Gameday Thread: 6/3/14 Angels @ Astros

[Quinlanforthewin]

Gonzalez was on Travis Rodgers this morning and he basically said they shouldn't get rid of Ibanez because it's easier to just send Green and Cron down and Ibanez could still get hot.  

 

Green and Cron are already hot.  Why are you squandering that to give a 42 year old endless opportunities??  If he was 30 I would understand.  

[jshep]

Lol I'll take it. Freese would have grounded out

 

Wow, you really think he would have made contact?

[Jason]

Just going through the motions.

[jshep]

Well he hit it hard at least!

 

The 2014 Angels are going to be kings of moral victories.

[bloodbrother]

More failures with RISP. That's our Angels

[Sherlock31]

 

Jeff Fletcher â€@JeffFletcherOCR  24m

#Angels Raul Ibanez has 1 hit in his last 18 at-bats

 

Hey! he has 1 hit!!!!

[SoCALkid]

"So the Angels load em up and leave em loaded."

GOD I am so sick of hearing that. The Angels organization as a whole is content with this.

[martinpa25]

I'd bet my life on it that vlad Guerrero would outperform ibañez in every way possible..

[WallyWorld]

I loathe...loathe...Raul Ibanez.  

 

 

Actually, I loathe management for playing the dude.  And our media for defending it.  

 

Aiden Gonzalez was defending him this morning.  It's mind boggling.  

 

not disagreeing with you, but it's probably fair to point out that the beat reporters are face to face with the players every day.  You might not trash a guy in the media if you had to look him in the eye the next day.  (again, I'm completely on board with wanting Ibanez gone)

[Agalloch]

Hey! he has 1 hit!!!!

Progress!

[2002_halos_II]

 Nice game Angels

[martinpa25]

Well this is gonna turn into another ass rape

[Sherlock31]

This Kendrick-Ibanez-Freese combo is driving me crazy.

[rafibomb]

Well this is gonna turn into another ass rape

it already feels like it

[Quinlanforthewin]

not disagreeing with you, but it's probably fair to point out that the beat reporters are face to face with the players every day.  You might not trash a guy in the media if you had to look him in the eye the next day.  (again, I'm completely on board with wanting Ibanez gone)

 

Yeah that's true.  But there's gotta be some kind of balance between the NY/Boston media and fluff out here.  

[tennischmp]

Ibanez now has the worst AVG, SLG, and OPS of all the players with 150+ PA's. Congrats grandpa

[bloodbrother]

I'd bet my life on it that vlad Guerrero would outperform ibañez in every way possible..

 

most pitcher's could replicate Ibanez's performance as well

[bloodbrother]

Ibanez now has the worst AVG, SLG, and OPS of all the players with 150+ PA's. Congrats grandpa

 

Sounds like he should get more AB's, especially in the middle of the order on a team that's trying to compete for the playoffs

[tennischmp]

Sounds like he should get more AB's, especially in the middle of the order on a team that's trying to compete for the playoffs

Sounds logical

[m0nkey]

Remember when people thought signing ibanez wasn't so bad?

[Quinlanforthewin]

Chili Davis could outhit Raul right now.  Gary Gaetti could outhit Raul right now.  Luis Polonia could outhit Raul right now.  And I'm pretty sure Damion Easley could outhit Raul right now.  

 

Name any 90's Angel...they could outhit Raul.

[tennischmp]

Remember when people thought signing ibanez wasn't so bad?

Pull that thread up for the lols....

[Quinlanforthewin]

Green at 3b Cron at DH and this lineup looks infinitely better...

[Quinlanforthewin]

Remember when people thought signing ibanez wasn't so bad?

 

I remember people thinking trading for Vernon Wells was a great idea.  Or signing GMJ....mainly mods...on this board.  

[Docwaukee]

If Ibanez went 20 for his next 40, he'd be hitting .227. 

 

with those two outs today, he just dropped below brandon wood for the lowest average in franchise history for players with at least 150 PA