Gameday Thread (5/20/23): Angels vs Twins - Walsh making season debut at 1B

[HeavenlyHalos]

0-5 with RISP

[HeavenlyHalos]

1 minute ago, Angel Oracle said:

I could see maybe the first bunt, but a second?

Incredibly stupid. I.e. par for the course for the 2023 Angels.

[drpiranha]

2 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

I could see maybe the first bunt, but a second?

....and if you are going to bunt, why not pinch hit Rengifo for Walsh.

[TheLordofOuts]

I wonder if Nevin sat red-hot Moniak cause he though Walsh was a better bunter 

[Swordsman78]

8 minutes ago, HeavenlyHalos said:

ummm why in the fuck are we having Walsh bunt? Awful managing 

HeavenlyHalos replied to beatlesrule's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily

why not bunt ? fucking hell this team is so god damn dumb

• July 28, 2022
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[T.G.]

Pffft

[HeavenlyHalos]

Holy fucking shit the defense is so so so bad. This team is so fundamentally flawed. 

[HeavenlyHalos]

4 minutes ago, Swordsman78 said:

HeavenlyHalos replied to beatlesrule's topic in LA Angels | MLB Daily

why not bunt ? fucking hell this team is so god damn dumb

• July 28, 2022
• 160 replies

Oh you got me so good, a random quote without any sort of context whatsoever. Walsh bunting there twice was incredibly stupid and if you can't see that, I don't know what to tell you.

[eligrba4ever]

Three runs off the pen. No doors are slamming shut.

[AngelsLakersFan]

3 minutes ago, HeavenlyHalos said:

Holy fucking shit the defense is so so so bad. This team is so fundamentally flawed. 

They suck at baseball

[Angel Oracle]

Does this coaching staff pay enough attention to the fundamentals?

Judging by the first 47 games, it seems questionable.

Wantz with one of his few questionable outings.

[HeavenlyHalos]

Wantz hasn't been the same since Nevin mistakenly sent him out for a second inning despite already being at a high in pitch count. 

[Slegnaac]

Nevin: Walshy we are going to pinch hit for you here.

Walsh: No way Skip.  Let me go up and bunt the guys over. They will never expect that.

Nevin: Good idea

[Swordsman78]

1 minute ago, HeavenlyHalos said:

Wantz hasn't been the same since Nevin mistakenly sent him out for a second inning despite already being at a high in pitch count. 

Maybe Wantz just sucks.

[Angel Oracle]

Wayne mentioned that Minasian is not happy with the mental errors the team is making.

Not the greatest endorsement of the coaching staff

Edited May 21, 2023 by Angel Oracle

[HeavenlyHalos]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

Wayne mentioned that Minasian is not happy with the mental errors the team is making.

Nobody should be happy with it. Neto, a guy playing in college this time last year, seems to have the highest 'baseball IQ.' That is a problem on a team full of veterans. Drury is especially incompetent. 

[rottiesworld]

7 minutes ago, HeavenlyHalos said:

Oh you got me so good, a random quote without any sort of context whatsoever. Walsh bunting there twice was incredibly stupid and if you can't see that, I don't know what to tell you.

It’s not the team, it’s the dumb ass manager who calls for the bunt.

[eligrba4ever]

How many consecutive late-inning winning rallies can the Angels achieve?

[Swordsman78]

5 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Does this coaching staff pay enough attention to the fundamentals?

Judging by the first 47 games, it seems questionable.

Wantz with one of his few questionable outings.

That type of coaching (fundamentals) is done at the high school level.  

[HeavenlyHalos]

Just now, rottiesworld said:

It’s not the team, it’s the dumb ass manager who calls for the bunt.

Typically, yes. See: my other posts on Nevin in this thread.

[Swordsman78]

Just now, rottiesworld said:

It’s not the team, it’s the dumb ass manager who calls for the bunt.

Of course.  Never blame the players.

[Erstad Grit]

lol nice pitch

[Swordsman78]

Just now, HeavenlyHalos said:

Typically, yes. See: my other posts on Nevin in this thread.

We saw you talking out both sides of your mouth depending on the outcome. 

[HeavenlyHalos]

Just now, Swordsman78 said:

We saw you talking out both sides of your mouth depending on the outcome. 

From a game day post from last year? You are something else

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, HeavenlyHalos said:

From a game day post from last year? You are something else

He has a habit of embarrassing himself.