Gameday: 5/2 Angels@Mariners

[Troll Daddy]

[totdprods]

He's not in the starting line-up tonight, but Valbuena has been activated. Valdez back to SLC.

[Angels#1Fan]

Lets keep this ball rolling Shoe, keep the ball down so that we can stomp the Dipoto's.

Offense, get some runs, score early and often.

GO HALOS!!

[KevinJ14]

Guessing Valbuena to start tomorrow vs. Iwakuma

[totdprods]

Hamels scratched for the Rangers - strained oblique.

[nando714]

Paxton could win the cy young this year 

could be a tough evening 

[Troll Daddy]

I find it interesting how some fans anoint a rookie player as their best hitter one month into the season.

good stuff

[eligrba4ever]

GO HALOS!!!! Go Matt Shoemaker!!! Go 8 and win your second of '17!!

Go Mike Trout, Albert, Kole, Yunel. Jefry and the rest!!! Do some damage to Safeco and Paxton's ERA!

[Troll Daddy]

3 minutes ago, ThomasSutpen said:

better than trout with those amazing and sustainable numbers!

To be fair ... Haniger is their hottest hitter

[jsnpritchett]

Espinosa's name is misspelled in the graphic in the original post.  Or maybe he's changed it to get some money from the Disney overlords?

[Ender]

19 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

I find it interesting how some fans anoint a rookie player as their best hitter one month into the season.

good stuff

I mean one month into the season he HAS been our best hitter? Sure it probably wouldn't stay that way, but what Cezero said was true.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

2 hours ago, totdprods said:

He's not in the starting line-up tonight, but Valbuena has been activated. Valdez back to SLC.

Why is everyone so hyped up for Valbuena and his 232 career BA?

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Why is everyone so hyped up for Valbuena and his 232 career BA?

Because that's higher than 5 guys in the starting lineup tonight?

[Troll Daddy]

8 minutes ago, Ender said:

I mean one month into the season he HAS been our best hitter? Sure it probably wouldn't stay that way, but what Cezero said was true.

No argument from me ... wish he was a Angel 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Because that's higher than 5 guys in the starting lineup tonight?

Yeah but that won't continue. Plus if they're that worried Young Jr is hitting .370 in AAA. He wasn't terrible in ST either. That's better than Maybin and Revere.

[Mark68]

12 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

Why is everyone so hyped up for Valbuena and his 232 career BA?

Well, the last 3 years his OPS+ has been 115, 106, 125.

In comparison there are exactly two Angels with an OPS+ currently greater than 96: Trout (225) and Simba (119).

[eligrba4ever]

Mariners announcer Dave Sims just recounted Scioscia's story about that epic comeback against the Mariners in April. Mike was about to pull four players, including Albert, after 8 but only replaced one.And Albert got the whole thing started in the 9th. But the topper was that on Mike's long drive home, his wife called and offered sympathy about that night's loss. Mike said, "Loss? WE WON!" Mrs. S. had bailed after the seventh because the Halos had fallen so far behind.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

7 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Because that's higher than 5 guys in the starting lineup tonight?

When Cron comes back next week I think he should get  the majority of starts at 1B. I get platooning Valbuena with Marte but Cron hits righties better than lefties and has a better career BA.

[Richard]

Pretty sure that was shoes first time this season not giving up a run in the first inning.

MAY Shoe>>>April Shoe

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

9 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

Well, the last 3 years his OPS+ has been 115, 106, 125.

In comparison there are exactly two Angels with an OPS+ currently greater than 96: Trout (225) and Simba (119).

C J Cron OPS+ 111, 106, 116, In the pitchers park. Valbuena did hit 25 HR in the band box in Houston in 2015.

[Mark68]

3 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

C J Cron OPS+ 111, 106, 116

I guess that would make Valbuena better, especially given Cron's current OPS+ (58).

[Jason]

Terrible ABs

[Mark68]

1st & 2nd, nobody out and they're stranded there.

I've seen this movie too many times. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

13 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

But the topper was that on Mike's long drive home, his wife called and offered sympathy about that night's loss.

He has a horrible drive from his house 70 miles each way to Westlake Village.

[Jason]

Please don't GIDP Albert