GameDay Thread 8/28/14 vs. OAKLAND

[Aaronkv]

The whole team just bends over vs the A's it's so pathetic.

[ispy45]

Protest doesn't matter now since nothing happened during that inning.

[Sully151]

Man, there are a lot of Negative Nellies in the house tonight. Just because they leave the bases loaded three times, doesn't mean they will lose.

[CanadianHalo]

Yeah I honestly thought Trout would've taken a fastball right down broadway 2-0

[tdawg87]

Ok, but was it low? Because if it was, there is no excuse for Trout not to swing. I'll take my chances with Trout on a pitch below the strike zone over the chances the pitcher walks him 3-0.

 

That doesn't make any sense.

 

His chances of getting on base and thus scoring the winning run on a 3-0 count are astronomical.

[AngelsFanSince86]

Lol stop. They were both blocking the base path Aybar had nowhere to go.

 

Yeah OK homer

[Richard]

Man, there are a lot of Negative Nellies in the house tonight. Just because they leave the bases loaded three times, doesn't mean they will lose.

I think it's the fact that all year the approach has never changed. They seem to become overly-aggressive and have rarely come through while putting together the worst at bats all year.

Edited August 29, 2014 by Richard

[SoCALkid]

Fernando Salas is the best thing to come from St Louis on this team.

[Erstad Grit]

Salas has become pretty dang solid for us

[Stradling]

Protest doesn't matter now since nothing happened during that inning.

I don't think that's true. It still changed the rest of the game going forward.

[bloodbrother]

Need a HR. It's the only way to be sure that they'll actually score another run

[CanadianHalo]

Papa Pujols, show the young buck how it's done

[Richard]

Hell yeah Salas!

Dipoto wins again!

[SoCALkid]

Yeah OK homer

And you're fishing for something That's not there. There's a reason it was called the way it was. It's called obstruction. Have you never watched a baseball game in your life?

[Chimi]

Thanks Butcher!

[Mad5577]

I don't think that's true. It still changed the rest of the game going forward.

And we would replay the game from that point on , would be funny if this game goes to 19or soemthing innings, lol

[bloodbrother]

I don't think that's true. It still changed the rest of the game going forward.

 

Yeah, it's still under protest. A's could argue that the play forced them to use more pitchers that inning(Abad, Cook), etc

 

Since it was a judgement call though, don't expect them to win the protest. Much ado about nothing

 

just need to get the damn win now

[Erstad Grit]

I'm a high school ump and thought it was obstruction. Cannot block the basepath without the ball

[AngelsFanSince86]

And you're fishing for something That's not there. There's a reason it was called the way it was. It's called obstruction. Have you never watched a baseball game in your life?

 

 

Nope, I just comment here for fun.  Called for a reason?  Right, because umps have NEVER gotten a call wrong.  I just watched the replay on my phone like 50 times in a row.

 

EDIT:  play-by-play:  Moss gets VERY close to the base path, but never steps off the grass WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE BASE PATH until after Aybar switches course.  Just before Aybar runs into Otero, Otero's toes go right to the edge of the grass, but never actually in the base path.  They were only both in Aybar's way because he was running on the very inside of the basepath even though Moss and Otero were clearly going for the ball near there.  Had Aybar run on the outside of the first base line he would have never had an issue.  

Edited August 29, 2014 by AngelsFanSince86

[bloodbrother]

Salas has become pretty dang solid for us

 

this is pretty solid

 

Eric Kay ‏@EKayAngels 1m

Salas has now retired 38 of last 41 batters faced. #Angels

[Angels]

This guy would've walked Trout with the bases loaded I bet.

Edited August 29, 2014 by Angels

[Jason]

I'm tired. They need walk off here

[Halos of Anaheim]

Lol Pujols has done everything Trout should have done in this at bat.

[bloodbrother]

So uh...do they pinch run for Pujols?

[Halos of Anaheim]

And he walks..