Gameday Thread: 5/27 Angels vs. Astros

[jsnpritchett]

 

[stormngt]

Why is Cowart up again?

[jsnpritchett]

2 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Why is Cowart up again?

To sit on the bench.  Duh.

[Chuck]

Cowart is the new Brandon Wood.

[eligrba4ever]

Oooh! Neat-oh!! (Quaint cliché.) We get to thumbs-up AND thumbs-down!! Woo Hoo!!!! And thankfully not have to confess who we are.

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!!!! Go Matt Shoemaker!!!

Cobble together another strong game, Shoe. Start a new winning streak.

Come on, hitters!! Reclaim the home-field advantage that you lost on that 0-6 homestand last month.

[jsnpritchett]

5 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

Oooh! Neat-oh!! (Quaint cliché.) We get to thumbs-up AND thumbs-down!! Woo Hoo!!!! And thankfully not have to confess who we are.

You can only give one thumbs-down per day, though, apparently.  Thumbs down to THAT! 

[nando714]

Gotta get a W

[Troll Daddy]

41 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Why is Cowart up again?

Because 

He's bench depth and a LH bat. He'll be backdown as soon as Pennington is back up. I think everyone was reading too much into this move.

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Because 

He's bench depth and a LH bat. He'll be backdown as soon as Pennington is back up. I think everyone was reading too much into this move.

I think the complaint is he will just sit on the bench instead of getting much needed ABs. 

[Troll Daddy]

3 minutes ago, Angels N Skins said:

I think the complaint is he will just sit on the bench instead of getting much needed ABs. 

I'm sure he'd rather be brought up even if its depth.

no worries 

[Angels_Make_Me_Drink]

If Cowart was Rob Quinlan he would be playing. 

[Jason]

4 minutes ago, Angels_Make_Me_Drink said:

If Cowart was Rob Quinlan he would be playing. 

or Mathis

[Ray McKigney]

I predict a series sweep.

[totdprods]

Yeah Cowart wouldn't be up if we hadn't signed Lincecum.

When we signed Timmy we had to go through that two day period with 24 players, and Marte was the corner infielder on the bench who had to be bumped to make room for Timmy. We needed all the relievers we could get at the time. Since it wasn't ten days or replacing an injury, we couldn't recall Marte after Lincecum's two-day roster stint passed, so it was going to be Cowart or Kubitza recalled to offer some infield depth, and they appear to have valued Cowart's defense.

[Blarg]

45 minutes ago, Angels N Skins said:

I think the complaint is he will just sit on the bench instead of getting much needed ABs. 

His bank account is  getting much needed money. And he gets the pre and post game spread so he eats better. 

[stormngt]

48 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Because 

He's bench depth and a LH bat. He'll be backdown as soon as Pennington is back up. I think everyone was reading too much into this move.

Why him for bench depth.  You would think lack of ABs  would hurt him.  Either play or send him down.  There was no need to bring him up for bench depth.  We have a lot of people who can play that role.

[stormngt]

6 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Yeah Cowart wouldn't be up if we hadn't signed Lincecum.

When we signed Timmy we had to go through that two day period with 24 players, and Marte was the corner infielder on the bench who had to be bumped to make room for Timmy. We needed all the relievers we could get at the time. Since it wasn't ten days or replacing an injury, we couldn't recall Marte after Lincecum's two-day roster stint passed, so it was going to be Cowart or Kubitza recalled to offer some infield depth, and they appear to have valued Cowart's defense.

Now that explanation makes sense.  I thought Martel had passed ten days already.

[Angels#1Fan]

Go Halos!

Shoe, keep the ball down like you did in your last start.

[Jason]

9 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Why him for bench depth.  You would think lack of ABs  would hurt him.  Either play or send him down.  There was no need to bring him up for bench depth.  We have a lot of people who can play that role.

My thoughts exactly

[eligrba4ever]

Cowart's job is to be where the Angels think they might need him. If somebody gets hurt, he goes in. If there's a sudden need for a pinch hitter who's not named Brendan Ryan, he can do that. And when Pennington is ready to play again, maybe Cowart will be needed in SLC to stay ready for the next time.

[tomsred]

...in before someone says he's being showcased.

 

Unfortunatelyy our display case looks like this one....

 

[RallyPanda]

Yay, the forum is working again!

BTW - Colby Rasmus may be one of the ugliest people on earth, my God...it's striking!

[Guest]

Shoe's pickoff was pretty sweet. 

[daygloman]

Go Halos!