Miller: Dipoto gets pass this time around



Miller: Dipoto gets pass this time around


This isn't Jerry Dipoto's fault, this dreadful season during which the Angels were relevant for 160 games but ultimately achieved nothing more than the Houston Astros did.

Or didn't.

Dipoto had a historically successful winter and a brilliant summer, even if it was all made possible by owner Arte Moreno's millions. No, Dipoto can't be criticized.

He can, however, be corrected.

Early this week, noting that the Angels still could win 90 games, he said he wouldn't label the season a success "but I don't know that I'd deem it a failure."



Ninety victories? Ten Angels teams had done that before this year and none had the expectations attached to this bunch. These Angels weren't built to win 90 games; they were built to win much more.

So now that this lost season is officially buried, dead at 89 victories, what's next? What can Dipoto and the Angels do to ensure no one deems 2013 a failure?



For his final start Sunday, Greinke was issued a jersey with his name misspelled. How's that for showing loyalty and commitment? Hopefully, the Angels will know enough this offseason not to attempt to sign anyone named "Grienke."


OK, so Greinke is back. (Easier written than done, we know. But, come on, Arte's bank accounts are bottomless, right?) That leaves only 40 percent of the rotation unsettled. Scary, but true.



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