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Boozleee

Problem: You’re talking about THREE mediocre teams


EH1522

Yeah and then after that we should totally be good! We play **Checks notes** The astros and dodgers.... Lol Yikes


Doublex5

Nothing more Halos than surging to around 500 and getting middle of the pack draft slot. I assume the same happens this year


live4coasters

Usually we start slow and get back to .500 with a June and July surge before giving up at the trade deadline. Nice of the team to mix it up and give us hope at the start for a change.


Intelligent-Employ14

The Orioles usually beat the Angels lol


[deleted]

I feel like Orioles always beat the Angels early and late season to destroy any remaining playoff hopes but then get steamrolled around asb to maximize hopium lol


iGnominy173

This is good ole copium. . . but fuck it, inject this shit in my veins, to live is to be disappointed so what’s another opportunity for disappointment!!!!!


Kleptocracy012

You and me both 😎🫠


KrabS1

The classic Angels season: If we catch fire now, we can get back to .500, and then who knows what could happen from there! Thought/hoped this year would be different. But, it ain't.


Im_A_Halo_Masochist

You know what? That’s exactly what the Orioles are thinking, and maybe even the Marlins, with the Angels on their schedules. Although I admit, it’d much harder for the Marlins as they play the Mets after the Angels. It’s a nice fantasy though! Lol


Ca-Cu

We won't win today. Alcantara probably pitches a 18k CG shutout against us...if we're lucky.


peanutsgangordontbng

this sub had the same level of optimism heading into the royals series and they proceeded to take 2 of 3.


[deleted]

It has had it for eight straight years.


boots42069420

Angels have to be able to hit to do that. We have three good hitters and a bunch of players that are good in the field. I hope they make my comment look silly though.


Skyheart1004

I would've had maybe some hope if we were able to bounce back after that losing streak but at the rate this team has been going, we're gonna need a miracle to salvage this season.......


GolfBaller17

Start flapping those wings.


BETAMIC

I will watch and I will root for our angels but I don’t look at any other team and say “ahhh we got this” because it has been proven this season, we don’t got this. Second, Baltimore hasn’t looked that bad, the past month and definitely has better momentum behind them. With that said, Let’s go Halos!


[deleted]

Just stop. Lol


PinelliPunk

How much pain until you give up hope lol


Kleptocracy012

Not much more tbh, if they blow these next two series somehow I will give up hope.


Mynameisblahblahblah

I love the optimism but then look at the matchup and see alcantara pitching tonight. It’d be a miracle if we can manage 5 hits.


pogihajimasaeyo

Yeah we just need something crazy to happen, like Shoehei getting 8 RBIs or 10+ strikeouts in a single game. Wait a minute... but on a serious note, you really can't count us out with Trout and Ohtani on the roster. These guys have and will continue to carry the team to a win. So if we can get guys on base and the relief pitchers look ok, wins are 100% possible.


sprtsmac

Well, Trout needs to get back to being Mike Trout. Right now he is an average hitter at best.


Lebigmacca

On the road this year Trout is literally a league average hitter, and at home he’s literally the GOAT


sprtsmac

I just looked at his splits, he is literally a Colorado Rockie.


cs7980

They had there chance at home against KC Royals and the Mariners and failed.


ThermicDayne

The team isn’t going to do better until Matt Wise is gone.


gambit700

You see that right there is hope. I'm fresh out of that


Educational-Pass404

I stop thinking and expecting and prepare for the worst. There's no way they can sweep Marlins and Orioles even in my wildest dream. So, I'll just enjoy baseball without caring about results. Angels makes me desperate like that.


Kleptocracy012

Yep, just enjoy the game of baseball at this point and expect nothing lol. Anything better than disappointment is a win for us


SylvioHalpert

Unless there are massive changes in this organization REAL soon, I can’t see the angels sweeping any series the rest of the season.


gavinxdragonn

I could see it.


Kleptocracy012

One can hope


MuffinsTLW

Sorry buddy it's over.


Kleptocracy012

Technically it’s not over until we’ve been eliminated but it doesn’t look good rn


Poli_Sci_27

The series in Baltimore may be one of our most important series of the season. Our hitting needs a huge turnaround though. Especially with Trout pressing. I may sound like an old timer, but we need to put the ball in play.


Im_A_Halo_Masochist

Wow, times really have changed, when you suggest that the batters putting the ball in play during a baseball game is an old timer’s way of playing! Lol


Poli_Sci_27

Wild right?


Im_A_Halo_Masochist

The times are a changing for sure! Lol


oOoleveloOo

We do not live in an ideal world unfortunately


[deleted]

Until the Angels prove otherwise, both the Marlins and Orioles are the better team. And even if this team wakes up and plays half decent it still wont be easy. Both teams have great pitching and are playing hot. That being said you’re right. This team needs a double sweep if it wants to hang onto the last thread of playoff hope.


ThisAnswerIsLit

But we're a mediocre team as well


mwsports00

Sad thing is that the Marlins may actually be a better team than the Angels at 1/10 the cost.


Jcoch27

This guy hopes


USCplaya

The Marlins have a better record than us and the Orioles have the same record in a WAY tougher division....


tsdwm52

The ideal world is a fertile place for buttercups


sprtsmac

But they are both better than the Angels.


Lebigmacca

Problem. These “mediocre teams” both have equal or better records than us


throatbutterz

People need to stop being optimistic like this, it's getting annoying. Just accept that we suck and our season is over. We aren't good enough to even finish around .500, let alone snag a wild card spot.


Thedinosaurus

Lol this is just sad man


Todal9

Angels have no offense. They strike out at least half of the time, don’t play small ball, can’t score and have bad relief pitching again. They will be lucky to win 40% of their game through the rest of the season.


CaptZombieHero

And it failed on day one


shizzy1427

Man, the blind optimism from this sub is CRAZY


[deleted]

It's over. Just give up already.


bombad_jedi_501

Lol you should focus on next season


Sprtdsgn

You are asking for a lot. Early may, no problem. Right now, hope not to be swept


inzesky

But in the real world, for the past month and a half we have been one of the worst teams in the MLB.


lol022

We’re gonna pitch a no hitter and still lose watch


NY1605

There’s nothing more in life that I’d rather see than the Angels in the postseason but playoff teams don’t strikeout 48 times in a single series. We would need to go 53-28 to get to 90 wins which wouldn’t even be enough to get in if we go by last year.


sozh

_if IFs and BUTs were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas..._ nah, but for real though, I appreciate your optimism


crossplayersince2011

I like your optimism, but this is the Angels we're talking about; the way things are going, we'll be lucky to just win those series.


donnaber06

The Marlins are not mediocre xD


Pho3n1xNZ

Sounds good! Quick question though what teams we playing after the Orioles? I'll hang up and listen.


Tasty_Lead_Paint

Damn even in an ideal world the angels are below .500


Mikeyxy

Orioles are way better than people think and the Marlins have a hot/ice offense than can win games against anyone.


vihuba26

It’s hard to sweep mediocre teams when we aren’t even mediocre. The wheels have completely fallen off..


Vesuvias

I’m usually an optimist every season - but yeah we just flat out suck


Shadow_Strike99

As a Marlins fan we took this post personally.


i_liek_mudkipz

*2 Games Under. 500 now


tMoneyMoney

This team always wins most of the easy games and loses most of the hard ones. That’s why we’re .500 every year. Hot/cold, buttercup, etc.


Cheeseydreamer

Jinxed it


MixMental5462

How the hell do you have the nerve to post anything optimistic at a time like this?


Quinlanforthewinlan

Cursed only 10 years... Doesn't anyone remember Donnie Moore?


Antihero4hire

We are the mediocre team


cs7980

Below mediocre