that would tolerate him.
While the A’s and Royals get the attention for stadiums, SLC throws their hat into the lake. A 100 acre development that will have room for an MLB ballpark. You could fit a whole woods in that…
Fangraphs Top 100 prospects list is out. Angels MIA. Again.
Women’s Baseball finals will be this July. Hopefully we will remember it by then.
Out of the Park Baseball 25 will launch in March, for a price. 50 US dollars, the first price increase in a long time.
Anything I missed? Post below for upvotes!
Well, at least there are 5 teams that are supposed to be worse than the Halos so we have no where to go but up. I like this.
No, that means we can go down by 5.
If Washington manages to squeeze a productive season out of Rendon where he’s actually a positive on defense he’ll deserve manager of the year.
I’m not gonna hold my breath.
Going out on a major limb here but I think Rendon uses the 1% of pride he has left and has a productive year. Just my feeling and I know I’m alone on that
I mean, we’d all love it. But all the evidence points to him not giving a single fuuuuuck.
But it’s spring training, so optimism abounds!
I’d bet he does give a fuck to do his best, just dgaf about the media or the fans’ interpretation
His previous career results would indicate this theory is true, but lets hope you’re right.
Mia is right. All of his actions and words say he doesn’t care or at least hasn’t since 2020. If that turns out to not be true, I will be happy to recognize you as the only one on this board being right about him. The other issue though is that even if you are right, he still hasn’t been any good when he has played. If he plays 130 games or more and has an OPS+. of 130 or better, I don’t care whether he wants to play or not.
yeah he hasn’t been good lately, I’m a hopium things change
Yes having faith in Rendon is beyond optimistic just have a gut feeling he shows up in some form. I have a Trout Rendon ‘20 tshirt I still wear. Very tragic but it’s very comfy
I bought the whole family one of these shirts for Christmas in 2019. What a stupid purchase that was.
But you are right the material is really soft and made a good running shirt.
Very comfortable shirt. I have people take triple takes and give me dirty looks thinking trout says trump. Have had to explain it multiple times!
(Not meant political one way or the other just my experience wearing the shirt)
Have one too…..but it’s always unavailable to wear.
Haha even T-shirt’s can hit the IL
The thing is that perhaps Rendon becomes motivated by Washington, but he’s 4 years older and he may now be incapable of producing even if he tried. The lack of power last year tells me he lost some bat speed probably due to the hip injuries. Throw in a fractured leg and he might actually be toast. He’s at the point in his contract where we expected him to decline anyways. I’d be stunned if he put up a 110-120 OPS+ with below average D. The thing is, the heat will be on him to actually care. He may actually care and still suck- he might be replacement level – and therefore he could revert to being a team cancer because he’ll be upset that no one is giving him credit for trying .
Everyone acts like they care and are motivated in February and March. Let’s check back on Rendon in June.
Yes! Finally, a “cancer in the clubhouse” based on nothing but speculation! I knew CtPG would finally come through 😅
I like Sam Blum
Just watched that scene last night.
Classic.
Trolls for $2002
Crack Heads for $2002
Man it sucks to be Diego Castillo. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/orioles-acquire-matt-krook-from-yankees.html. Thats now 5 DFA’s in 45 days
I don’t get it. Looks like I’d rather have him than Soto or the Plumber and we aren’t exactly the deepest team.
I know GM’s know more than I do but can he really not stick on a roster like the A’s? I find that hard to believe.
From the limited data I’ve looked at his defense is mediocre at Short and not that great at 2B . I dont think hes ever played 3B in the majors . I still think Charles LeBlanc is a better addition . BBRef which uses the Marcel the Monkey forecasting system for offensive projections (No I’m not making this up) ,agrees in their 2024 predictions (.231/.293/.399 vs .260/.327/.418 for LeBlanc) but Fan Graphs shows projections much closer to each other.
We can always make a claim on Diego too with making the move on Bachman I talked about below. Then in case we acquire someone better we can add to the list of his DFA teams. At this point it cant be that hard of a conversation to let him know he’s been released. Like Kyle Tyler last year, I got to believe hes going to get through waivers and will be sent to the minors sooner or later.
The season is saved. Rotoworld reports the following:
Angels claimed INF Livan Soto off waivers from the Orioles.
Soto returns to the Angels organization after he jettionsend off the roster earlier this month. We hope he didn’t sell his place. The 23-year-old hit .375/.414/.531 across 71 plate appearances in the majors. With Zach Neto and Kyren Paris presumably ahead of him on the depth chart, he will likely spend much of the 2024 season at the minor league’s highest level.
Now whoever was pining over Soto’s departure can now stop daily kicking his dog.
Wonder how will the team celebrate home runs now. Loved the kabuto helmet but that left with Ohtani. Angels going back to cowboy hat? If the Dodgers copy Ohtani’s kabuto he started here, I envision them altering it. They will get a customized Kabuto painted in blue with diamonds on it. Just their way of showing they do better than us with everything.
Hopefully, with O’Hoppe entrenched as the Angels leader, he puts a stop to the fucking hat thing
My vote
It will be a miners hard hat with a light.
Shocker. Not Shocker
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/angels-claim-livan-soto-off-waivers-from-orioles.html
Likely be more valuable of a claim then the pitcher Angles acquired that forced them to DFA him in the first place.
Perry Ball. Catch the fever.
Well we’re all one big happy family again. I still think the Angels have another 40 man roster addition without DFAing anyone if they want. Bachman came to camp still recovering from off season surgery and probably wont be ready for at least a month into the season. As long as he doesn’t play in any pre season games that could retro a 60 day IL move to last week.
Just got to Diablo- first thing I see is Wash and Rendon, just them 1 on 1 working on fielding drills
YES
What needs to be worked on is Anthony’s heart and mind
and body.
their 1:1 time was at least 15 minutes fielding drills, then 20 minutes talking.
i went to my normal church service, then to the Church of Wash (today’s pics)
and it was about life more so than baseball
Killer Bees!!!
Tired: Travis&Taylor
Wired: Ron&Anthony
Well I hope Wash works with Anthony on his throwing. That Ole shit just doesn’t work for him any more.
Yes, the side arm throw from third base, really interesting.
and english.
Wash adding 15+ WAR
What Scoscia did for our catchers, Ron will do to our IF
Lots of room for improvement.
They will become Premium.
Thanks for stepping in.
I caught U2 at The Sphere on Thursday. Incredible.
Nice! How was the audio? I’ve heard and read mixed reviews, maybe depends on the specific seat. I would really like to see Pink Floyd play there.
The audio is so much better live than I thought it would be based on YouTube videos. Definitely more of a surround sound feeling as the 170,000 speakers are built into the structure.
I sat in section 102 so not the prime seats but definitely not the cheap seats either.
Yeah that’s an amazing experience. I was blown away
But can they pitch?
i will take any Edge i can get
We Still Haven’t Found What We’re Looking For…
trAdition
I saw it in October. Awesome show. I thought the audio was the best I’ve ever heard at any concert in my life. I could hear everything clearly.
Usually I just hear a bunch of muddled words at these things.
Angels’ baseball is officially back!!!!!
👑 🐟
“Mike Trout has arrived to #Angels camp”
https://twitter.com/RhettBollinger/status/1759248311515853184?t=JMEYizdLLGm-IY7lZMnZAA&s=19
Video with me greeting him and spainlin’ Arte,
Candidates to succeed Manfraud:
https://lastwordonsports.com/baseball/2024/02/18/candidates-succeed-rob-manfred-mlb/
Dan Halem
Tony Clark
Theo Epstein
Tony ReÅgins
Bob Kendrick
Tony Petitti
If it ends up Tony Reagins it will be a great example of failing upwards.
It will not be Tony Clark.
Time to freak people out by saying that Trevor Bauer was spotted at the Angels training camp…
https://twitter.com/samblum3/status/1758995795314123217
😀
I don’t think anyone is interested in a “singing” Bauer.
As far as if he cÅn pitch, not my call.
I don’t think we sign anyone for over 3/4 million a year at this point.
Maybe he carpooled with Rendon, who arrived a whole day early
He’s squatting.
Call the cops
That reminds me of how he did a series of videos baiting fans…”do you want me on your team?”
This from Fletch:
I guess the plumber is helping Bauer so his career doesn’t continue to go down the toilet?
Saturday’s pics – left early to see the Kings game and taking tomorrow off. Spotted Hicks and Bachman this morning..
GKG
They pulled it out in OT to complete the comeback too. Hoping to get to a game before the year finishes. Enjoy the day off!
Grichuk to Dbacks…. no more Trout combos.
So we should get faster and more and more aggressive.
Adapt or die!! As stated in Moneyball………BTW bullpens are obsolete.
hear me roar!! 💪 💪
How are BP’s obsolete in this era of 5 inning starters? Isn’t the opposite true?
No, not at all.
There will never anymore Mariano Riveras, Trevor Hoffmans, or K-Rods again.
Aslan just roared again!!
Why waste you time Banned Logic and Reason dont work with Toots’ Looney Toots.
You are spot on and any statistical analysis of recent World Series winners& Playoff teams clearly show this . For example the WS champion Texas Rangers starters only averaged 5-1/3 innings last which led to them using a record number of 26 relievers but eventually settling on a traditional set up man and closer structure ( Sborz, Chapman & LeClerc) close out their historical playoff run.
Anyways we brought similar facts to Toots attention last time he espoused this most recent delusional rage , but of course it only inoculated us from the return of 2002 virus for so long.
Anyways Perry is right to load up on the bullpen depth. And with wash’s defensive wizardry maybe this team can transform into the 2014/2015 K C Royals.
I see some similarities with those Royals teams, like in number of young, position players coming up at the same time, but I’m expecting this year to be more like the 2012 edition Royals. Maybe a World Series appearance is in the cards for 2026.
Year 5 of Rendone is officially underway!
“Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon has arrived to camp”
https://twitter.com/RhettBollinger/status/1758898446260637902?t=rDUgk5up84DNMaORgLYugw&s=19
Is Trouty the only one left?
Giffy
just the top 2 WAR leaders
its just amazing to see so many other position players in camp at this stage.
leAdership
Who?
https://www.mlb.com/news/angels-caden-dana-could-play-in-spring-breakout
Caden Dana on making his debut in Spring Debut game “I think it’s great,” Dana said. “I think it’s a chance to get your name out there. And we’re playing the Dodgers. So beat [fuck] the Dodgers.”
F bomb used for month of February
Dana is my big crush this Spring ❤️
dude is huge
And Wash.
I shouted out “Killer Bees!” This morning and he loved it!
He asked “Why do they call them killer bees?!”
I shouted back “Because they’re KILLERS!”
🐝 🐝 🐝
the other day he says killer bees don’t sleep at night. Why?
Because they’re out killing!!
🐝 🐝 🐝
I ❤️ RW
Can we please just sign Adalberto Mondesi and Rich Hill and get on with it?
CtPG guy must be torn like the fallen petal of a paper rose today. On the one hand signing Hunter Strickland to likely never leave Tempe is MOAR SNARFLIN DUH DICK CHARES ON DER TIT YANIC! On the other hand, he has all the grit and throat punching fire and competitive queez that gets CtPG Guys needle stirring. What do we get pissed at? Someone point my red face in the direction I am supposed to spit at as I talk.
Oh wait. There’s always Arte. No matter what. When ignorance or insignificance leads to doubt in a situation, just bitch Arte.
Or Andrew …
It makes me SO MAD when stupid Perry brings up Livan Soto instead of signing Roberto Alamar to help the team win and keep Ohtani. The only thing that makes me even more SO MADs is when they take him off the 40 man and some other team takes him. Now that he’s an FA again I demand something be done…. and then nothing be done.
Will it make you SO MAD when Stupid Perry brings Soto back on Waiver claim by having him take up a spot on the 40 Man roster that should go to some legit infield talent?
Who would win in a fight between Livan Soto and Luis Sojo?
Prove to me they aren’t the same person? Let’s assume time travel exists.
The Devon White trade was memorable.
Junior Felix was another older than reported Angel player, need to cut into bone and count the rings on that guy.
One hopes that we never see Soto hit a broken bat single by a diving JT Snow…..
Good Point but FYI, not that its any consolation, but If the Angels and Mariners had played under the same rules now for a Division winner tie breakers than what they had in 1995, The Angels would have won the division by virtue of winning the head to head match up against the M’s.
So the tradition of TrAdition still hurts today.
Sort of like these guys?
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Yes. Perry should be signing Ozzie Albies. No Excuses! But if he gets Soto back he better not play him and he also better not put him back on waivers or else stupid.
Arte it’s time to quit worrying about your image in this town and start hiring proven winners (like Jeff Luhnow!!!!)
So then how do explain the fact that the Asstros have been even better since he was fired in disgrace over 4 years ago?
Is that you, Jeff? No chance he comes here, dude turned an eye towards sexual harassment and oversaw the trash can syndrome. Truthfully, he’s a dick.
I don’t see Perry on the phone at all this ST compared to past.
and yes, it pisses me off!