Gameday Thread: Lineup Shuffle vs. A's 4/30

[Jobu]

"Save" is a pitcher's stat, apparently.

[rageous]

Cron tried his hardest to get the team to lose today.

 

[CaliAngel]

A devious ploy between Pestano and Street for him to get another save.

 

Street: 9 for 9 in save situations this season.

 

Even when he comes in and has to mop up everyone elses mess.

[DW711]

Good series, guys!

[stormngt]

Do you feel that way now the game is over?

Pestano is going to have a great year and surprise a few people

[NachoPop]

Do you feel that way now the game is over?

if I changed my opinions after each game id probably think that Street sucks too

[Hollyw00d]

dude street was garbage lol. Example number 1785993 why saves are a trash stat.

 

 

this team is NOTHING without trout

[Hollyw00d]

<p>pestano sucked again too.</p>

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<p>salad is the 7th inning guy. Our bullpen is not that good. Our pitching isn't that good all around</p>

[Redondo]

Back to .500

 

Now let's build on it

[Angel Oracle]

And we have a bullpen meltdown lately.

Shades of April 2014, except that Smith has been pretty automatic and until today Street was.

[Stradling]

I don't mind bullpen melt downs when we win.

[Puget Sound Angel]

Love the win against the hated A's but some how with the NFL Draft, this seemed like a quiet day in baseball.

[Docwaukee]

dude street was garbage lol. Example number 1785993 why saves are a trash stat.

 

 

this team is NOTHING without trout

While I agree that a 'save' in and of itself is a pretty meaningless stat, there is something to be said about the ability to be the last guy out of the pen and work without a net. 

 

Everyone in our pen works without backup except Street and the bottom line is that he got the job done.  He didn't have good stuff yet we still won the game.  Last year, that was a loss.  

 

It means something to be a closer, and it means something to get the final out.  

[Blarg]

Street: 9 for 9 in save situations this season.

 

Even when he comes in and has to mop up everyone elses mess.

 

Street created a bigger mess today than he was left with. 

[Angel Oracle]

I don't mind bullpen melt downs when we win.

It didn't matter in the end result for this game, but Morin, Pestano, and Salas have been very underwhelming lately. No one has remotely stepped up to be an effective 7th inning guy.

[AngelsSurfer]

While I agree that a 'save' in and of itself is a pretty meaningless stat, there is something to be said about the ability to be the last guy out of the pen and work without a net. 

 

Everyone in our pen works without backup except Street and the bottom line is that he got the job done.  He didn't have good stuff yet we still won the game.  Last year, that was a loss.  

 

It means something to be a closer, and it means something to get the final out.  

ITA. Perhaps one of the differences between Street and someone like, say, Frieri, is that when he creates a jam -- and that doesn't happen particularly often -- he's generally able to salvage it eventually. He's able to calmly stay in there and work until he does what he needs to do. Yesterday he was not on and they won by the saving grace of Mike Trout, but Street's record overall shows that he's able to get the job done. 

 

Edited May 1, 2015 by AngelsSurfer

[CaliAngel]

Street created a bigger mess today than he was left with.

If you take away the two runners Street inherited, he really didn't do all that bad. Yeah he gave up some hits, but he had to be a bit more precise, keeping the ball more around the plate than usual. Coming in with RISP and no outs, the A's took advantage of his pitches they could handle.

Look at the box score, only 1 earned run. No other pitcher in our bullpen would I have rather had out there given the situation once the A's started getting some runs back.

Big help from his defense too, but hey its a team sport and that's what they're there for. Not like he gave up a 3 run bomb.

[Blarg]

He gave up the three runs the A's got back. He allowed four runners to reach base. His last out was a deep fly ball with the bases loaded. That was crap.

Edited May 1, 2015 by notti

[Mark68]

Every reliever has an off day occasionally. That's why we don't base evaluations on just one game.

 

Over the course of the year, Street and Pestano will be fine. I have every confidence that they will succeed over the long haul

 

Pobody's nerfect.

[Lou]

Why is Trout playing so damn deep.

i agree

[ItzTacosYerrp]

Huston has had some shaky outings on a row

Extension will soon be announced

[Lou]

Huston has had some shaky outings on a row

Extension will soon be announced

huh?

his previous outing:

1 IP

0 hits

0 BB

2 Ks

[Lou]

before that:

1 IP

1 hit

0 BB

0 Ks

shaky?

.

Edited May 1, 2015 by Lou

[Mark68]

Huston has had some shaky outings on a row

Extension will soon be announced

On a row of what?

[Hollyw00d]

notti you brought up more BS stats, earned runs, unearned runs, and ERA in general