T.G.

I didn't participate in the poll because I'm not a big "what if" guy. I will say this - Scioscia and Bill Stoneman's biggest impact was in the way they changed the culture of the Angels as an organization. Together they instilled a certain way of playing the game, set expectations, etc. and they did that together. They were on the same page. It was a great partnership. The Angels success can be directly tied to that partnership. The organization has changed. The culture is different. Baseball has changed. That being said, I have no doubt Mike Scioscia could be successful anywhere, but he would still need a partner on the GM side. He can't do both. That's not to say he should have a certain level of autonomy. I just think the days of a manager setting the tone for an organization may have passed. Maybe not. I don't know for sure. I miss Scioscia. I miss his leadership. He never made it about himself. Never. He never wanted to be the focal point. He always gave credit and never took it. I especially admired the way he navigated the team through the death of Nick Adenhart. I just admire Mike Scioscia, the man and I hope he's happy with whatever he's doing now. He gave me a lot of good memories and I will always be grateful for that.

Tuner

Bee

@Stradling - some local spots that can be nice and sort of off the beaten path... Julian. Cambria, Ojai.... Good places just to relax.

A vast wasteland...

Ticks

One day..."Nevin over uses the relief pitchers." Next day... "Why isn't Nevin pitching so and so... he had a day off?"

People see what they want to see and jump to the conclusions they want. Bachman was a starter in the minor leagues... He had a day off between outings. Maybe it had an impact, maybe it didn't... We're never going to know. It's baseball. It happens. Some people spend so much time trying to find blame. It's pointless. It's an imperfect world. Stuff happens.

No one would believe the stuff written here if they didn't actually read it themselves.

Good grief.

Ink

You can't go wrong with Maui

I’ve never been, but I’ve heard great things about Albuquerque. https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/regions/central/albuquerque/?bounds=false&view=list&sort=date

They've upgraded their draft picks.

Good to see Angels' Michael Lorenzen... Oh wait

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Happy belated birthday!

I haven’t heard any jokes

Good to see Angels’ Alex Cobb… oh wait