Scioscia still doesnt understand baseball

[Marsaka]

What does a World Series smell like? I'd imagine it smells like beer and Joe Torre's taint.

 

it smells like joe maddon's jockstrap.

[mancini79]

Season must be starting soon. Dumb threads abound.

[YouthofToday]

Jeff Mathis. Discuss...

[70runner]

Trout should be and will be hitting 3rd once Pujols proves last year wasn't a fluke.  Scioscia isn't ignorant but he is stubborn, especially with aging vets.  Pujols will have to suck for a couple months to trigger any change from Mikey, while Trout leads the league in stranded on base.  Of course this won't happen because Pujols will discover the fountain of youth and Hamilton will learn how to hit LHP. 

[Stradling]

Or Pujols with be healthy and put up a very good season and Hamilton might struggle against lefties but kill righties.

[YouthofToday]

I really don't see how it matters much at all if Trout bats 2nd or 3rd. Hardly anything to get up about.

[Jeff Fletcher]

Sometimes I think Angels fans are overly concerned with Trout's SB totals like this is fantasy baseball.

I'd much rather have him him 2nd and reduce his legs than have him hit first and reduce his bat.

Seems like a no brainer to me.

[ten ocho recon scout]

it smells like joe maddon's jockstrap.

....wouldnt his jock strap in fact smell like his taint?

Redundant.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Sometimes I think Angels fans are overly concerned with Trout's SB totals like this is fantasy baseball.

I'd much rather have him him 2nd and reduce his legs than have him hit first and reduce his bat.

Seems like a no brainer to me.

fair point. But id like to see him turned loose and apply his plus skill set. Same as why I prefer him in center (with bourjos gone).

But mainly, I would prefer he gets the most at bats of anyone.

[FabulousFabregas]

I don't even need to click the link.

[Marsaka]

Sometimes I think Angels fans are overly concerned with Trout's SB totals like this is fantasy baseball.

I'd much rather have him him 2nd and reduce his legs than have him hit first and reduce his bat.

Seems like a no brainer to me.

 

the reason i wouldnt bat trout 2nd is because he has 2 gidp specialists behind him.  we saw it last year, trout gets on, pujols comes up and gidp what seemed like every single time.  if by some miracle he didnt gidp, hamilton surely would.  at least if he leads off he can make pitchers pay for walking him by stealing 2nd, and i have faith in calhoun to protect him if need be.

Edited February 26, 2014 by Marsaka

[Stradling]

We get it marsaka you hate guys that had bad years or in your eyes had bad years. You automatically assume they are worthless and will not rebound despite the fact that there are many instances in baseball where players have bad years and come back and perform well again. You do know that Albert was hurt last year right? Despite facts you allow your feelings about a player determine their worth. In your mind it felt like one of those two grounded into double plays just about every game. This is a perfect example of how your feelings aren't reality. Combined they grounded into 36 double plays, which is slightly higher than one every five games.

I personally would much rather than my three best hitters (and yes Josh and Albert are two of the three best hitters on the Angels, until they prove that last year wasn't a fluke) batting back to back.

[Stradling]

A little bit more on the GIDP comment. Hamilton hit into 16 on 636 at bats which is about one for every 40 at bats, slightly less. Albert, who was hitting on one leg hit into a lot. He hit into 20 in 391 at bats or ever 19 or so at bats. So one hit into dp's every 3.5 games the other every 9 games.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Well, to be fair in regards to hamilton, pujols not getting on base as much last year probably hurt his gidp opportunities. Like rbi's.

[eligrba]

the reason i wouldnt bat trout 2nd is because he has 2 gidp specialists behind him.  we saw it last year, trout gets on, pujols comes up and gidp what seemed like every single time.  if by some miracle he didnt gidp, hamilton surely would.  at least if he leads off he can make pitchers pay for walking him by stealing 2nd, and i have faith in calhoun to protect him if need be.

 

I wonder what you would write regading a team you didn't like. 

 

Good talk.  Good times.

[YouthofToday]

The greatest trick Scioscia ever pulled was convincing the world Jeff Mathis was a starting MLB catcher.

[stormngt]

Sometimes I think Angels fans are overly concerned with Trout's SB totals like this is fantasy baseball.

I'd much rather have him him 2nd and reduce his legs than have him hit first and reduce his bat.

Seems like a no brainer to me.

 

You haven't figured it out??????

 

These people are into fantasy baseball leagues and they are pissed that their success in fantasy baseball is being screwed up by the manager.