General Feeling Leading up to Winter Meetings??

[Peace21]

If your DUQ/ and Flanagan who do you talk to first? I would love to be a fly on the wall at these meetings.

[olddogger]

I guess patience will be the key to get the most back in a trade of RLo/Wright/Benson.

With so many teams needing SP the FO should be able to get a good return on any they trade if they are patient.

[paulcoates]

If your DUQ/ and Flanagan who do you talk to first? I would love to be a fly on the wall at these meetings.

If I were them I would focus on speaking to both of the Florida teams about a LF or 3b.

Approach the Mariners about Beltre.

See if you can trade Penn for Hudson and then try to flip Benson/Wright for Ensberg

If Graffanino isn't offered arbitration, try to sign him as our super sub.

Try to trade Fahey, JJ Johnson, Fiorentino for anyone (just so we stop mentioning their names in trades)

[Sports Guy]

Every year we get promises of big things and it never happens.

So, until it does, i am not holding my breath.

[mvethfencesback]

Overheard

• Angels owner Arte Moreno has told general manager Bill Stoneman he wants a division champion in 2007 or he will get a new GM http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_5182540,00.html

There's been a lot of criticism of Stoneman in SoCal...from wanting to have the best AAA team in history to hanging onto prospects too long til they're "exposed" in the ML & devalued.

[olddogger]

Overheard

• Angels owner Arte Moreno has told general manager Bill Stoneman he wants a division champion in 2007 or he will get a new GM http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_5182540,00.html

There's been a lot of criticism of Stoneman in SoCal...from wanting to have the best AAA team in history to hanging onto prospects too long til they're "exposed" in the ML & devalued.

Wonder if this will impact the dealings at next week's Winter Meetings?

[Frobby]

Overheard

• Angels owner Arte Moreno has told general manager Bill Stoneman he wants a division champion in 2007 or he will get a new GM http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/sports_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_83_5182540,00.html

There's been a lot of criticism of Stoneman in SoCal...from wanting to have the best AAA team in history to hanging onto prospects too long til they're "exposed" in the ML & devalued.

Seems a bit ridiculous to me. This team has won 92, 95 and 89 games the last 3 years, and 2 division titles.

[mvethfencesback]

Seems a bit ridiculous to me. This team has won 92, 95 and 89 games the last 3 years, and 2 division titles.

With Vlad's injuries, Moreno is worried the window of opportunity is closing. Do you read SoCal press ??

[Frobby]

With Vlad's injuries, Moreno is worried the window of opportunity is closing. Do you read SoCal press ??

No. But from a distance, Moreno is looking a bit like Steinbrenner (or Angelos circa 1997).

[srh523]

I say there is no way we leave the meeting without trading for Jones. I just feel it is almost certain. Hopefully it wont cost much and just becomes a dump for the Cubbies!

[Tettelton~HR]

I said that I like it all on PAPER....The pen needed the overhaul it got:p So my math tells me the way they have been operating so far would leave me to beleive that they are going to make a play and get the needed bat/bats....OK to trade-Penn,Lopez, and Liz if the return is good(liz)...Not Ok-Lowen-Bedard-D.CAB(THIS IS THE YEAR FOR HIM I PROMISE..!).....

[Sports Guy]

No. But from a distance, Moreno is looking a bit like Steinbrenner (or Angelos circa 1997).

He wants to win.

[mvethfencesback]

No. But from a distance, Moreno is looking a bit like Steinbrenner (or Angelos circa 1997).

Most GM's would be glad to have an owner like Moreno. My impression is that he is not meddlesome & he just wants to win.

Try these:

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/mlb/angels/rumors.html

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/players/vladimir-guerrero.html

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/mlb/orioles/rumors.html

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/mlb/mlbrumors.html

You'll see that sportswriting around the US of their local teams is much deeper, more analytical, but still fair compared to Balto sportswriting.

[Frobby]

Most GM's would be glad to have an owner like Moreno. My impression is that he is not meddlesome & he just wants to win.

Try these:

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/mlb/angels/rumors.html

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/players/vladimir-guerrero.html

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/mlb/orioles/rumors.html

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/mlb/mlbrumors.html

You'll see that sportswriting around the US of their local teams is much deeper, more analytical, but still fair compared to Balto sportswriting.

Maybe, but I don't know that Southern California is a fair comparison. It is a much more saturated media market.

[66-70-83-??]

No. But from a distance, Moreno is looking a bit like Steinbrenner (or Angelos circa 1997).

And that is a good thing if you are an Angels fan.

He isn't selecting players. He is just urging his GM to get the best players he can, and writing the checks.

Winning a World Series is his goal.