Zach Neto is up for the All MLB Team. Give him your vote.
Tarik Skubal won the American League pitching triple crown.
Oh no! The Orioles designated Tucker Davidson for assignment. Justin Turner plans to continue playing next year at the age of 40. Ha-Seong Kim is having shoulder surgery.
Jerry Dipoto says he does not plan to deal anyone from the Mariners rotation this off season. The Tigers placed Shelby Miller on unconditional release waivers.
Jerry Reinsdorf is sorry for the way the White Sox played and wrote a letter to the fans about it. Skip Schumaker will not return as the manager of the Marlins. Both Derek Falvey and Rocco Baldelli will stay with the Twins.
Ozzie Virgil Sr. passed away at the age of 92.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
It’s about time. I rather do a full DFA but at least it’s a start.
From the OC Register: “When Anthony has played, he hasn’t been productive,” Minasian said. “So he’s gonna have to come in and earn it. There’s no handouts.”
Rhett Bollinger wrote, “Rendon is likely headed to a bench role”
really looking forward to the wagaman vs rendon showdown in spring
Watch them put Pete in the hall now.
I always assumed that was the plan
Dan Patrick has been saying that that’s been the plan for years now.
Let’s see if the BBWAA sheds their veil of indignity and puts him in. But, then why not Joe Jackson, Bonds, Clemens, et al.? Putting him in will just validate what everyone knows already, if they’re exceptionally good, athletes don’t need to follow the rules. Rules are for schmucks.
Cuz Bonds, Clemens and et al. aren’t dead yet
OK, why not Shoeless Joe?
Pete Rose has passed away at 83.
Nothing on MLB.com kinda chickenshit.
Was he not banned for thinking he was above the rules?
He’s dead…show some respect for his family.
Are they here?
That’s a no from me, dawg.
Yes, he is both the all-time leader in hits and completely dead. He also put himself above the rules for everyone else, got caught, then spent the rest of his life whining about it. Pete Rose the player was impossibly gifted. Pete Rose the person was a douche. And it wouldn’t surprise me to see him inducted into the HOF in the next few years.
Pete-ee Rose…Baseball been berry, berry good to Pete Rose. Three-point-two-million-dollar para Pete Rose. Charlie Hustle, you bet. Thank you berry, berry much.
Cool. Now put him in the HOF. It’s ridiculous that I have to hear 200 Draft Kinds ads a week but he’s out.
Shoeless Joe for sure
I like the Braves in general, but it sucks seeing Marcell Ozuna cheered for getting a hit.
Let’s go Padres and Brewers both this week and next.
Tigers and Padres.
That’s Italian!!
Do they still have winter meetings?
Hobbs told me I have to be there.
You can represent us. 😎
I knew Zaidi was on the way out because Tootie stopped posting him randomly.
Buster Posey. Nothing wrong with the guy himself, but jeebs he just strikes me as a walking shit eating grin. And he does nothing to answer my age old question, what exactly does a POBO do? Is he going to “All Time Giants Great” his way through contract litigation and budget meetings? How many players has he developed? WTF has he done other than be Parker Posey? Oh. And “Git Thah Chapman Deal Signed Uhp!” Good on you champ!
Posey probably has grit… toughness.. and FUNDEMENTALS!!!! (for CoachDad) and will be the answer to the Giants dreams, leading them to many Championships in the years to come.
Don’t you read the posts here? All the Angels need to do is hire some of the WINNERS from the `02 team (who were awful both the year prior and the year after) and ANGELS WILL RULE BASEBALL FOR YEARS!!!!!!!!!!
…..and hire someone who’s been a fry cook at McDonald’s.
Or Del Taco?
I think POBO is front office speak for Talent CEO.
There’s simply too much going on in a fully staffed front office for one General Manager to oversee nowadays.
GM – big league roster construction, working within payroll, hiring coaches
Director of Scouting – obvious
International Director of Scouting – obvious
Minor League Director – obvious
Analytics crew
A POBO keeps an eye on all of those folks and allocates resources according to his and the organizations philosphy.
Chris Young’s success in Texas as a recent player with Bochy at the helm probably had SF’s attention.
My co-worker brought this up. Chris Young.
My thoughts exactly. I’m going to ask 2 of my brothers in law, who ate life time SF Giants fans.
2-0 Braves top 4th.
6-3 Mets bottom 8th.
Inglesias implosion
Mets win the first one…GO METS!!
7-6 Braves in the 8th!
Pretty good game if you’re a Mets fan
Arizona’s fate is left to the Metropolitans unfortunately… they could not have partied too much after the first one could they?
Maybe they will show up at the end of game 162. No sittings so far.
3-0 Braves top 9th.
Now or never for AZ.
Sorry Rex…maybe next year.
Lets run it back!
Where is our letter from Arte apologizing for this season? White Sox fans got one from Reinsdorf.
Last time we heard from him collectively in that type of statement, he mentioned unfinished business. At this point I’m thinking that might be the complete destruction of this Organization.
Hire Trevor Bauer and raise beer prices.
$14.50 for a coors draft.
had to sit through this awful product sober.
I’ve been sober since 2009. As it relates to being an Angels fan, I couldn’t have picked a worse start ha ha.
Zaidi (Giants) was canned today. He came to that gig with a stronger pedigree than The Platypus. I thought two-year extensions were normal after four losing seasons? I guess when the expectation is championship caliber baseball, the definition of accountability for losing is different…..
we got our apology from carpino a few years ago.
6 losses in a row to finish the season and 1-9 for the last ten! Sounds like Wash got the “phone it in” memo from Perry 🙂
can i make a withdrawal plz
https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/ron-washington-angels-finish-2024-season-with-loss-to-rangers
Angels team page: “Halos close year of growth”
“Halos close year of
growthgross”Never a new rock bottom. 2024 was just a pressure release.
https://x.com/CollinRugg/status/1839852582291828879
ditch the fireworks/flame in the rock pile… we need the poo-cano
Losing 99 games is how you learn to win. One player on the entire team showed growth. Zach Neto, all the rest regressed, but it was a growth year. Based on the way they played I didn’t see anyone learn anything.
Jo Adell went from a negative WAR player to 0.9. Nolan Schanuel had 1.3 WAR. Wagaman had 0.4 WAR in a month. Soriano was good with a WHIP under 1.3. Silent C started out bad and got good with a WHIP under 1.2. Matt Joyce was good. Zeferjahn had a WHIP under1. Crouse and Contreras both under 1.3. Burke under 1.2.
None of that is wonderful. But all of it is improvement and progress. Adell is nearly a 4 WAR player if he gets his OBP up over .320. Schanuel is a 3 WAR guy if he gets his OPS to .750. Most of the pitching staff finished the year pitching better than they started accept Canning.
Our team fielding percentage was .983. The Yankees, Dodgers, Rays, Brewers, Guardians and Mets were all .985 or below. And that’s with our team fielding an absolute hodge podge most of the year. We can raise that without a miracle.
IMPROVEMENT. It’s what we want. Sure, they shit the bed in September and all our tight little assholes are sore about it, but they still showed progress this year. If they show more next year we’ll have the start of a roster going. We just won’t be championshipish for a while. But hey, do we really deserve it?
We’ll have to agree to disagree. Jo Adell didn’t hit any better than any previous season. He just got up more. I’ll believe your predictions when I see them and admit I’m wrong when they occur. Everyone is a better player if they hit better.
They aren’t predictions. Predictions don’t start with “if”.
What “young core” exactly is intact?
Sorry but what absolute garbage.
The Angels have missed the playoffs 10 years in a row, the longest streak in MLB now that the Tigers are in. Congratulations Arturo! At least you’re good at something.
Since any baseball is better than no baseball at all.
Today’s Lineups…first game of Mets @ Braves DH.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-braves/2024/09/30/747139/preview
Mets need to sweep the doubleheader for Rex’s Snakes to be in…Y/N?
Snakes need any team to sweep. Doesn’t matter.
A sweep, they’re in
A split, it’s over.
So doesn’t matter to me who wins the first game.
ATL being at home, I hope they win the first game for sure though.
Thanks…now we know!!
We all knew this time last year we were looking at this type of season, but the good news is Perry has a chance to show he is in charge and knows what he is doing with the first 3 rds of the draft. DON”T BLOW IT PTP!!!!!!!!!!
MVP’s were written down in June and never changed as Shotime and Here comes the Judge are clear winner’s although Witt was in the conversation up thru September as any other year just about, he would have won.
While we Angels fans may be out of the playoffs, at least I’m pretty sure of that I am pretty sure the playoffs will be exciting this year. As an American League fan I am pulling for Royals or Baltimore and one or the other will advance. As a SoCal fan I’m pulling for the Dodgers or Padres. Can’t wait to get it started. 😀
Never Royals. I remember 2014 and the ’80s.
Horrible, soul crushing season.
Sooo, same time next year? Can’t wait.
Yes, see you at the crying pole in 2025.
Be careful of the splinters, not enough money to sand and stain 🛠
Hi Mia. While this was a crappy season my descriptor would not be “soul crushing” (which implies some surprise). It would be “predictable”. I’m afraid it will be the same thing in ‘25 without wholesale changes- hopefully starting with ownership.
Stick around for the off season. We’ll need some levity and wit.
So how has the team responded to their poorest seasons, by winning percentage?
1968 67 95 .414 69 71 91 .438
1974 68 94 .420 75 72 89 .447
1980 65 95 .406 81 51 59 .464
1994 47 68 .409 95 78 67 .538
Alex, I’ll take 1995 for 87 wins!
Yes. As if by magic!! And that’s the kind of thinking and analysis required to get there.
Of course the ‘94 and ‘95 teams had some new blood whose names you might know.
living through the 70s that’s my Hope Map:
’25-’26: continued suckage
’27-’28: sign free agents
’29; Big Red Machine – winner winner chicken dinner
Should we be waiting for Arte’s letter to the fans
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He already buttercupped us by saying he was going to sell the team, only to say “never mind, I have unfinished business “. I will not be expecting anything except emails offering season tickets for “2025 Angels Baseball excitement!”
God. That was a great day. He totally fked you people.
It’s already out, 2025 season tix are on sale.
No, this is all our fault. Arte is beloved by everyone
We’re not even good at tanking. 5th? C’mon guys. Do better.