Gameday Thread: 8/22 Angels vs. Rangers: Albert hits third

[Chuck]

Well done, Cowart!!!!!!!!!   Clutch. 

He'll be benched tomorrow for Pennington by Sosh. 

[Jwhitt33]

1 minute ago, eligrba4ever said:

I'm glad I inspired Kaleb to improve quickly.

Should be glad that home run bought penny a start tomorrow.

 

 

[disarcina]

Nolasco early exit commented on earlier --

folks say it wasn't Scioscia's decision.

OK - so how close is Nolasco to the magic number of IP for '16/17 seasons to turn that contract option clause from a club option (for another year) to a player option.

He may be getting closer to that IP number than is comfortable for the front office and folks monitoring payroll.

[UndertheHalo]

COWART DONG

[HeavenlyHalos]

Hilarious. Well done, Kaleb!

[eligrba4ever]

2 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Well done, Cowart!!!!!!!!!   Clutch. 

He'll be benched tomorrow for Pennington by Sosh. 

Some of us need bifocals.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

24 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

You are living in the .445 July and I'm in the .143 August.

Trout hit .000 a couple of games ago as long as we're using small sample sizes and picking the very worst of those stretches

[Waybackman]

It was the rally pigeon!

[ten ocho recon scout]

Who knows what we'll get out of cowart, but at least theres excitement. If he can have just an average bat with his glove, that would be nice. Nicer because hes home grown.

[disarcina]

9:42 PM and it's the FIFTH INNING?

good Night Irene

[ten ocho recon scout]

Why did revere get pulled for maybin in the 5th? Kind of weird...

[bloodbrother]

Just now, ten ocho recon scout said:

Why did revere get pulled for maybin in the 5th? Kind of weird...

He fouled a pitch off his knee his last AB...maybe just being cautious there

[ten ocho recon scout]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

He fouled a pitch off his knee his last AB...maybe just being cautious there

Gotcha

 

Probably amputating, given our luck.

[Jwhitt33]

Our 2 and only games on ESPN today and tomorrow.

[eligrba4ever]

2 minutes ago, disarcina said:

9:42 PM and it's the FIFTH INNING?

good Night Irene

But it gives us more opportunities to gaze upon our Team of Destiny.

[disarcina]

have to double check the IP number -- but the deal Nolasco signed with one of his prior teams (MInnesota?), the one the Angels inherited , had a clause that says if Nolasco pitches X number of innings over a two season ('16/'17) time frame -- then the 'option' for the next season converts from a team option to a player option.

can't remember what the number is -- 450 IP or something like that.

Angels likely want to avoid that.

[eligrba4ever]

1 minute ago, Jwhitt33 said:

Our 2 and only games on ESPN today and tomorrow.

Started at 10 p.m. Eastern. Big audience east of Denver.

[disarcina]

this game won't be over in Anaheim until about 11 PM PST.

 

[Jwhitt33]

How does Simmons get so much on his throws? Looks like he shot puts it ala Philip rivers.

[disarcina]

assume it's been commented on -- and am sure you folks all saw it (after last night's discussion about the managerial moves on both sides). --but today's LA Times -- front sport page article of some length saying Scioscia's managing has kept the Halos playing meaningful games in August/ September and perhaps all the way to playoff spot.

 

[GrittyVeterans]

Valbueana is a moron. You can't assume anything, just make the play

[disarcina]

terrible situation here.

it's the home plate's ump's call but the third base ump mislead our 3B.

looks foul to me -- can't review it.......bad call all around.

[bloodbrother]

Why on earth isn't that reviewable

[disarcina]

and, YES -- MAKE THE PLAY.........

Valbuena don't play ump -- but, here - he was mislead by the ump on the third base foul line.

 

[disarcina]

shades of AJP and Chicago --

who was our catcher that game? He played ump when he should have tagged the batter and/or thrown to first.

Always blamed our catcher more than AJP for that.