Gameday Rant Thread - Angels vs Mariners - March 31, 2014

[WallyWorld]

Mark Trumbo 3-5, 6 RBIs on the season.  

[robblin17]

Weaver seems pissed at the bullpen. Damn.

[bloodbrother]

Weaver seems pissed at the bullpen. Damn.

 

Don't blame him. It's been a problem for years with this team

[robblin17]

Saying this game could make or break the season and he doesn't care if it's late or early. Love it. Someone gets it.

[Chuck]

I'm in a pissy mood after the loss so hopefully this helps.

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[BaseballMom]

this was the absolute worse opening day I have ever been to...I blame it on Monday

[CaliAngel]

I am not giving up on this team at all. I won't. In baseball, things change every day, I'll root for them till they're mathematically out. In baseball anything can happen.

 

BUT...honestly, the stuff that happened tonight is the exact same crap the Angels have been dealing with day in day out for the past 4 terrible seasons.

 

It felt like a different season...for a second. But fundamentals are STILL out the window and these guys act like prima donna's but they don't perform. Trout is (thank the baseball gods up and down) this teams savior, giving a ray of hope to the franchise. Pujols and Hamilton are useless but at the 3-4 slot because -- last names. And our bullpen continues to be useless, giving up late leads, screwing up when we need them most. Pitchers give up walks, then serve salamis. We signed a 3rd baseman that DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO TAG OUT RUNNERS AT THIRD WTFF! Uncertainty and doubt is rampant, confidence and certainty is varied...all you have to do is watch the teams composure and you can tell. There is no fire lit under a lot of these guys asses. Thanks Scisocia for the turn the page lecture, but now it's time to: Clock in. Clock out.

 

This stuff hurts as a fan. It hurts as a customer who spends $100's of dollars. And all I did was buy tickets to go to a ballgame.

 

If I were Arte, and I'd been paying millions upon millions the past 4 years to put these guys on a baseball field, I'd be throwing chairs and tearing up carpet and be in that clubhouse ripping new a***oles face to face with my players. It's pretty obvious that doesn't happen. The product on the field, what even the average uneducated fan sees and wonders whats up with the donkey games going on IMO is unacceptable.

 

The saddest part is I don't think it's going to change.

[Brent Maguire]

I'm glad the Angels and baseball are back but that was a rough ending. The Baylor thing was hard to watch but once Trout hit that home run, it just felt different than in years past. The stadium was louder after that home run than it had been at any point last season. 

 

Then Weaver had his bad inning which coincidentally happened after the fans started doing the wave. Seriously fans? They continued doing it and cheering it on as Weaver allowed a run. That bothered me quite a bit. 

 

The 9th inning was just eerily similar to 2013. Once Jepsen allowed those 2 base runners, you knew what was coming next.

 

Still, it's one game and I'm not worried. I bet we go out and win the next 2 games. Just a tough game to watch because it was so similar to the normal 2013 game. 

[The Dude]

Tonights loss blew but was only one game so I'm not going to get too upset over it. I sure hope that was the last we see of Jepsen in a close game for a while dude just can't get it done.

Edited April 1, 2014 by The Dude

[LAAMike]

Even with Seattle's pitching problems after King Felix, we are going to have some problems with them this season.  Our starters cannot pitch far enough into a game and we are going to have to rely on our bullpen for a lot of innings.  Not an encouraging start. 

[Angel Oracle]

I still have faith in this team.   Call me a changed person?   Maybe, maybe not

 

It is just one game, but Jeppy has been given a zillion chances in this org, and that was one pathetic 9th inning.

What's the over/unders on his release date?    I'll go with May 12. 

[jsnpritchett]

I still have faith in this team.   Call me a changed person?   Maybe, maybe not

 

It is just one game, but Jeppy has been given a zillion chances in this org, and that was one pathetic 9th inning.

What's the over/unders on his release date?    I'll go with May 12. 

 

At this point, after 13 years, I really don't know what, if anything, he could do to cause his release. 

[Homebrewer]

At this point, after 13 years, I really don't know what, if anything, he could do to cause his release. 

All we can hope is that a bell finally went off in Scioscia's head.

Kohn and Jepsen are time bombs, it isn't if, it's when.

[Angel Oracle]

Kohn has only been in the org since 2009 though, and went through TJ surgery in 2012.

Jepsen has been in the org since almost 12 years back, and still hasn't ever put together a solid season.

There is a big difference in the breaking point between the two.

[jshep]

At this point, after 13 years, I really don't know what, if anything, he could do to cause his release.

Maybe if he kicked Arte's dog?

[fan_since79]

Career adjusted ERA+

 

Joe Blanton, 92

Kevin Jepsen, 89