Stop the hat already

[Duren, Duren]

My main point is different.

It's the mindset that honors home runs that I object to. Baseball is not a home run contest. In fact the sport was around for decades before Babe Ruth. 

There are so many parts of the game that contribute to winning. I needn't go into all the other ways runs are scored on offense and prevented by defense and pitching. And home runs are often meaningless in the context of the score. As Marsh so ably demonstrated the last two nights. 

I'm afraid though that the Angels are afraid to stop this routine. If they do, it's an admittance of it's irrelevance in relation to their record. So the empty ritual and gestures continue. Probably embarrassing to some of them, but they're stuck in their charade now.

 

 

 

[Blarg]

43 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

And nobody likes you.

You don't add value and this website would be better without you. 

What are you talking about? I love @Stradling.

[Clark W Griswold]

I think it’s stupid to celebrate the meaningless HRs but I get them trying to have some fun in what is going to end up being a very long season.

They should have a ceremony where the whole team is there and burn the hat to end the bad streak.  This gets rid of the stupid hat and let’s them have some fun.

Is it ok if I hate both Stradling and CaliAngel?

[TempeAngel]

1 hour ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

I watched the last dance and winning time back to back. This team needs an MJ or Kareem  Magic to slap the fuck out of someone.

Fixed.

[CaliAngel]

6 minutes ago, Clark W Griswold said:

I think it’s stupid to celebrate the meaningless HRs but I get them trying to have some fun in what is going to end up being a very long season.

They should have a ceremony where the whole team is there and burn the hat to end the bad streak.  This gets rid of the stupid hat and let’s them have some fun.

Is it ok if I hate both Stradling and CaliAngel?

Yes.

[Stradling]

17 minutes ago, Blarg said:

What are you talking about? I love @Stradling.

You don’t but I love you. 

[Anthony Tendon]

How cute that fans want to see the players have joy. Their bank accounts should be all the joy they need. By contrast our broke asses waste 3 hr intervals watching a bunch of simps who cant do f all when runners are on base. Down 9 runs with an inning to go? Watch this meaningless homer.

 

Players should be eating boiled chicken with brussel sprouts every day they bring zero productivity. Do something productive? Earn a t-bone steak and a sweet potato as a reward. Cowards too afraid to protect the plate, too craven to move the lumba with thunda. Sad sacks.

[Jay]

3 hours ago, tdawg87 said:

I played sports through High School. We never did any dumb shit like this. 

@Tank was referring to t-ball.

[Jay]

3 hours ago, Lou said:

Fans shouldn't celebrate Ohtani because the team is a bunch of losers.

Okay, Ohtani can wear the hat.

[Slegnaac]

Celebrating meaningless home runs is just a step below having a Champagne Celebration when clenching the third WC spot.

[greginpsca]

6 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Put that hat on rally monkey and put both of them in dumpster. 

I think the Rally Monkey gave up on this team.

[UndertheHalo]

I think it’s funny that people went out and bought cowboy hats.  Some people did this. 

Edited July 17, 2022 by UndertheHalo

[Jay]

7 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

I think it’s funny that people went out and bought cowboy hats.  Some people did this. 

Maybe @Stradling is one of them.

[Stradling]

1 hour ago, Anthony Tendon said:

How cute that fans want to see the players have joy. Their bank accounts should be all the joy they need. By contrast our broke asses waste 3 hr intervals watching a bunch of simps who cant do f all when runners are on base. Down 9 runs with an inning to go? Watch this meaningless homer.

 

Players should be eating boiled chicken with brussel sprouts every day they bring zero productivity. Do something productive? Earn a t-bone steak and a sweet potato as a reward. Cowards too afraid to protect the plate, too craven to move the lumba with thunda. Sad sacks.

Haha fuck that. Sorry you are broke, I’d suggest being better at baseball. I feel bad for you. 

[Stradling]

21 minutes ago, Jay said:

Maybe @Stradling is one of them.

No. But I have no problem with players enjoying themselves.  I’m not retarded and think this hat makes them worse at baseball. 

[Stradling]

24 minutes ago, Jay said:

Maybe @Stradling is one of them.

I did buy a City Connect hat and Jersey mainly because I wanted to put money into the pockets of the Rays owner. 

[Tank]

4 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

As the only professional athlete on this forum, you would think someone would listen to me. 
 

I am currently the 16th ranked e-sports call of duty alternate for Tuesday gameplay between 3am and 3:30am. Look me up. 

um, not so fast, sparky.

i've attained platinum status on angry birds friends.

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

 

[Lou]

That's enough. Get back to the stupid hats or we can just lock the thread. 

[CaliAngel]

4 minutes ago, Lou said:

That's enough. Get back to the stupid hats or we can just lock the thread. 

Sure. 

The hat was fun when we were winning. Winning is over.

Move on to a new home run tradition once the Angels are over .500 and they won't be this year, so throw the hat away. 

Not hard. 

[cals]

3 hours ago, Blarg said:

What are you talking about? I love @Stradling.

Then why don’t you marry him?

[Stradling]

Just now, cals said:

Then why don’t you marry him?

I said no. Sigh. 

[Stradling]

I am still good with the hat as it has no actual impact on how they play. I kind of like it more based on its affect on some fans.  

[cals]

7 minutes ago, Stradling said:

I said no. Sigh. 

Good, cause the Supreme Court is gonna take it away in like a year anyways.

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, cals said:

Good, cause the Supreme Court is gonna take it away in like a year anyways.

You can probably guess how I feel about that.