Gameday Rant Thread: 4/7/14 Angels @ Astros ( No Freese)

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

@mlblineups: 4/7 @Angels lineup vs. @astros

Calhoun RF

Trout CF

Pujols 1B

Hamilton DH

Ibanez LF

Kendrick 2B

Stewart 3B

Iannetta C

Aybar SS

Wilson P

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

@mlblineups: 4/7 @astros lineup vs. @Angels

Villar SS

Grossman CF

Altuve 2B

Castro DH

Guzman LF

Carter 1B

Dominguez 3B

Corporan C

Hoes RF

Cosart P

[Quinlanforthewin]

Old man Ibanez in left and batting 5th.  Should be fun!

[Glen]

Remember how we weren't gonna see Ibanez in the field much?  Good times.  Somebody needs to burn all of his gloves.

[mtangelsfan]

Good lord Sosh.  There is zero reason for that. 

[bloodbrother]

Ibanez in LF...with a lefty on the mound. WTF

[Chimi]

Scioscia pisses me off sometimes.

[Redondo]

MS doing his thing already.

[Fontana Halo]

Can't wait until Freese is gone and Green is playing every day.

[jsnpritchett]

Prediction: Ibanez hits 2 HR and makes a diving catch in left to save a run.

[Troll Daddy]

Should be a good pitching matchup today. It will be a good win for the Angels if they can get it.

[Fontana Halo]

Prediction: Ibanez hits 2 HR and makes a diving catch in left to save a run.

Then Scioscia sits him tomorrow...

[Chuck]

Prediction: Ibanez hits 2 HR and makes a diving catch in left to save a run.

 

Yep! 

 

I know Ibanez isn't a gold glover in the outfield, but watching him up here in Seattle I've seen him make a lot of those diving catches and great running plays in LF.

 

You my as well get used to him playing the field and expect it will happen 1-2 times a month to give our regulars a break. He's not as bad as most of you think.

[Chuck]

Looking forward to see what Ian Stewart will do today. 

[jsnpritchett]

Yep! 

 

I know Ibanez isn't a gold glover in the outfield, but watching him up here in Seattle I've seen him make a lot of those diving catches and great running plays in LF.

 

You my as well get used to him playing the field and expect it will happen 1-2 times a month to give our regulars a break. He's not as bad as most of you think.

 

My post was in jest.  From what I've seen, he's absoutely brutal in the field.

[Chuck]

My post was in jest.  From what I've seen, he's absoutely brutal in the field.

 

 

I've seen a mix, Jason. I've seen him get bad reads on balls, but I've also seen him show his athleticism and get good jumps on balls, making great running/diving plays. 

 

For an older guy, he's got some wheels.

 

I think there's a bit of an overreaction from some of our members here on his defense. 

 

I will tell you this, he's much better than Mark Trumbo in the outfield. And I know, that's not saying a whole lot. 

[Ohtaniland]

Yep!

I know Ibanez isn't a gold glover in the outfield, but watching him up here in Seattle I've seen him make a lot of those diving catches and great running plays in LF.

You my as well get used to him playing the field and expect it will happen 1-2 times a month to give our regulars a break. He's not as bad as most of you think.

Lol Chuck, diving catches just means that he broke late for the ball to begin with. But yeah, I hope he hits a couple of jacks. Go Angels!

[nando714]

Today would have been a good day off for Pujols

[nate]

If the Angels don't win, maybe we can at least see one of these jewels.

 

[Glen]

Lol Chuck, diving catches just means that he broke late for the ball to begin with. But yeah, I hope he hits a couple of jacks. Go Angels!

 

 

When I was in eighth grade I was the MVP for the school softball team.  I played LF and I hit like Rod Carew (my favorite player back then) but in the field I would always wait a second on fly balls before running in so I could make the catch look better.  I hot-dogged it.  I will assume Ibanez is doing the same.

[Ohtaniland]

Can't wait until Freese is gone and Green is playing every day.

All former Cardinals are allowed 5 weeks of adjustment time. But you should know that already.

[Ohtaniland]

When I was in eighth grade I was the MVP for the school softball team. I played LF and I hit like Rod Carew (my favorite player back then) but in the field I would always wait a second on fly balls before running in so I could make the catch look better. I hot-dogged it. I will assume Ibanez is doing the same.

I remember reading where Kobe Bryant liked to keep games close in high school so he could be the hero in the 4th quarter. Yes Ibanez makes it entertaining to say the least.

[Sherlock31]

I like Ibanez he might be old, but he plays hard, he's a true professional.

[Chuck]

If the Angels don't win, maybe we can at least see one of these jewels.

 

 

Nice. The guy has played in well over 1000 games in the outfield and you cherry a few bloopers over his long career. Sweet! 

[nate]

Actually, this was like 5 of about 50 from the lookout landing blog.