Baseball 2018

Help!I'maRock! said:
We don't have any Angels fans.
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I am a lifelong Angel fan. I am just not as much into it any more. I still root for the Angels, ( as I do my other teams in other sports) but after the Rams lost to the Pats in 2002 I stopped being so die-hard. I still like to talk about sports, I just don't invest so much of myself into them any more.

I will talk about the Angels now:

I still think Scioscia is the best manager in baseball. No, his teams have not done very well lately but I think he has been hamstrung by Moreno. I like Moreno but he brought in Puljols and it screwed with how Scioscia wants to run a team. Scioscia is a small-ball manager and Puljols never fit into that mold. Now the Angels are saddled with an ageing slugger who is a shadow of his former self and that does not allow Scioscia much room to work.

I like the Ohtani pick-up and if he keeps up his pace he will stand the game on its ear.

Overall I do not expect much from the Angels and if they do well I will go along for the ride. 2002 was a long time ago but I still remember the run they made and hope Scioscia can bring another one before he retires or gets fired.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
We don't have any Angels fans.
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I'm a long time Angels fan. The first MLB game I attended was an Angels game where Reggie Jackson hit his 500th home run. I suffered through the playoff losses of '82 and '86 and all the other losing years after that. I was ecstatic when the won it all in '02. I had high hoped when they got Pujols, only to be left feeling betrayed when he didn't keep up his previous levels of performance (as so many players do once they "get paid" like he did). Since then I haven't been to excited by the team since they have some of the best players in the league, but can't put together a winning season. Last year was so painful.

Ohtani has brought in some new life to the team, and I am truly excited about him as, so far, he is living up to the hype. I will be making an effort to get to Anaheim to catch a game this year for sure.
 
Mojo to Kris Bryant, this was bad... But the helmet spinning around was something...

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Edit: apparently direct gifv links don't work. :embarrassed:
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White Sox = horrible. I expected slightly better - at least SOME progress, but they are awful. They have some talent, and some up-and-coming young players, but 5-16? :ack:
 
surfsteve said:
PHILLIES! 14 of last 18!chewie0
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I'm loving it, but expect regression from a pitching standpoint. Though over half the team isn't hitting so that aspect is likely to improve. Getting Neshek and Eickhoff back will be a bonus... They're definitely a lot more fun to watch than the last five years.
 
FenderPusher said:
I'm loving it, but expect regression from a pitching standpoint. Though over half the team isn't hitting so that aspect is likely to improve. Getting Neshek and Eickhoff back will be a bonus... They're definitely a lot more fun to watch than the last five years.
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I dunno if the pitching is going to regress. The Mets rotation is already flaming out and the Nationals have been awful all around. The Phillies, even more than the Braves, haven't hit their stride and will have money to spend at the deadline. I'm not saying it's their year but they could make it very interesting.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
I dunno if the pitching is going to regress. The Mets rotation is already flaming out and the Nationals have been awful all around. The Phillies, even more than the Braves, haven't hit their stride and will have money to spend at the deadline. I'm not saying it's their year but they could make it very interesting.
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Hopefully last nights Nats will stick around for a while.
 
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