Gameday Thread: Angels @ Rangers (4/14/22): Ohtani on the mound, Rojas in RF (5pm Pacific)

[TroutField]

Has this team hit anything more than a solo home run yet this season? 

[Jason]

Just now, jsnpritchett said:

Coming up next:

This is likely just a shitty start but there is legit concern for his bat. It’s been bad for a while going back to last season. Not really a small sample size. Hopefully he makes some adjustments like good major leaguers do

[HeavenlyHalos]

3 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

I'm OK with Maddon playing musical chairs with the middle infield for the first month or so, but starting Wade and Velazquez? These guys are like #8 and 9 on the MI depth chart. I'd much rather see some combination of Rengifo, Stefanic, and Davis, and I don't get why Maddon isn't starting Duffy more.

Agreed. It makes no sense at all which means Maddon will continue with it and Rojas over Adell.

[Justin]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

At this rate, Ohtani will be lucky to get $15 million a year.

I'll take the over on that. 

[Robrock30]

Garrett Richards is in the House

[UndertheHalo]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

I quit

That’s alright 

[Lou]

Look at the bright side, Pandya went for 87 (52) in Gujarat's win over Rajasthan today. 

[Angelsjunky]

2 minutes ago, Jason said:

This is not the same Ohtani we saw last year 

Holy Hyperbole, Batman. This is getting ahead of ourselves. We're talking one inning. He was dominant in his first start. He gave up two singles with eyes and just got cute with Calhoun, then made a really bad mistake to Heim.

[eligrba4ever]

GO ANGELS!! Win this thing.

Steady ahead, Shohei!

[Jason]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

Shohei's ERA is up to 6.75.

Pair that with his .154 BA and he appears to be a weak link 

[Angel Oracle]

The good news: the Maddon countdown is at 171 days.

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

At this rate, Ohtani will be lucky to get $15 million a year.

Short spring training sabotaged him?

You are adorable. We created a thread for ridiculous takes. 

[bloodbrother]

Rangers announcer just said that the Angels "have surprised" with a 3-3 start. Damn

[Justin]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

Look at the bright side, Pandya went for 87 (52) in Gujarat's win over Rajasthan today. 

And I made homemade crab cakes for dinner

[Taylor]

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

Ohtani has been dog shit to start this season. 

He looked good in his start against the Astro's.

[UndertheHalo]

I think it’s pretty good how we’ve had a 480 ft Trout home run, a bunch of hits.  Then an out at home plate on moron base running, a dropped fly ball to right field and a grand slam given up to lose the lead.  Angels baseball is back baby. 

Edited April 15, 2022 by UndertheHalo

[bloodbrother]

3 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Shohei's ERA is up to 6.75.

Perfect time for the Angels to extend him for a discount

[Angelsjunky]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Rangers announcer just said that the Angels "have surprised" with a 3-3 start. Damn

What a dumbass. Everyone's predicting them to win 80-85 games, so 3-3 is exactly what one would expect.

[tdawg87]

Just now, bloodbrother said:

Rangers announcer just said that the Angels "have surprised" with a 3-3 start. Damn

Are you going to take that shit, Angels?

Angels:

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 minute ago, bloodbrother said:

Rangers announcer just said that the Angels "have surprised" with a 3-3 start. Damn

Low blow, lol

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, Justin said:

And I made homemade crab cakes for dinner

Sounds great. I made teriyaki chicken stir fry with steamed rice. Had to push back the pozole verde until tomorrow. 

[Justin]

I don't know if any of you saw any of the Rangers games against Toronto, but they scored 24 runs in three games and still lost the series. They can put up runs... but they also give them up, too. 

[eligrba]

7 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Matt V. now apparently doesn't realize his mic is on and randomly says, "Is that for me or Gubi?"  Lol.  God, please stop this stupid experiment and just get two announcers who can be in the same place at the same time.

[Angel Oracle]

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

You are adorable. We created a thread for ridiculous takes. 

I said “at this rate”.  Not meant as a certainty.

High ERA two starts in and bad OPS 7 games in

Edited April 15, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

He looked good in his start against the Astro's.

The Astro's what?