Gameday Thread - Angels vs Orioles 7/8/2022

[Angel Oracle]

4.50 ERA as a closer for $14 million in 2022

[m0nkey]

These turds ended up losing? Lol

[Farmbuildingfan]

10 minutes ago, greginpsca said:

Pretty close. They have scored 2 or less runs in 1/3 of their games before tonites game.

That is better than I thought.

[T.G.]

Let's talk this out. I'm here for all of you for as long as it takes. 

[T.G.]

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

41 minutes ago, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

I've seen this movie before

I've seen it too, Sir Elton.

[Duren, Duren]

Firing the manager is usually the most extreme, desperate thing a team does when in a deep slump. But they played that card and things have just continued downhill after a brief pause. 

Not much more they can do in mid season. Firing front office personnel or assistants usually comes in the off-season. Trades and player moves are the only thing left to try. But every other team knows the Angels are in desperate straits, dealing from a position of weakness 

And the farm is pretty bare now. Adell again?  They have tinkered with call ups and pick ups, but the problems continue. 

Is Rendon the weird duct tape that holds the offense together? Seems more than coincidental that they fall apart without him. 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

You lost a season series to goddamn Baltimore!

[mmc]

Does anyone know if Arte even watches the games?

[Mark68]

37 minutes ago, Erstad Grit said:

I'm done.  I was holding out for a sweep by the Os and Dodgers and I have nothing left to give.  I've never hated an Angels team more

 

[UndertheHalo]

[UndertheHalo]

It’s awesome to get sodomized by the Orioles. 

[T.G.]

7 minutes ago, mmc said:

Does anyone know if Arte even watches the games?

Yes, someone knows.

[bloodbrother]

[UndertheHalo]

Just now, True Grich said:

Yes, someone knows.

Surely Arte could answer this question 

[Angel Oracle]

8 minutes ago, mmc said:

Does anyone know if Arte even watches the games?

 

[Angel Oracle]

How is it that one team can have a sucky bullpen year in and year out since 2016?

[AngelsFaninGA]

19 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Let's talk this out. I'm here for all of you for as long as it takes. 

I ate too much hot pepper and now I have heartburn

[Anthony Tendon]

Iglesias is a bum.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

6 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

I ate too much hot pepper and now I have heartburn

That would actually help the farm system perform well compared to the PB&J shit from cheapskate Farte.

[T.G.]

4 minutes ago, AngelsFaninGA said:

I ate too much hot pepper and now I have heartburn

Not my problem.

 

 

Next?

[CaliAngel]

While our bullpen should most definitely be held accountable for not being able to hold a lead, Iglesias has saved 15 of 18, he typically gets it done, and not someone I'm concerned with. 

It's really our clutch hitting that is absolutely abysmal, we should have had 5, 6 runs in this game.

How many times do we get runners in scoring position with 1 or 0 outs and leave those guys on base? It happens constantly. The approach for the entire team in those situations is embarrassing. They either strike out or have terrible contact ending with weak infield ground balls or pop ups that don't advance or score the runners.

Terrible fundamental approach at the plate with a lack of fundamental hitting. Half assed contact in sacrifice situations. Watching or swinging through pitches down the pipe for strikeouts. These things destroy the foundation of a succesful offense, and we have all of it.

[Tank]

2 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

While our bullpen should most definitely be held accountable for not being able to hold a lead, Iglesias has saved 15 of 18, he typically gets it done, and not someone I'm concerned with. 

It's really our clutch hitting that is absolutely abysmal, we should have had 5, 6 runs in this game.

How many times do we get runners in scoring position with 1 or 0 outs and leave those guys on base? It happens constantly. The approach for the entire team in those situations is embarrassing. They either strike out or have terrible contact ending with weak infield ground balls or pop ups that don't advance or score the runners.

Terrible fundamental approach at the plate with a lack of fundamental hitting. Half assed contact in sacrifice situations. Watching or swinging through pitches down the pipe for strikeouts. These things destroy the foundation of a succesful offense, and we have all of it.

You know who’s a big proponent of station to station baseball?

 

that’s right, Kate Beckinsale.

[Jay]

With all due respect @CaliAngel it's pretty clear what happened, the closer didn't close.

 

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

With all due respect @CaliAngel it's pretty clear what happened, the closer didn't close.

 

Jay just called Cali a dumbass… but he did it nicely.