There's something really special about this team

[gurn67]

Honestly, this team should be 3-4 and we'd all be bitching right now. It's wins like these which build momentum and confidence.

[totdprods]

We're through the first week of the season, and the Angels are 5-2. 
Offensively, they're slashing a combined .291/.352/.439/.791
They're first in the AL in runs, hits, RBI, and batting average, and second in SLG and OPS. 

On the mound, they're sporting a 3.98 ERA (7th), a .217 BAA (5th), and a 1.08 WHIP (3rd in the AL).
In the AL, they're tied with the Yankees for fewest walks allowed, and tied for second for most strikeouts. |

Escobar is 5th in the AL in BA, and Simmons is 6th. 
Espinosa and Trout tied for 4th in RBI. 

Trout, Escobar, and Simmons are all sporting an OPS of 1.000 or higher. 

That said, there's a brutal stretch ahead - 20 straight games against the Rangers, Royals, Astros, Blue Jays, with the Athletics in between, and no off days until May 1st. Big test ahead. If they can keep winning series until May, taking 2 out of 3, etc...they'll be in good shape. 

[laagamer]

That was a great game.

 

5-2 baby!

[Dick B Back]

8 minutes ago, totdprods said:

We're through the first week of the season, and the Angels are 5-2. 
Offensively, they're slashing a combined .291/.352/.439/.791
They're first in the AL in runs, hits, RBI, and batting average, and second in SLG and OPS. 

On the mound, they're sporting a 3.98 ERA (7th), a .217 BAA (5th), and a 1.08 WHIP (3rd in the AL).
In the AL, they're tied with the Yankees for fewest walks allowed, and tied for second for most strikeouts. |

Escobar is 5th in the AL in BA, and Simmons is 6th. 
Espinosa is tied for 4th in RBI. 

Trout, Escobar, and Simmons are all sporting an OPS of 1.000 or higher. 

That said, there's a brutal stretch ahead - 20 straight games against the Rangers, Royals, Astros, Blue Jays, with the Athletics in between, and no off days until May 1st. Big test ahead. If they can keep winning series until May, taking 2 out of 3, etc...they'll be in good shape. 

If Espinosa is tied for 4th in RBIs, then so is Trout.

All these stats are great by the way. Hope this special Halos squad keeps finding wasys to get it done!

[Billy_Ball]

This just in - Dipoto and Servais got into heated argument in the clubhouse and is on the verge of walking out on the Mariners.

[hen3ry]

For the love of all that is good, nobody remind the Angels that this is April.  

[tomsred]

2 hours ago, Angel Dog and Beer said:

What a win! Between this game and the Masters, my "back" button is worn out.

Yeah, that was a major conflict of TV time.

[tomsred]

58 minutes ago, Dick B Back said:

If Espinosa is tied for 4th in RBIs, then so is Trout.

All these stats are great by the way. Hope this special Halos squad keeps finding wasys to get it done!

If Espinosa could make regular contact, he would lead both leagues in RBI's he's had so many chances.

[Chuck]

46 minutes ago, tomsred said:

If Espinosa could make regular contact, he would lead both leagues in RBI's he's had so many chances.

No doubt. He does swing and miss on a lot of pitches right down the middle. Some cause for concern, but we didn't sign him for a high batting average. Just play great defense and hit some occasional bombs. 24 again would be nice! 

[tomsred]

11 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

No doubt. He does swing and miss on a lot of pitches right down the middle. Some cause for concern, but we didn't sign him for a high batting average. Just play great defense and hit some occasional bombs. 24 again would be nice! 

He does have a great glove, and he is very fluid with Sommons.  I'm hoping he will heat up a little with the bat as he probably has put some extra pressure on himself being a local guy.

[FabulousFabregas]

The offense is really working out well so far, hopefully if Richards goes down for an extended period of time we can make a trade for a good starter, because the rotation concerns me.

[Homebrewer]

I really hope someone on the inside, like @Jeff Fletcher  gets a hold of this and shows it around the clubhouse...

It cracks me up every time I see it.

[ukyah]

4 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Richards has the best stuff by far and has the best chance to be the ace.  Shoe is the soul of the starting pitchers.  Richards is the nervous system.  

The win today is the kind that special teams pull off.  It's almost the kind of win that helps to make them special.  Gives them momentum and confidence they wouldn't normally deserve.  A walk off hit by Cliff Pennington off of Diaz?  

You could hear seattle's sphincter's tightening.  You could see and feel the meltdown coming.  

Not only was it a building block for the halos, but a nut punch to one of our biggest rivals.  

i don't disagree with any of that. i'm just saying if anybody on the angels deserves to be called the ace, then it's going to be shoemaker, because he's the only one that's kind of done it already. also, if richards becomes the ace of the staff this year, then it's going to revolutionize baseball and the future of ulnar injuries and i'm not saying that lightly.

[CaliAngel]

Before this season for about the past 5 seasons it seemed like the Angels rarely if ever came back to win so late in the game.

Now that they've come back twice late in the game, only a week into the season, I think that's great sign as far as this teams unwillingness to "go through the motions."

Always a great day when the Halos win, good for them!

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

6 hours ago, wopphil said:

And the offense will get that much deeper once Valbuena comes back.

I don't like that Valbuena will be taking AB away from Cron. Cron has been playing killer defense and is capable of hitting 30 HR given regular AB.