GameDay Thread 8/23/14 Angels @ A's (No Kole)

[AngelsFanSince86]

You know, I keep trying to tell myself that I should be enjoying this season because of the Angels position.  And then I remember that this keeps happening.  I don't really enjoy watching the Angels beat up on bad teams.  I don;t have time to watch every game so I make time to watch the important games like this and just as always they lose lose lose.  This year isn't enjoyable yet because they haven't been able to step up in big games.  I still think they can go all the way, but that doesn;t make the season any less frustrating.

[joeywings]

Sciosia sure likes wasting that 4th hole.

[Ohtaniland]

Not sure what the payroll has to do with it. Going 3-8 against any single team is an embarrassment. Doing it against your biggest rival is basically just bending over and spreading.

 

[nando714]

Beane's plan finally working

This is what Oakland baseball was supposed to look like the last 2 weeks.

[Lou]

At least we'll only be 2 games out after this series

Stupid thumb

[Chimi]

Angels continue to lose against teams worth a sh*t. But hey, at least we are beating the bad ones. That amounts to something, right?

[Halos of Anaheim]

Guys, don't we have a 4 game set against them at home next week? And don't we face the Marlins next, while they face the Astros?

[Season Over]

Beane's plan finally working

This is what Oakland baseball was supposed to look like the last 2 weeks.

It helps when the other team throws line drives against the backstop with the game on the line

[QuinlansMinion]

Guys, don't we have a 4 game set against them at home next week? And don't we face the Marlins next, while they face the Astros?

Are you implying them facing the Astros is a good thing for us?

[ukyah]

why do we never show up in these ****ing series? 

[Adios]

So Oakland is playing like dog poo until they play us. We are absolutely rolling till we play them. Nothing to see here. Just the normal angels vs Oakland games of the past few years. Move along.

[Taylor]

The Angels will win tomorrow, sweep the Marlins, then lose 3 of 4 against the A's at home.

[bloodbrother]

A's aren't even playing well. Their offense has been terrible with runners on base through the first 2 games, that's what makes it worse

 

A's still not playing their best ball, but the Halos come into town and find a way to play even shittier and giftwrapping them go-ahead runs on fielding errors and wild pitches

[tennischmp]

At least they will get a good nights sleep

Edited August 24, 2014 by tennischmp

[disarcina]

A's playing in Oakland Coliseum -- incubator of the "Just Win, Baby" philosophy.

 

well, that was the theme for the A's tonight.......

[Ohtaniland]

If the playoffs were to start tomorrow we would be a wild card team........again.

[nando714]

Is this team mentally ready for the last month and a week of the season?

[disarcina]

is this team mentally ready for the last month of the season???

 

well, we just lost 2/5th and maybe 3/5th of our starting rotation..........we're playing pretty well under those circumstances.

 

WE REALLY NEED A WIN TOMORROW.........we can't be swept here.

 

a 1-2 here and then a 3-1 (vs. A's) for us next weekend and things look much better.

 

meanwhile we could really use a sweep of the three game series at home vs. Miami starting Monday.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I wasn't able to watch the game because I was running errands this evening, but I was looking over the box score and one thing struck me: Joe Smith didn't throw a first pitch strike to any of the five hitters he faced. When you're always pitching from behind in the count, something bad invariably happens.

[DW711]

A's aren't even playing well. Their offense has been terrible with runners on base through the first 2 games, that's what makes it worse

 

A's still not playing their best ball, but the Halos come into town and find a way to play even shittier and giftwrapping them go-ahead runs on fielding errors and wild pitches

 

Both teams tried to give that one away.

 

The Angels need another lefty reliever and to move Aybar to 2nd in the order.

[eligrba]

I have a feeling we will be a wildcard team for exactly one game.

[Sherlock31]

It's not the end of the world , it's not the end of the season, if we win tomorrow everything will be just fine.

[Sherlock31]

Gee.....you people need to stop talk like a loser, the Angels still tie for the best record in baseball.

[eligrba]

OK

[2002_halos_II]