absolutely nothing.  On the surface this will seal the west for us but one cant count out the ability of Bean to find talent out of nothing.... 

http://sportsline.com/mlb/story/10890977

what do you guys think of the trade?

In my opinion this trade is the best thing to happen to the angels this season and for future seasons to come. they traded two quality starters for nothing in return! thank you billy bean! i can imagine that when we look back on the season we will see this as the turning point as to how the west was won and how it will be won for the next few years!

GO ANGELS!!!!!!!!!

sometimes the best trades are the ones never made, or in this instance the ones others make! 

ok here is my take on this whole "no big" trade by the deadline...

stoneman is baseballs mitch kupcheck plain and simple. think about it he is the gm of a soon to be dynasty here in anahiem but is to chicken to "be the one to make a bad trade"....well bill the only way you can make a bad trade is to not make one at all.

if you look at our history with GM's one is forced to look at Bill Bavasi in 78'. he thought that Nolan Ryan was not worth 1 mil. well lets see what he did after that, he went back home and threw 3 more complete game shut outs and 1 perfect game. hmmm.... looks like the angels got the shit end of that one. now the edmunds for Kent Botenfield and AK deal, well once again we get shafted on that one since AK is back on the Cards. and then look at the trades that didnt go through.... Randy Johnson, Carlos Lee (who leads the NL in RBI's), Alfonso Soriano, and the list goes on....

basically the ineptitude of our GM's comes as no surprise, just as it should not you if you have been a fan for a while (before 2002)

if arte is as committed to winning as he says he is the stone(d)man's contract will not be renewed after the World Series and we will have a new GM that is willing to put his neck on the line and make some EFFING trades!!!!!!

**off season hopefulls*
AROD (stated he would opt out after the season), WILLIS or Mcab (florida can not aford to keep both).

as for this season. we will make the playoffs because there is no way seatle can keep up there current pace, they are one Jose Guillen melt down away from not competing. I hardly doubt we will be able to beat boston in the playoffs, so once agian no world series ring and a big disappointment brought to you by the GM's office and Bill Stoneman!

hey did i read the register correctly. if the angels win today scioscia becomes the winningest coach in angels history?

I really hope that Santana can forget that he is on the road and pitch gem for his ole skipper.

LETS GO ANGELS!

now all we need to do is fire Hatcher and bring up the hitting coach from our AAA ball club.

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ok what about trading fatolo and figgins for arod? we need a 3rd baseman.  figgins cant play the pos. he is more of a utility player.  we can make iztures our new utility player. as for getting rid of fatolo, we are 8 deep in our starting pitcher rotation.  the only stickler is will they let arod go for fatolo and figgins?