Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Royals (6/6/2018)

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, stormngt said:

The whole damn bullpen with the exception of Noe and Alvarez needs to go down and work on their command.

Surprisingly, BadRock allowed just one baserunner in two high profile innings in this series.   Who knows what is going on there, I just want to see him continue to do that because then he becomes a reliever of importance like he USED to be in 2016.

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, azmancini said:

Heaney, Ohtoni and now Skaggs the exception. But yes, the bullpen has the joe grahe  look on the mound. 

Barria too the exception, he’s pitching like far beyond his 21 years.

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, azmancini said:

Still waiting.....

The only one who could have been inserted in the 8th would be Ramirez, but he’s been overused already.

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, TroutField said:

I think that’s what he isn’t understanding... we don’t have the bullpen arms. Anderson has actually been quite a godsend for this bullpen this year 

Except that recently it seems that batters are laying off more of his pitches and driving the BBs way up.  

[yk9001]

I turned in for 5 minutes last night and saw Ohtani blowing on his hand. It is such a tell for blisters.

[stormngt]

4 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Surprisingly, BadRock allowed just one baserunner in two high profile innings in this series.   Who knows what is going on there, I just want to see him continue to do that because then he becomes a reliever of importance like he USED to be in 2016.

Used to be?  You mean the one year out of five?

[Lou]

8 hours ago, cjcinec said:

Says the fool on the hill

that was dumb 

[Angel Oracle]

25 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Used to be?  You mean the one year out of five?

Looking at last year’s numbers, he was a little unlucky and injured for part of it.   FIP was 3.38 vs 4.43 ERA, allowed 5 HRs in 44 innings, Ks/BBs was 53/17, and he did register 6 saves.

If he did so far what he did in 2017, he would be fine as the 7th/8th inning guy compared to the rest.    

 

[Lou]

7 hours ago, stormngt said:

So why do you only have ten posts contributed to your account.  I didn't count but it has to be close to ten negative post on Anderson.

I checked. Every single post is negative. 

Another in a long line of idiot trolls. 

[Lou]

Surprise, surprise. Anyone care to guess where cjc is from? 

[T.G.]

9 minutes ago, Lou said:

Surprise, surprise. Anyone care to guess where cjc is from? 

San Quentin

[Lou]

15 minutes ago, True Grich said:

San Quentin

further east 

[Tank]

Leavenworth?

[T.G.]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

further east 

Louisiana State Pen?

 

[stormngt]

2 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Looking at last year’s numbers, he was a little unlucky and injured for part of it.   FIP was 3.38 vs 4.43 ERA, allowed 5 HRs in 44 innings, Ks/BBs was 53/17, and he did register 6 saves.

If he did so far what he did in 2017, he would be fine as the 7th/8th inning guy compared to the rest.    

 

After five years the concept of "unlucky" is hard to accept.  I dont think he has the balls to be a closer.  He loses his control with pressure yet seems to pitch well in no pressure situations.

[Angel Oracle]

36 minutes ago, stormngt said:

After five years the concept of "unlucky" is hard to accept.  I dont think he has the balls to be a closer.  He loses his control with pressure yet seems to pitch well in no pressure situations.

This is pretty accurate.   He could still have value as a 7th inning guy, if he pitches like he did in the Royals series.

[Angelsfirst]

2 hours ago, Lou said:

Surprise, surprise. Anyone care to guess where cjc is from? 

San Bernardino? 

[Pablo]

8 hours ago, Angel Oracle said:

Surprisingly, BadRock allowed just one baserunner in two high profile innings in this series.   Who knows what is going on there, I just want to see him continue to do that because then he becomes a reliever of importance like he USED to be in 2016.

Not sure I would have classified last night as 'high profile'. 4-1 lead, sixth inning. I actually think this might be a good spot for Cam - limit him to 6th and 7th. Something seems to slip sideways in his brain when he's brought in to close.

 

[Angel Oracle]

Remember that even in his dominant 2016 season, BadRock mainly pitched the 6th - 8th innings and didn't close.  

He is the anti-Kyra Sedgewick.

[Pablo]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

Remember that even in his dominant 2016 season, BadRock mainly pitched the 6th - 8th innings and didn't close.  

He is the anti-Kyra Sedgewick.

She always creeps me out, though; her mouth is easily twice as big as it should be. I was always afraid she would smile super big, just to see if it would meet in the back, and the top of her head would fall off.

Speaking of anti-closers, with more teams dabbling with an 'opener' to get through the top of the lineup, I wonder how he would fare in the first?

 

[T.G.]

4 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

He is the anti-Kyra Sedgewick.

Ha!

[Lou]

3 hours ago, Tank said:

Leavenworth?

so close . . . 

[Lou]

26 minutes ago, Pablo said:

She always creeps me out, though; her mouth is easily twice as big as it should be. I was always afraid she would smile super big, just to see if it would meet in the back, and the top of her head would fall off.

I get the same feeling from Ellen Barkin. Her mouth and those needy eyes.

Creepy

 

[T.G.]

50 minutes ago, Lou said:

so close . . . 

I got it! I got it!  Liverwurst!  What could be closer to Leavenworth?

[Lou]

let's just say it's in the state of Missouri