GDT 8/6/13: Angels vs Rangers - Grant Green Debut

[EDinTUSTIN]

Welcome to the game JC

At least he fits right in with this bunch

[Jason]

Not another crooked cap guy. If I remember right, we hated the last one.

[Homebrewer]

I thot Scioscia reached an all time low with his penchant for penciling in Abreu at the 3rd slot.  Hamilton hitting 3rd may represent moving the bar down from that. 

Mikey being Mikey...

And people still defend his sorry act

[fan_since79]

There's another loss brewing here tonight.

[full circle]

Laz Diaz is another umpire who's name you know because he sucks so bad.

[Jason]

What? A ball gets away from Ianetta?

[rageous]

JFC Ianetta is so bad on defense.

[Aaronkv]

Ianetta blows.

[stormngt]

Including Scioscia.

If you really believe this team has a chance to come back this year, and are willing to throw all of your energy behind that illusion, rather than face things AS THEY ARE, and do your very best to improve this team for next season...

I guess we will never agree.

I dont agree with you, and I don't agree with Scioscia.

 

 

I believe that so long as the game is being played you play to win.  I do not think we are going anywhere and I have stated so many times on this board.  But I am certainly not going to criticize someone because they are competing to win. I agree with you that we should play our youngsters more to get them prepared for next year.  But that doesn't mean they have to play every game!

[The God of Runs]

We'll take it JC

[Jason]

Time for Green to go yard.

[Angel Oracle]

Laz Diaz is not good. He's missed several strikes tonight.

[Angel Oracle]

Iannetta is horrible at stopping wild pitches.

[stormngt]

I guess playing Hamilton every day, no matter what, makes this team better??

 

Considering he is a 125 million dollar investment and was an all star five consecutive years, and we have him for another four years....HELL YES....it makes sense.  It is in the best interest of the team to have Hamilton play out of his slump than to give up on him.  

 

What is funny is you don't see that logic.  But again, many on this board really doesn't understand sports.  Quite frankly, the proper strategy is to hope your stud returns to form instead of going with someone is isn't any good.

[fan_since79]

This team is so bad.

 

[Guest]

Iannetta is making me hate this team. 

[Jason]

Thanks for coming out to the yard today Ianetta.

[70runner]

sure glad Iannetta is in there to show Conger how it's done...

[fan_since79]

Considering he is a 125 million dollar investment and was an all star five consecutive years, and we have him for another four years....HELL YES....it makes sense.  It is in the best interest of the team to have Hamilton play out of his slump than to give up on him.  

 

What is funny is you don't see that logic.  But again, many on this board really doesn't understand sports.  Quite frankly, the proper strategy is to hope your stud returns to form instead of going with someone is isn't any good.

 

What if he gets worse next year, like .190 with a ton of strikeouts? What do you do then? Keep him in the 3 or 4-spot and let him wreck our offense?

[Angel Oracle]

DL Hackilton, make up a reason, any reason.

[stormngt]

What if he gets worse next year, like .190 with a ton of strikeouts? What do you do then? Keep him in the 3 or 4-spot and let him wreck our offense?

 

 

That is a tough judgment to make.  It is very difficult to assess when a stud is in a slump or has just lost it.  If I was managing the team I would go with him this year and have a short leash on him next year.   I will say this, the time to give up on Hamilton shouldn't be Scioscia's decision it should be Dipoto and Moreno.  

[Jason]

Can't always make it while seated I guess

[CaliAngel]

Why the HELL would you not send him????

[notalpujols]

So it's gonna be two left on base this inning

[stormngt]

I am kind of curious, since so many have bit**** about Hamilton batting 3rd this game, who should have batted 3rd?

 

Trumbo?????  Yea, half the people on this board thinks he sucks!

Aybar?  Shuck?  Nelson?  Green?  Ianetta?

 

It can't be Howie or Pujols...so who should have batted 3rd?