GDT 6/22 Rangers @ Angels (no HK)

[2002_halos_II]

CF Leonys Martin (L)

SS Elvis Andrus ®

DH Shin-Soo Choo (L)

3B Adrian Beltre ®

RF Alex Rios ®

1B Donnie Murphy ®

C Chris Gimenez ®

LF Michael Choice ®

2B Rougned Odor (L)

RF Kole Calhoun (L)

CF Mike Trout ®

DH Albert Pujols ®

LF Josh Hamilton (L)

SS Erick Aybar (S)

1B C.J. Cron ®

C Hank Conger (S)

3B David Freese ®

2B Grant Green ®

TEX: Yu Darvish ® (7-3, 2.39)

LAA: Matt Shoemaker ® (4-1, 3.83)

[Ray McKigney]

Does anybody know Trout's career batting average against the Rangers? From my recollection, he hasn't done too well against them.

[Slegnaac]

At least Conger is in the lineup.

[tdawg87]

Howie being punished for his clutch hit last night.

[Ray McKigney]

Howie being punished for his clutch hit last night.

 

Yeah, how does that work? Sosh is in his own world. 

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Kendrick is 0-19 against Darvish. That's probably why he isn't in the lineup.

[tdawg87]

Kendrick is 0-19 against Darvish. That's probably why he isn't in the lineup.

 

Nope. He's being punished.

[jshep]

Kendrick is 0-19 against Darvish. That's probably why he isn't in the lineup.

Yeah, that would be my guess too.

Freese against Darvish has some high potential for hilarity in it's stead though

[Redondo]

Darvish and National TV.

 

Does not sound good for us.

[Sherlock31]

Game over

[Redondo]

Kendrick is 0-19 against Darvish. That's probably why he isn't in the lineup.

 

 

Nope. He's being punished.

 

Probably a combo

[Blarg]

Does anybody know Trout's career batting average against the Rangers? From my recollection, he hasn't done too well against them.

only. 311 with a 1.001OPS. You think Scioscia should sit him?

[Glen]

[Blarg]

That was pretty lame, Glen.

[jshep]

Rocking a .300 OBP and incredibly enough, a .275 SLG at this point.

Oh and also is a crappy defender whose now getting pulled for defense in the late innings when we have the lead.

It's getting damn close to time to just accept that he's yet another sunk cost and bench him.

[Glen]

That was pretty lame, Glen.

 

 

 

Like Aybar, I hit for average and not for power.  It was an infield single that should have been ruled an error, but home team gets the hit.

[Blarg]

Like Aybar, I hit for average and not for power.  It was an infield single that should have been ruled an error, but home team gets the hit.

 

What are you, David Ortiz these days?

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/joe-torre-urges-david-ortiz-to-show-more-respect-after-official-scoring-flap-020652691.html;_ylt=AwrSyCMlV6dTQFUA3ONNbK5_

[Redondo]

Should Cron be hitting 5 ahead of Aybar?

[Blarg]

No, if he does the umpire calls him out for batting in the wrong order.

[m0nkey]

There's never a wrong time for rachel mcadams or a mean girls reference 

[Redondo]

No, if he does the umpire calls him out for batting in the wrong order.

 

Good answer, just not the one I was looking for.

[QuinlansMinion]

Why do they even bother putting us on ESPN.  Nobody on the east coast gives 2 craps about the Angels.  And people in Texas dont even care about the Rangers.

 

I think ESPN wants Trout to be their next Lebron/Jeter.  But they have already shoved the Sox/Yankees so far down America's throats and thats all they know.

[Kenny]

Haha, Kole's reaction to the soccer game.

[Redondo]

Here we go

[Redondo]

Come on Shoemaker!