Anthony Rendon removed from the game after re-aggravating right wrist injury

[cals]

7 hours ago, Angelsjunky said:

Mo wasn't as big a bust as Hamilton, Pujols, or Upton still kind of bad. He did decline significantly as an Angel compared to his Red Sox output, and then lost a whole year to injury before being traded. The Angels ended up spending $32.5M for him for 2 years of play and 3.8 WAR; adjusted for inflation that's about $65-70M.

Didn’t he fall into the railless visitors dugout on the first play of his first game with the Angels, injuring his ankle and never returning to top form?

[Stradling]

3 hours ago, CaliAngel said:

It feels like Rendon muscled through injury with the Nationals to get a ring during his free-agency year, then got a memo from former Halo busts that he could come here for a big paycheck and be treated like a baby. 

It feels like this is really stupid.

[Stradling]

13 hours ago, beatlesrule said:

If Rendon needs surgery, put Ward at 3rd and call up Adell to play right.

It makes us worse defensively in two spots.  But I mean it might be interesting.  

[Stradling]

5 minutes ago, cals said:

Didn’t he fall into the railless visitors dugout on the first play of his first game with the Angels, injuring his ankle and never returning to top form?

Yes, but he put up good numbers, but not Fenway Park numbers, which probably was never going to happen anyway.  

[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, cals said:

Didn’t he fall into the railless visitors dugout on the first play of his first game with the Angels, injuring his ankle and never returning to top form?

He posted a 117 OPS+ as an Angel.  

Rendon has posted a 116 OPS+ as an Angel.  

Man has the sport changed.

[Mark68]

14 hours ago, gurn67 said:

They used to make fun of Fred Lynn when was with the Angels about always being injured. Fred Lynn played in over 80% of the regular season games when he was here, and made 3 All-Star games. Two things it looks like Rendon will never even come close to.

In one of which, he hit a grand slam. I believe that is still the only slam in All-Star history.

[HanfordGuy]

29 minutes ago, Torridd said:

I also wonder exactly what's being done for his wrist. How is this being treated?

[Lou]

48 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

In one of which, he hit a grand slam. I believe that is still the only slam in All-Star history.

Yep

 

[T.G.]

The pitcher that Fred Lynn hit the grand slam off was Atlee Hammaker.  His daughter is married to Yan Gomes.

I feel like AO for posting that bit of trivia...

[AngelsLakersFan]

6 hours ago, True Grich said:

A forgotten fact... Velazquez was never supposed to play this much.

Who was supposed to be playing this much?

[Stradling]

Just now, AngelsLakersFan said:

Who was supposed to be playing this much?

Fletcher 

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Fletcher 

Is that better? I'm not sure Fletcher displaces Velazquez when he comes back.

[Stradling]

24 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Is that better? I'm not sure Fletcher displaces Velazquez when he comes back.

Offensively better yes. Offensively good no. And I agree I don’t know if he’ll displace him.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

20 hours ago, angelsfan100 said:

Dude's made of glass

not bullet glass either

[Angelsfan1984]

I miss when the Angels were a special team earlier this season. 

[Angelsjunky]

7 hours ago, cals said:

Didn’t he fall into the railless visitors dugout on the first play of his first game with the Angels, injuring his ankle and never returning to top form?

Yeah, but I'm not sure how much was that fall and how much was just yet another hot-dog turning 30, with a big contract.

[Jason]

1 hour ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

I miss when the Angels were a special team earlier this season. 

Those were fun times 

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

I miss when the Angels were a special team earlier this season. 

It’s special alright.

I’ll leave it at that.

[cals]

18 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

Yeah, but I'm not sure how much was that fall and how much was just yet another hot-dog turning 30, with a big contract.

He was also pretty fat.

[Slegnaac]

He needs to try PRP injections for 6 to 12 months. 

If that doesn't work then acupuncture treatments. 

Then he can have a decent season the final year of his contract and sign somewhere else as a FA.

[Tank]

8 hours ago, True Grich said:

The pitcher that Fred Lynn hit the grand slam off was Atlee Hammaker.  His daughter is married to Yan Gomes.

I feel like AO for posting that bit of trivia...

Hammaker had been the big surprise of the season prior to the game. Looked like he was going to be a real stud. The all star game proved to be his undoing. After the break he didn’t do squat and I believe also injured his arm/shoulder/elbow. 

[T.G.]

I have 3 things in common with Hammaker…

[Tank]

16 minutes ago, True Grich said:

I have 3 things in common with Hammaker…

So you no longer pitch for the Giants. What are the other two things?

[T.G.]

3 minutes ago, Tank said:

So you no longer pitch for the Giants. What are the other two things?

It's classified 

[Tank]

Just now, True Grich said:

It's classified