Blum: The Angels have given little reason for optimism after embarrassing season

[jsnpritchett]

Excerpts (the bold part in the second part made me laugh):

"There is, however, plenty of criticism to go around. The highest-paid players haven’t been on the field. The coaching staff hasn’t shown the ability to increase players’ performance consistently. The front office hasn’t fielded a winning big-league product, nor has it developed a particularly strong farm system.

All of it, of course, comes back to Arte Moreno. His 22-year-run as Angels owner has devolved into a chaotic disaster — one which he takes absolutely zero accountability for creating. The public ire these days is rightfully directed at A’s owner John Fisher, who uprooted his team from Oakland. And White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, whose penny-pinching is responsible for their current plight.

Moreno’s work as owner could be overlooked, as a result. But it shouldn’t. The last time he did a media scrum 18 months ago, he said his critics were the “vocal minority,” and that most fans thought highly of him. It was a mind-bending comment to make at the time. And now, after this week, after this season, there’s no way even he could still believe it to be true."

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"A slew of fans walked along the bottom concourse outside the Angels clubhouse after Thursday’s game. Washington stood and did his postgame media scrum outside those clubhouse doors, crediting his opponent for the beat-down that just finished.

After the Angels skipper was done, he turned around to walk back inside the clubhouse. At that moment, an elderly White Sox fan saw Washington and stopped just before he reached the exit.

“C’mon, Ron,” the fan said with exasperation. “You couldn’t take one from us?”

That was all these White Sox fans wanted. A chance to send their unforgettably putrid team off on their own terms. That’s why they bought tickets. That’s why they booed when the Angels lost. This was their moment.

Washington didn’t respond. He might not have even heard the fan. Instead, he continued inside, away from the outside noise."

[Tank]

[DMVol]

Blum may be a jerk but nothing in the article is wrong...

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[PattyD22]

[AngelsLakersFan]

Damn, Angels are so bad they are disappointing fans of the opposing team even when they lose.

[fan_since79]

If, God willing, I make it to 90, I think there's a fair chance of grabbing that third wild card by then. 

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2 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

If, God willing, I make it to 90, I think there's a fair chance of grabbing that third wild card by then.