Gameday Thread: (8/12/23 4:15pm Pacific on Fox) Angels @ Astros: Anderson on the mound

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Slegnaac said:

Can Adams pitch?

Well, we know Barria can't.

[LaPalma]

Houston - we have a problem!

[eligrba4ever]

Not much more to say about tonight. The halo will glow dimly until the Angels win again. I'm not seeing a 10-or-more-run rally in the 9th by Phil's weary band.

[thebloob]

7 minutes ago, Blarg said:

This is the Astros. Up by five they send the runner all the way from second base, like they really need those extra runs. And do it once again. 

I’m sure if the Angels promise to stop trying to score runs they would be happy to stop also. 

[jsnpritchett]

If they don't score this inning, the Angels will be at a -6 run differential for the season, -30 without the freak win against the Rockies.  Nice work.

[Farmbuildingfan]

I would bet that if a detailed analysis was done comparing every player's production who has ever played for the Angels and other organizations, that the great majority would have their poorest stats as Angels.

[jsnpritchett]

Lol.  Velazquez with the random pinch-hit HR.

[LaPalma]

The good news is I bet 500 on the Astros tonight.  Not a great return but can’t turn down a sure thing.

[jsnpritchett]

Fox just put up a graphic that said Adams was Chris Okey.  Ha ha.

[jsnpritchett]

Blue Jays, Yankees, and Red Sox all lost today.

[LaPalma]

5 minutes ago, LaPalma said:

The good news is I bet 500 on the Astros tonight.  Not a great return but can’t turn down a sure thing.

Ha easy money.  This team is like an ATM.

[Farmbuildingfan]

The last day I watched the scoreboard was August 4. After that loss I gave up.

[Sho Way That Was A Strike]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Blue Jays, Yankees, and Red Sox all lost today.

So we are still alive! 
 

Honestly though it’s a wonder how many games they’d be behind if they won when the teams they were chasing lost. 

[greginpsca]

Total embarrasment.

[jsnpritchett]

Just now, Sho Way That Was A Strike said:

So we are still alive! 
 

Honestly though it’s a wonder how many games they’d be behind if they won when the teams they were chasing lost. 

Yeah, I don't think it really matters at this point, but just noticed it so pointed it out.

[Mark68]

It’s pretty pathetic when the MLB app shows the Angels’ Game Story as “Grichuk gets Angels on the board.”

 

Pretty soon, it’ll be “(Insert Angels pitcher here) gets an out”.

Edited August 13, 2023 by Mark68

[Chuck]

[Erstad Grit]

[jsnpritchett]

 

[jsnpritchett]

1 hour ago, Duren, Duren said:

Just sad... No compete versus Houston. About to become 3W 9L against them this season. 

 

[Stradling]

35 minutes ago, Farmbuildingfan said:

I would bet that if a detailed analysis was done comparing every player's production who has ever played for the Angels and other organizations, that the great majority would have their poorest stats as Angels.

Hahahaha

[Jason]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

Dang! Angels walking around and holding on to the Astros’ pocket. 

[jsnpritchett]

2 hours ago, Farmbuildingfan said:

Main reasons I will continue to watch games are:

1. To follow their season series record against the AL which is currently a surprising 7-4-2, but which I predict will end at 6-7-1.

2. Can they finish above .500?

3. How will O'hoppe, Trout and , Neto do when or if they return?

 

 

I'm curious about O'Hoppe more than the other two, simply because we still don't know much about him, really.  He only had 53 AB before the injury.  I think all (or most) of us have very high expectations for him, but I think we may need to just temper the expectations a bit and see how things play out over time.  Before he got hurt, he had 15 hits in those 53 ABs; 7 of them came in 4 games (and three of those were the first three games of the season).  He was in an 8 for 39 slump before his last game before he went on the IL.  He's probably gonna go through plenty of ups and downs until we get a sense of what he can really do.

Edited August 13, 2023 by jsnpritchett

[Mark68]

This season has to be one of the most (if not THE) most frustrating seasons to be an Angel fan.

They take Ohtani off the market and make several trades, announcing that they’re going “all in” on getting into the playoffs, only to then proceed to lose 9 of their next 11 (so far) since the trade deadline.

Instead of going all in, they should have just traded Ohtani for the best package they could get and folded their losing hand. Now, Ohtani’s going to walk and they’ll get nothing for him but a compensatory pick (as I assume he’ll get a QO).

This season was ultimately bound to fail when Arte announced that he wouldn’t be selling the team. This (I believe) is why they ended up not trading Shohei. 
 

Yeah, the injuries certainly didn’t help, but neither did the coaching staff. The team simply does not seem to make adjustments, especially the starting pitchers.

If Matt Wise and Phil Nevin are retained for another year, I’m going to have a hard look at how closely I continue to follow this team. 
 

I don’t blame Perry for the position this team finds itself in. He definitely went out and addressed needs—as much as he could. I place blame squarely on the Owner’s Box and the coaching staff, although the players themselves also share that blame. At some point, the players need to step it up, and by and large, they have failed to do so.

Edited August 13, 2023 by Mark68

[Slegnaac]

16 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

I am surprised that the chandelier is untouched.