Where are you on the "Hope Dial?"

[Angelsjunky]

Which answer best describes your general attitude and degree of hope?

[ten ocho recon scout]

I chose "I guess anything is possible", but ai wanted to choose "game over, man", just because Aliens is such a cool movie.

If there's any movie character in history that could describe our current state of affairs, it's Bishop the robot when he got ripped in half.

[Angelsjunky]

1 minute ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

I chose "I guess anything is possible", but ai wanted to choose "game over, man", just because Aliens is such a cool movie.

If there's any movie character in history that could describe our current state of affairs, it's Bishop the robot when he got ripped in half.

But he saved Ripley, in the end.

[ten ocho recon scout]

13 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

But he saved Ripley, in the end.

Which gave everyone hope.

But then he, newt and the other guy who's name I can't think of were all dead at the beginning of part 3.

Which, you know...

[Inside Pitch]

Hope springs eternal -- faith, different story.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

I believe there is more regarding the "Game Over Man" option... 

 

I believe Arte' doesn't need to sell the team just bring in an actual Baseball Guy to run the Baseball Operations side. Until that is Done it's pretty much a wash and we will be having more frustration overall. Just enough teasing to get you excited~ Then the realization that overall we are a still a "C" level in a TOP Market. Where if the issues were fixed 75-90% this organization could get back to the Playoff years and consistently grow some talent.

I seem to think that even though there were issues outside of the box internally grumbling etc. We as an organization have missed the Eddie Bane and early development days of Tom Kotchman. And the older roving coaches like the Marcel Lachmann pitching wise, and the Alfredo Griffins defensively.. Though growth and next man up in the instruction side happens. There in reality is the issue of not understanding the reasons that go into success and failure as a young professional athlete. 

[Angelsjunky]

5 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Which gave everyone hope.

But then he, newt and the other guy who's name I can't think of were all dead at the beginning of part 3.

Which, you know...

Yeah, that franchise kinda sucked after the first two movies (though I liked Prometheus). I think Ripley died at the end of 3, btw - remember the scene of her falling with the alien popping out, and her craddling it like her child. That and the next one I never re-watched.

[T.G.]

34 minutes ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

just bring in an actual Baseball Guy to run the Baseball Operations side.

I think people get too caught up in titles.

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

7 minutes ago, T.G. said:

I think people get too caught up in titles.

I'm just not a fan of Carpino. We've changed the FO quite a bit since he has had his fingers throughout. Which includes the Baseball Operations side.

IF you look into the Organization. There is a TOP Heavy of Business Acumen and only Perry or whichever GM was in place at the time on the Baseball side. So, with a young GM you will have growing pains. When there isn't the Full-time voice around 100% of the time. I do know that Stoneman is still around a little bit. But, not in a daily position.

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, Angelsjunky said:

But he saved Ripley, in the end.

Literally the Angels

 

[Taylor]

[ten ocho recon scout]

5 minutes ago, Taylor said:

"Nope" (don't know how to photoshop it to look like that, but this would be a good poster)

 

[T.G.]

6 minutes ago, Taylor said:

 

[Taylor]

3 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

"Nope" (don't know how to photoshop it to look like that, but this would be a good poster)

 

Jobama?

[Taylor]

2 minutes ago, T.G. said:

 

That pitch came about as close to the target as any of the drone strikes he ordered. 

[Angels 1961]

Who said hope is a good thing? What movie?

[Taylor]

[Angel Oracle]

I’m stuck between options 2 and 3.

I am curious why Arte Moreno chooses to put his faith in Carpino to oversee the baseball side.

More and more teams are assembling strong FO’s on the baseball side.

At least Minasian was allowed to hire Tamin away from the Braves.

Baby steps, I guess.

Now, hire a real manager who will bring in real coaches, and do a better job in the off-season, and I might be convinced to go with option 3.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

What position does Hope play?

[ten ocho recon scout]

50 minutes ago, Taylor said:

It was the (who was the 3B we got from Atlanta that we thought was gonna be legit?) threads.

[fan_since79]

I feel like Charlie Brown. Every year, some hope that the team will not pull the football away and ruin the season once again for me.

It has to stop at some point, it just has to.

 

 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

It was the (who was the 3B we got from Atlanta that we thought was gonna be legit?) threads.

Kubi "something" ?... So, many here were riding that pony...

[ten ocho recon scout]

1 hour ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Kubi "something" ?... So, many here were riding that pony...

Kubiak? The bully from parker Lewis can't lose?

[Docwaukee]

4 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

It was the (who was the 3B we got from Atlanta that we thought was gonna be legit?) threads.

Kyle Kubitza.  

[robblin17]

8 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

I believe there is more regarding the "Game Over Man" option... 

 

I believe Arte' doesn't need to sell the team just bring in an actual Baseball Guy to run the Baseball Operations side. Until that is Done it's pretty much a wash and we will be having more frustration overall. Just enough teasing to get you excited~ Then the realization that overall we are a still a "C" level in a TOP Market. Where if the issues were fixed 75-90% this organization could get back to the Playoff years and consistently grow some talent.

I seem to think that even though there were issues outside of the box internally grumbling etc. We as an organization have missed the Eddie Bane and early development days of Tom Kotchman. And the older roving coaches like the Marcel Lachmann pitching wise, and the Alfredo Griffins defensively.. Though growth and next man up in the instruction side happens. There in reality is the issue of not understanding the reasons that go into success and failure as a young professional athlete. 

We need a Mozeliak!