0-7 with 5 K's

[HaloNArizona]

First, yes its one game, but holy sheesh man....five k's from the #8 and #9 spot....Maldonado's first AB....five pitches, bat never left his shoulder.  His next two AB's...he looked totally lost.  

He was great behind the plate, really quite, but can we have a catcher who can hit....seriously...

Espinosa....I knew the strike outs were going to be a thing, but....

 

You cant succeed with two spots in the line up at .200 or below.

[CanadianHalo]

3 spots...

Maybin

[DMVol]

15 minutes ago, CanadianHalo said:

3 spots...

Maybin

Not sure what this offense will do but I feel pretty confident that Maybin and Revere will be a whole lot better than the garbage we've run out to LF for the last year seasons....

[tennischmp]

Considering both their past numbers would you expect anything different? 

[Second Base]

To be fair, Espinosa came close to winning that game. That shot he hit in the 9th would've left most parks. But it was a cool night in Oalkland, in a pitcher friendly park. 

[ABC]

1 hour ago, DMVol said:

Not sure what this offense will do but I feel pretty confident that Maybin and Revere will be a whole lot better than the garbage we've run out to LF for the last year seasons....

Should have kept Joyce.

[ABC]

24 minutes ago, Scotty@AW said:

To be fair, Espinosa came close to winning that game. That shot he hit in the 9th would've left most parks. But it was a cool night in Oalkland, in a pitcher friendly park. 

Yet others crushed balls over the fence last night.

[Blarg]

The A's 1-3 went a collective 0-12 with one BB.

[Homebrewer]

Espinosa should have kept the beard.

I think he's going to be a favorite topic here this year, but not in a good way.

[70runner]

The 10yr guy was awesome also.

[NachoPop]

8 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

To be fair, Espinosa came close to winning that game. That shot he hit in the 9th would've left most parks. But it was a cool night in Oalkland, in a pitcher friendly park. 

Second times a charm

[FabulousFabregas]

I miss Bandyman.

[Brandon]

lol.

this thread.

it's literally clockwork every year.

[OregonLAA]

Sometimes I think I'm too quick to react to 1 game then I read this board

[CaliAngel]

Why couldn't we give Yadier the Hamilton contract? 

He'd probably taken it for half. 

Can you imagine?

[Stradling]

Because he was never a free agent. 

[Stradling]

6 hours ago, OregonLAA said:

Sometimes I think I'm too quick to react to 1 game then I read this board

And you realize there are people crazier than you. I literally think of you every single time Alvarez comes in a game. 

[Taylor]

16 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

Espinosa should have kept the beard.

I think he's going to be a favorite topic here this year, but not in a good way.

Yep.

[Second Base]

11 hours ago, NachoPop said:

Second times a charm

Yeah he definitely burned them the second time. I think .240 20 HR's and 10 SB couples with sparkling defense should be where he's at this year. Miles ahead of the last two years. 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Great swing in the 9th from Danny and 2 rbi from Maldonado!!!!!

 

What a difference a day makes!

 

That's Baseball...... B O N E!

 

 

[HaloNArizona]

3 hours ago, Scotty@AW said:

Yeah he definitely burned them the second time. I think .240 20 HR's and 10 SB couples with sparkling defense should be where he's at this year. Miles ahead of the last two years. 

If he can do this, I'd be happy...

 

Of course I start this thread and both of the them have very solid games.  Maldando behind the plate is pretty sick.  He looked better at the plate last night, still going to be a long season with them together.  MS needs to separate them in the bottom of the line up.

[Second Base]

2 hours ago, HaloNArizona said:

If he can do this, I'd be happy...

 

Of course I start this thread and both of the them have very solid games.  Maldando behind the plate is pretty sick.  He looked better at the plate last night, still going to be a long season with them together.  MS needs to separate them in the bottom of the line up.

What a catcher does outside of the batter's box has an unquantifiable effect on the result of the game. A good catcher stops runners from advancing dead in their tracks. A good catcher turns balls into strikes, head case rookies look like seasoned veterans. A good catcher expands an ump's strike zone, forcing hitters into pitcher's counts and generating weak contact. A good catcher controls the pace of the game to fit his teams needs and is the glue that keeps different personalities on the same wavelength.

Even a good defensive catcher falls short in so many areas, including guys like Mathis. But Martin Maldonado and Carlos Perez do not fall short. At least Martin doesn't, Carlos is learning.

In the future, we'll find a way to quantify the difference between a Martin Maldonado and a catcher with a flashier game. 

If the Angels do indeed pull off an upset and make the playoffs, it will of course be because of Mike Trout, but after that, it will fall on catchers.

[totdprods]

Since this thread started (meaning, take away the first game)...
Maybin: .364/.417/.636/.1.053 - HR, RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Maldonado: .364/.417/.455/.871 - 2B, 2 RBI
Espinosa: .182/.308/.455/.762 - HR, 5 RBI, 4 K

Maldonado looks fantastic behind the plate - anything he contributes offensively is a plus. 
Maybin is showing signs that he's going to be exactly what we need - lots of contact and speed from LF. 
Espinosa looks like Espinosa - low average with some homers, good defense, and a lot of K's 
 

[eligrba]

Espinosa is hard to watch at the plate.

[notherhalo]

Whenever I want to complain about an Angel hitter in recent times, I visualize the days of Jeff Mathis at the bottom, and give thanks

#lylespencer