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@HaloHangout A waste. They already have plenty of outfielders.

Angels fans-- how do you feel about the Soler trade? halohangout.com/the-early-revi…

@LAAngelsPR Scott Kingery was grossly mishandled by the Phillies and is a brilliant pickup. The other ex-Phils probably tipped management off. He has Trea Turner-like potential and is best at second base, though he has played almost everywhere.

The #Angels have acquired minor league INF Scott Kingery from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for cash considerations.

@harper4governor Soto would be a huge mistake. If they bring in cheaters like Bergman, I’m done.

Late 2025 Phillies 1. Turner - CF 2. Harper - 1B 3. Bregman - 3B 4. Soto - LF 5. Casty - RF 6. Schwarber - DH 7. Realmuto / Marchan - C 8. Stott - 2B 9. Miller - SS Endless protection for Harper This is obviously if Middleton is willing to spend stupid money

@SportsRadioWIP Way past time.

Rob Thomson as Phillies' manager 2022 regular: 65-46 2022 post: 11-6, WS loss 2023 regular: 90-72 2023 post: 8-5, NLCS loss 2024 regular: 95-67 (NL East champs) 2024 post: 1-3, NLDS loss Time for Phils to move on from Topper?

@PhilliesNation Fair.

Fair or foul?

Former Colorado Rockies players are making quite a splash in the playoffs. secure37.prohosting.com/a0002960/ExRoc…

Former Colorado Rockies players are making quite a splash in the playoffs. The Ex-Rockies Factor (prohosting.com)

Seems like a serious management mistake. Kingery is better than at least a dozen players on the 40 man. Why don’t they release him if he is not in their plans?

Phillies' manager Rob Thomson is constantly making bad decisions that cost games, like he did in the NCS last year and as recent as today: Philadelphia Phillies Manager Defends Costly Blunder vs. Nationals (si.com)

Wow! An umpire's missed strike call probably cost the Phillies the game and injuries to Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper! There has never been a better argument for robotic umpiring. That one call may have ruined the whole season.

Phillies manager Rob Thomson should be fired. He keeps putting rookie Orion Kirkering into high leverage situations that he can't handle. Twice during playoffs = losses, out of World Series. Today = punted sure win in 10th with wild pitch.

@LoadedBasesMLB Woody Held

Who’s your favorite Cleveland Indians player of all time?

@AlTheBoss03 Clete Boyer!

Without saying your age, who was the third baseman on your favorite team when you started watching baseball?

@NUFCLeroy @EggletteCustard Anytime you say “it’s not on him (the manager)” referring to the actions of a player, you’re wrong. If players take the wrong approach or don’t perform it’s up to the manager to fix it quickly. It’s the difference between winning and losing.

@EggletteCustard Everyone called for Bohm’s head from cleanup after Game 5, and in Game 6 he had 2 hits there and scored both our runs in Game 7… I genuinely don’t think Topper did much wrong in the NLCS. It’s simply not on him when guys are going to the plate with the complete wrong approach.

As the #Phillies season comes to a disappointing end, and fans begin to plan their ideal off-season, I thought I’d take the chance to grade each player’s 2023 season. So here is every Philadelphia Phillies player’s season in a tweet! (A thread 🧵)

@TXTrickWhooper @nyporchsport Bill.

@nyporchsport Stealing signs and respecting the game are not mutually exclusive contrary to popular belief. It’s commonplace in baseball’s history and part of the game’s uniquely romantic fabric. The rules, much like human nature, are both blurred and beautiful simultaneously.

Carlos Correa on Astros documentary on PBS detailing the cheating scandal: “I tried everything to stop them,” Correa told the Ashociated Press Thursday morning following the Twins' big win. “Every day, I said, guys, let’s cut the crap and play the game the way it’s meant to be played. No analytics. No calculators or graphs. Nobody telling us what’s coming. Just the talent God gave us. They threatened to trade me to the Rockies when Bregman came up, so I went along with it. I protested in my heart and wept during the World Series, knowing it should have been New York beating the Dodgers, who were never a team I considered to have heart.”

@AngelsWin Remember the “#Doug Moe Effect”? The former Nuggets manager had a theory That an injury to a star player sometimes resulted in a drastic improvement in team play. The loss of a superstar sometimes brings everything together. #LAAngels

Is it weird for you hearing the guys discuss a run for the playoffs on the broadcast? The team isn't mathematically eliminated, and certainly not trying to be Debbie Downer, but the likelihood that they'll go anywhere close to 29-8 the rest of the way seems ... well ... unlikely. But maybe it's just me.

@BeyondTheHalo He fired a Hall of Fame manager and replaced him with someone with no managerial experience. That is almost always a bad decision and was in this case for sure.

Perry Minasian has done a…

@BeyondTheHalo Ryne Sandberg and a new GM

Curious who #Angels fans would want to see as manager in 2024, assuming Nevin isn’t brought back. Reply below.

Another reason to get rid of the current manager and GM. Fletch is a gamer and should be out there every day. He knows how to win. #Angels #MLB

Instead of trading Ohtani, the #Angels should fire Phil Nevin and the GM who hired him. Nevin’s lineup choices and lack of management skills are making it hard to win. Bring back Maddon? #MLB