Well, I still had a blast!

[beatlesrule]

I gotta say, after that horrendous August, I thought the season was over.  The last 2 weeks have been very exciting and the fact that it came down to the last day of the season was something I would have never thought was possible.  Yeah, it sucks the Angels came up a game short but I had still had a lot of fun.  I hope others here feel the same.  Gonna suck to see Scioscia here again in 2016 and beyond but that was a heck of a ride.

[AngelArcher]

I agree. 

 

 

 

 

Buttercupped

[Diaz15]

I'm very happy that 162 meant something, and while I wish we were playing 163, I still had a lot of fun this season

I hope we can get another bat in the offseason and some bullpen arms. Here's looking forward to 2016.

Have a neat winter, see y'all next spring.

[Stradling]

With all of the crap that happened this year, the Hamilton situation, the way the front office handled it, the fact that our GM quit, all of that could have put this team down. But instead they got the most out of thier talent and fell just short.

[tomsred]

I'm looking forward to the new GM, and Scioscia will be back unless he feels he can't contribute and retires.  I think we will get a GM announcement as early as tomorrow, especially if it's Eppler.  That would be good, and it will give us something positive to focus on instead of most of the crap posted today.

[seenoevil]

no excuses, I hate losing, I'm not happy, sorry

[beatlesrule]

no excuses, I hate losing

 

So does Billy Beane.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

None of us are happy that game 162 turned out the way that it did. Of course, two weeks ago few of us believed that game 162 would have any significance. Thanks to a fight that the Angels summoned from somewhere, miraculously it did. The seventh inning today soured the end somewhat, but here we were, contending for a playoff spot with a team that frankly didn't have the overall talent to do it. In the end it was a little too much to ask.

[AngelsLakersFan]

well then you are AN IDOIT!

[beatlesrule]

I liked the last 2 weeks of this season better than getting swept last year in the first round.

[Redondo]

Angels made it a lot closer than we were thinking a few weeks back. Exciting end of the season, down to the last game

 

Hopefully the team gets focused under the new GM and improves next year

[laagamer]

I loved watching this year. Can't wait for next year!

[wopphil]

I am oddly at ease with things. The Angels played their asses off the last two weeks. (unfortunately, so did the Astros). They made things fun. You won't get to the playoffs every year, and unfortunately this wasn't our year.

In the grand scheme of things, it is just baseball. So many other things in life are far more important.

I look forward to seeing what the Eppler regime does and whether Arte is willing to put up some money to improve the team.

[Richard]

Really disliked this year. The only thing consistent about the team was the inconsistency. Win 5 games lose 5 was the story all year. Good to see they felt the urgency at the end and almost snuck in, but they have some work to do.

[WallyWorld]

If it's Eppler, I think we have to wait until the Jankees are disqualified, no?

[Inside Pitch]

If it's Eppler, I think we have to wait until the Jankees are disqualified, no?

 

No, so long as there isn't a conflict of interest there shouldnt be a problem.   Now that the Angels are eliminated we may see them make an announcement.

[disarcina]

beatlesrule -- like the attitude and I agree -- I thought the Angels were done in August and to have them come back (and really stage a comeback in Saturday's game) was something -- and to make Game 162 a meaningful game.........

 

overall - the season was a disappointment. Remember when folks like SI and others had the Angels down in the AL West standings in the pre-season picks and every one scoffed.

 

Well, apparently they were right -  still a disappointing season.

 

The only 'good news' if you will -- about Sunday's Game 162 loss is this -- folks -- if we secured the right to play Houston in a one game playoff for the second wild card spot with our pitching staff top to bottom (even with the expanded roster guys who I assume would be eligible to play in a tie-breaker game 163 but not in any playoff games) -- think about it.  Pressed Richards into service with short rest today, would have had to go with our best available and reasonably rested starter for a tie-breaker game vs Houston -- would have been Monday -- and then the Wild Card elimination game Tuesday and then the ALDS best of five series -- our pitching would have been seriously spent by Monday, perhaps Tuesday.........

[beatlesrule]

Very true. SP would have had to improve and that would be asking a lot. See would have been fun to see a 163 game.