The Official Angels vs. A's Opening Day Gameday Thread (4/3//2017)

[VariousCrap]

[mancini79]

Something tells me this will be the typical game of 2017.

[fan_since79]

"Some guys are scuffling."

- Mike Scioscia

 

[eligrba4ever]

Oh well. Just 161 more chances to get the season's first Halos victory.

 

[Blarg]

Time to change the run differential prediction. 

[Amazing Larry]

At this rate they'll be 0-162. 

[Chuck]

Just now, VariousCrap said:

lol. This

[the dude abides]

He had a little horsey named Ben Revere...

 

[tdawg87]

If this were golf we would have won!

[VariousCrap]

1 minute ago, Chuckster70 said:

lol. This

 

I thought about putting, "Average Angels Win Poster" above the baby, but I think the joke still works. 

[Mark68]

Think I'm gonna need "Turn the Page" queued up to end a lot of games this year...

[bloodbrother]

At least we aren't the Padres!

[gurn67]

Let the guy with 11 HR last year in 180 AB against RHP sit on the bench when the only chance you have in the game is a miracle home run with two outs, and bat the guy who has 6 home runs in 2847 career AB. Makes sense to me.

[Make Angels Great Again]

6 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I think I would've gone with Marte here...

Seriously!!

You have the tying run at the plate, and you go with the singles hitter because he's a lefty over your fucking power hitter.

[Docwaukee]

At least Trout is still good.  

[bloodbrother]

Good to get the first page turner out of the way early.

[Ohtaniland]

in before "its only April" 

[Chuck]

@CALZONE's wet dream.

The Angels lose. Pujols & Maybin don't get a hit. The pitching staff didn't throw a shutout. 

 

[Chuck]

8 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

At least Trout is still good.  

Trout alone is worth watching every game, every season. 

Let's just hope we stay competitive all season. I don't give a shit about the first game of the season.

[Ohtaniland]

Trout continues to be awesome while surrounded by players picked up at the Goodwill store. That's my main complaint but the game was entertaining. I'm very curious to see if Richards and Skaggs get the same amount of rope that Nolasco got tonight. I don't think he pitched bad but he got tired after 60 pitches.

[Chuck]

12 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

Trout continues to be awesome while surrounded by players picked up at the Goodwill store. That's my main complaint but the game was entertaining. I'm very curious to see if Richards and Skaggs get the same amount of rope that Nolasco got tonight. I don't think he pitched bad but he got tired after 60 pitches.

Calhoun, Simmons, Cron, Pujols, Escobar, Maybin, Espinosa etc. are not players picked up at the goodwill store. 

[Tank]

First game of the year and the whiners are picking up right where they left off.

again, some of you aren't happy unless you're miserable.

[Ohtaniland]

8 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Calhoun, Simmons, Cron, Pujols, Escobar, Maybin, Espinosa etc. are not players picked up at the goodwill store. 

To clarify I'm talking about the newbies. Most of them are MLB vagabonds. They go from team to team before they head over to Japan to become superstars. 

[UndertheHalo]

2 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Trout alone is worth watching every game, every season. 

Let's just hope we stay competitive all season. I don't give a shit about the first game of the season.

really, this is pretty much the truth of it.  Who gives a fuck about this game.  Nolasco was the starter.  This was probably the game you circle as an L in this series anyway.

[ABC]

3 hours ago, bloodbrother said:

At least we aren't the Padres!

Padres don't have to watch a generational talent being squandered because their owner swung and missed, and is now gunshy to make the team competitive. Arte meddled. he should have let the baseball people handle the roster.