Tigers Assistant General Manager Sam Menzin resigned before he could be fired for sending lewd photos to female staff members.
Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera is on the injured list with left knee inflammation.
The Athletics selected the contract of right-hander Jason Alexander. The Astros also selected a right-hander, Logan VanWey. For their part, the Red Sox selected right-hander Robert Stock. The Brewers acquired Quinn Priester from the Red Sox for Yophery Rodriguez, a Competive Balance pick and cash or a player to be named later.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
Let’s get the win boys! Why MLB has us playing so many road game despite being in the best climate for April will always be a mystery.. But what are we to expect from a league that airs playoff games opposite Maury Povich reruns and the View.
TB was supposed to be a home game, but playing outside the dome caused them to swap some home/away series with TB. As for the rest? MLB hates the Halos.
Since I was expecting to be 3-15 at the end of this road trip I’ll be ecstatic if we’re 10-8. 11-7 and I’d need to be revived
Smh, we are going 2-1 in every series.
That’s the idea. 108 wins!
Horrific news out of the DR. Octavio Dotel dead along with Nelson Cruz’s sister (who was a Governor). Obviously hearts out to every family involved.
Geez…that*is* horrifying. Terrible death toll
LINEUP
LF Ward
3B Rengifo
RF Trouty
DH Soler
C D’Arnaud
1B Schanuel
2B Paris
CF Adell
SS Anderson
P – Hendricks
Solid lineup. I’d be so tempted to keep Logan in the lineup, particularly after an off day yesterday.
Anderson replacing Newman evens that out, though.
I agree with Jeff Travis hasn’t shown anything at the plate yet. I think the first game of a road trip is important. Sets some confidence up for the rest of the trip
But saying that we lost the first game in Chicago. Lol
I like Travis. Hopefully he breaks through tonight.
I think D’Arnaud & Hendricks are officially an item Jeff.
I know, but we need to keep Travis in rhythm as well. He will be so important to us this season… and we were just discussing over the weekend the need to keep Logan fresh all year by not over playing him early
Exactly. Can’t just stash every cold bat or eventually all you have is well rested rusty players.
Might be running into a “preferred catcher” day off already. That’s all internal stuff that I don’t have a problem with if it’s the case. If Travis Hendricks makes for a lower ERA I’m all for it. Logan’s not gonna be short on playing time.
I am okay with giving Logan a second off in a row since he played all 3 games in the Cleveland series.
How about this lineup
LF Ward
3b Regnifo
CF Trouty
RF Soler
DH O’Hoppe
C D’Arnaud
1B Schanuel
2B Paris
SS Anderson
Highly doubt Trout plays CF again without the following all being injured in game.
Adell
Paris
Rengifo
Ward
TA77
Otherwise it’s a good looking lineup.
Asd bad as Moncada has been maybe it was good thing Solano rejected us?
https://x.com/FrappucinoMilk/status/1909006136973623682
We were talking some about bad owners below. It got me thinking.
I am going to the A’s v Angels series next month. It’s gonna be cool in that little ball park. It’s unique. It has a shelf life. From what I hear A’s fans from the days when Sac was their AAA team go, so do Oakland guys. BUT they are indeed moving to Vegas.
I think the owners have really screwed the pooch with their whole trying NOT to link themselves to Sacramento. It’s three years guys. Not three months. Between Sac/East Bay it’s like 4 million people.
Why not embrace being The Goonies of baseball? Why not tell Sacramento “Hey, thanks for having us. We are gonna play our asses off in this weird situation and be your boys for three years. Let’s get some play off baseball into this dinky stadium!” Why not spend those three years gaining maybe 100K die hard fans for when you move to Vegas? All you have to do is put Sacramento on your road uniforms. Hell, do a city connect uni too. Have some fun. Make it a whole campaign, “thanks for having us, come stay at our house in Vegas baby!”. Make some fans. WTF not?
It just seems stupid to try and act like you’re not sleeping on your cousin’s couch while they build your house. You can make it a good time A’s, you could even make it profitable down the line, but you don’t want to.
As a former Sacramento resident I can tell you the RiverCats enjoyed huge support when they were the AAA team of the A’s and would often outsell them. Sacramento is great when it comes to supporting their teams. The Kings were horrible for decades but always sold out.
Fischer should give Sacramento exactly what you said. It would make folks happy and build goodwill.
The most annoying thing is it basically means changing a few signs, some website text, and a uniform or two. And boom. Even if their fanbase only increases by 3% it’s worth it. Especially since everyone will be streaming soon and A’s fans in Sac can totally watch them in LV.
Happy Birthday to Jo Adell
With Moncada out does that make Kyren the second baseman with Lopez a late-inning defensive replacement?
Kyren will never play in the infield. Never ever never.
Just like the Romeo Void song, Never Say Never.
I might like you better if you never brought up Romeo Void again. Cold shower visual burnt into my brain.
My apologies. I didn’t mean to bring up such a traumatic memory.
**
But there’s something in Wash’s eyes that says maybe.…
That’s not never?
He needs to mature and smoke menthols to play the infield
He needs to focus on learning how to play center field, from the bench. Because we won’t start him over Adell.
Moncada is still out? Hanging out at the 3rd baseman club at rendons house
And Cozart is also a permanent resident
With special guests Dallas McPherson, Brandon Wood and Gary Gaetti.
#freelopez
My point is, basically, the entire whiny shit show last week was over a nothing burger and anyone with a brain knew Paris was gonna see plenty of action.
Let’s keep rollin’ Halos!!
I hope we smack the Asstros in their own house, after we slay the Rays. Maybe Trout, Soler, O’ Hopper or Adell can hit that stupid train in Houston.
Don’t get over-confident. If there is one thing we’ve learned from Angels history it is that catastrophe strikes when you least expect it. And in that vein, you can be swept and sent into a tailspin at any time.
For example, this Rays team themselves just got swept by Texas. Jeff always says he hates playing a team that just got swept, and I fully agree. They will be angry and focused. On paper they are the kind of team that does not scare you but when you play them it is always a dog fight… They have been a nemesis for us in recent seasons as well, including winning the season series last year. Of our upcoming opponents I think the Rays, the Giants and the Rangers are all capable of sweeping us, and scare me.
While I do not think we will get swept in Houston this weekend the Astros are still dangerous as well.
too late, I’m over confident.
You are essentially saying don’t look forward with excitement because we might lose. Our mood doesn’t affect game outcomes haha.
Lets go 9-0
Don’t be so sure of that. Pride comes before the fall, as they say.
You may very well be right, Frosty! We will see what happens.
Hendricks vs Baz will be tough for us. Winning today is key to taking the series.
Hellz yeah. And I just want to see our guys go out there and give em hell. Even in a loss. I’m sick of our team seeming to be afraid to make eye contact with the Asstros.
If the 2025 Inverse Angels prove to be more reliable than we expected and punch the Ass’stros in the mouth a little this year, I’ll buy a ton more Angel stock.
MAGA! Make Angels Great Again!
Oh no. A MAGA reference. The tears and snot are gonna fly if you’re not careful my friend. I don’t think that’s safe in any form.
While I trust this crew to generally keep it civilized, I’d prefer to keep that particular acronym off the board.
Si si. Politics is no fun at all.
The 2025 inverse Angels a La George Costanza. We’re unemployed and live with our parents. Playoffs here we come!
As always, we will see after the games are actually played but I’m encouraged to see them competing so well. Even the most fanatical fans didn’t reasonably expect a 6-3 start especially with marginal offensive numbers produced so far.
Exactly !! You understand me perfectly Lew !!
We seem to REALLY be underestimating the ASSStros. Folks. Look at their roster. They are still really good. They are better than us. So are the Rays and Rangers. I’m hoping we are just hotter and they are colder and we keep the wins rolling in, but 4-5 on this trip would be fine for me. 3-6 is actually realistic. If we are over .500 at all for these three teams I’m gonna be really stoked.
We’ll know this team turned a corner if we start beating teams like the Cardinals, A’s, Pirates, Twins, Blue Jays etc etc. But we’re still gonna lose to teams that are stacked more often than we beat them. Still, if after 162, we lost a little less and the run differential is smaller and smaller then the boys are learning.
The Rays don’t have a better roster, but they are the RAYS. So, it is what it is. By hook or by crook they usually find a way to beat us.
Astros minus Bregman and Tucker aren’t nearly as good as usual and our guys are better than usual. So my Usuality Theory indicates an Angels sweep! 🤗
Nice. I do hate playing a team on a losing skid. At some point that skid will snap.
The Angels have 9 road games over the next 10 days. All should be tough.
Psychologically and statistically, It’s actually the hot team or player that is most likely to continue to be successful as opposed to the team or player who have been cold and therefore we believe are due.
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/jeffrey-zwiebel-why-hot-hand-may-be-real-after-all#:~:text=When%20a%20player%20is%20%E2%80%9Chot,been%20on%20a%20cold%20streak.
Interesting. I just know that baseball is a funky game. A run of bad BABIP is usually followed by a run of good BABIP.
That is often true you just don’t know when it will happen.
Desperate for some baseball last night, I tuned in the Giants-Reds game. Logan Webb kept the Giants in the game, but that is not a team that should be 8-1! Just a reminder about drawing conclusions this early in the season.
In other news, Blake Snell is injured again! What a shocking development!
If we were committed to winning we would have signed him. Remember how many a CtPG Guy was holding out for “at least” signing Snell cause we could be better AND rebuild?
I do.
Giants always seem to play well on the road, and that is what they get against us in a little over a week. While not afraid of them I am concerned about that series, and please people, NO predictions for that !!!
Very good chance I will be attending the Giant series with my daughter in law who is a giant fan, as she is from the Bay Area, along with my son who is loyal to the Halos.
Yes. Let’s hit that stupid train many times over. I bet if Soler hits it it may assplode! Actually, my dream smashing of the train is Schanuel.
The ball Soler hit was a 112mph no or top spin line drive that still easily went out. He hit the piss out of that and easily wins the Pedro drive of the week award. Runner up was the Paris-Bomb to dead center.
I agree Pedro
Smack that Asstro
So George Costanza left the MFY and is now with the A’s?
And all we got was Newman.
[insert Newman GIF here. At work, so giffing is very difficult]
https://youtu.be/WTwE7xDZkPk?si=yMRI5WeHV9hM6hJ4
How does a guy like Sam Menzin get elevated to the position of assistant General Manager, and not know that sending pictures of your junk to others, is inappropriate, offensive, and will lead to immediate termination and being banned from your industry?
A rhetorical question I assume.
He should run for president next
Don’t forget to tip !
Wisdom and intelligence are two different things, I guess also having a clue is another.
We’ve known for years that character doesn’t matter.
Of course that was his first and only time sending junk pics, right……….
Someone set the over-under on how many out there were lucky enough to receive his special gift? I’m sure lots of women saw Sammy “The Mensa” Menzin’s little fella and didn’t say anything because they feared losing a job. Really should be jail time for that.
Especially in 2025 and he isn’t old (like I figured he would be)
Only one team in our division is hitting thru the first ten, the SacA’s. Who woulda guessed. The A’s quietly have drafted well over the last few years, and it is paying off.
Who has the worst owner in MLB, the Angels, A’s, or Pirates? Inquiring minds want to know 🤓
The A’s are hitting better than most, but their slash line of .242/.308/.416 has translated into an average of a little over 4 runs per game. Meanwhile the Angels are league average with .234/.303/.411 and averaging over 5 runs per game. Baseball is a crazy game and for my money Pirates ownership is the worst.
Baseball is indeed a crazy game. Anything can happen, but it usually doesn’t.
Do we now have to call you Yogi Floyd?
Seriously ? you are embracing the
PhiladelphiaKansas CityOaklandSacramentoUtahSomeday Vegas A’s over this franchise as a model for great run franchises?There are a ton of other worthy candidates but your dreaming of the A’s ? Their fan base would think you are delusional Grandpa.
BTW of the A’s current 26 man roster only 6 were drafted and developed by the __________ Athletic’s
That was my sig for years at the old site, dating back to the late 2000s.
On paper, the A’s are probably a better team than us, but you know what? The Angels have been a better team on paper for countless years since 2010 and yet the A’s consistently outperformed them. We are manufacturing runs like a strong team, and we are manufacturing them late and close to pull out W’s. I have no qualms with being the Davids and not the Goliaths just once.
Oh and also, the A’s pitching blows actual chunks and makes us look like a team of prime Kershaws
What paper are you looking at?
The kind of paper where I made things up shortly after I woke up because I don’t agree with what I said, now that I read it back. 😤
Which fish rag is that in?
Must be a Sam the Hat production.
Arte’s not even close to the A’s or Pirates owners. Hell, I’d take him over Cleveland and the Rays owners too even though they manage to win in spite of those guys. The Rockies owners are no picnic either and just because Sidler started spending because he felt death’s cold hand on his shoulder doesn’t mean the Padres aren’t gonna have a money mess soon. The Twins… I’d put Arte about where the Twins owners are.
Gotta remember. CtPG mistakes declaring that EVERY move won’t work when it happens for being right all the time about how bad ownership/FO is. Arte had a plan. He spent close to a billion dollars on it. It failed. It failed mostly because of bad luck, which, again, CtPG thinks you are supposed to be able to plan for even when you lose 60% of your line ups WAR to injury.
But there’s a lot more hope having an owner who you know will at least spend money when ever he stumbles into a situation that works rather than let it slide and collect revenue sharing. If I were the Dolans the last few years I’d have gambled hundreds of millions on making the Indians a strangle hold lock on the AL Central for the next decade and filling their stadium again. Instead they just got a lame new name and a really good prospect pipeline while the Twins, Royals and Tigers have all caught up to them.
Hell, they fixed it this year, but generally speaking the Cubs should be winning the NL Central every year. Their income dwarfs even St Louis. Only the Yankees, Dodgers and Red Sox make more money. But Ricketts sucks ass usually and the Brewers are a “threat”.
My next “arte test” is to see if he spends his money pile on locking up Neto and O’Hoppe and maybe some other kids over the next couple seasons rather than blowing a ton of cash on 30 year olds.
Sorry about the short links. I was sick yesterday.
Big A Chili Dogs on Sunday will do that, get better soon.
Thank you for providing a place for everyone to communicate. Hope you’re feeling better.