Gameday Thread TB @ Angels 5/16/14

[Bombsauce]

I know I'm beating a dead horse but I wish we had never signed Pujols. He has been horrible. He's as bad now as I assumed he'd be in the fifth year of that deal. I shudder to think how awful he will be two years from now...

[rafibomb]

ALL that space on that side of the infield. He still managed to groundout to the one guy there.

Edited May 17, 2014 by rafibomb

[full circle]

Teams know Albert doesn't have the bat speed anymore so they're all constantly busting Pujols inside with fastballs.  Albert tries to adjust by cheating and opening way up way early trying to get the barrel on the ball, hence why he's constantly pounding the ball into the dirt on the left side.  What he should be doing is laying off inside fastballs and targeting pitches away that he can extend his arms on, but Albert's ego just can't handle the reality that he isn't that good anymore.  

[Chimi]

How in the world do we have 5 walks and 0 runs?

[tdawg87]

How in the world do we have 5 walks and 0 runs?

 

This team has been stranding runners at a pretty epic rate lately. I think it started with the final game of the Jays series. Think they had about 15 baserunners that game and only managed like 3 runs.

[bloodbrother]

How in the world do we have 5 walks and 0 runs?

 

 

we've seen this team with RISP all year. The answer is obvious

[Guest]

I know I'm beating a dead horse but I wish we had never signed Pujols. He has been horrible. He's as bad now as I assumed he'd be in the fifth year of that deal. I shudder to think how awful he will be two years from now...

Two years from now he will probably be an Ibanez-quality DH with fewer walks. I wasn't thrilled with the Hamilton deal either, but at least that one is mercifully only for five years. Pujols will still be on the books for four years after that. 

Edited May 17, 2014 by ScottLux

[moccasin]

Teams know Albert doesn't have the bat speed anymore so they're all constantly busting Pujols inside with fastballs.  Albert tries to adjust by cheating and opening way up way early trying to get the barrel on the ball, hence why he's constantly pounding the ball into the dirt on the left side.  What he should be doing is laying off inside fastballs and targeting pitches away that he can extend his arms on, but Albert's ego just can't handle the reality that he isn't that good anymore.  

Yup. He can't hit the low and in fastball in the air, but he tries to prove he can, and hits right into the shift every time. Even when he hits it hard, it's into 3 infielders.

[Frieri Meatball]

Somebody on twitter said the Angels have 13 come from behind wins this year. Tied for 2nd in baseball. Hope they make it 14 tonight.

[martinpa25]

Why you so slow hank

[BleedRed]

Shift really worked there

[AngelsFaninGA]

We also haven't been shut out in a very long time. Hopefully that streak continues. 

[BleedRed]

Weav nearing his limit I believe

[bloodbrother]

I know I'm beating a dead horse but I wish we had never signed Pujols. He has been horrible. He's as bad now as I assumed he'd be in the fifth year of that deal. I shudder to think how awful he will be two years from now...

 

hindsight is 20/20, but yeah, it's obvious this team would be a lot better off if they never signed Pujols or Hamilton and used that money elsewhere

[CanadianHalo]

Tonight's the night we get shutout. Been 4 already tonight around the majors

[moccasin]

Missed opportunities leading to opponent chances. Never seen that before.

[tdawg87]

6 innings is really all our "ace" can go now. Awesome.

[bloodbrother]

Uh, Cowgill could have perhaps caught that if he kept going

[tdawg87]

It's either mental, or Weaver is just broken and can't last more than 6 innings at a time.

[bloodbrother]

Pujols failure with the bases loaded vs the young starter who was struggling is what sticks out most from this game

[BleedRed]

Uh, Cowgill could have perhaps caught that if he kept going

Looked like he was afraid of running into fence...he misjudged distance

[BleedRed]

Uh, Cowgill could have perhaps caught that if he kept going

[moccasin]

It's either mental, or Weaver is just broken and can't last more than 6 innings at a time.

Watching hitters fail with RISP is tough for pitchers too you know. Once or twice maybe, but it's gotta be pretty frustrating when it happens over and over, and especially when your team's highest paid player does nothing against a lesser pitcher than yourself.

[Chimi]

Angels putting forth the same amount of effort the Ducks did tonight.

[bloodbrother]

7 IP, 2 ER. I'll take from the starter every time

 

this ones on the offense and their failures again with RISP. HAve a few more innings to get it going. Gotta do it now