Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Orioles (5/15/2015) - Iannetta benched again!

[Chuck]

Lineup vs. Wei-Yin Chen

 

1. Kole Calhoun (L) RF

2. Mike Trout ® CF

3. Albert Pujols ® 1B

4. David Freese ® 3B

5. Erick Aybar (S) SS

6. Johnny Giavotella ® 2B

7. Carlos Perez ® C

8. C.J. Cron ® DH

9. Collin Cowgill ® LF

 

[CanadianHalo]

Get comfy Chris

[Ray McKigney]

Poor Chris. Getting paid over 31K per game to sit on the bench.

[Homebrewer]

Cron DH?

I would rather save him to pitch-hit in a crucial situation.

[Blarg]

He is not a very good pitch hitter.

[Homebrewer]

Really?

[HeavenlyHalos]

Pinch vs. Pitch

[Homebrewer]

I've used both and am not sure which is correct.

[red321]

I don't know if benched is the right word...I think lost his starting job is more appropriate. Then again...Scioscia loves his veterans.

[Ray McKigney]

What are the Angels' overall numbers against Asian pitchers in the past 20 years?

 

五 六 七 八 九 十 十一 二 十三 四 五 六 七 八

[Homebrewer]

link please

[JAHV76]

Here they are against Chen. I like our chances tonight.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/32048/wei-yin-chen

[AngelsLakersFan]

I've used both and am not sure which is correct.

You need someone to help you when you're in a 'pinch' 

 

Pitching only refers to tents and baseballs... also screwing...

[Hollyw00d]

I think its getting time to end the cron experiment

[HeavenlyHalos]

I've used both and am not sure which is correct.

 

Pinch.

[mulwin444]

He is not a very good hitter.

Fixed

[Sam Sanchez]

The Angels better come out swinging today. We could almost guarantee a lost tomorrow unfornatuely.

 

 

We are facing Cy Norris tomorrow. Don't let that 9.00+ ERA fool you

 

 

4-0 in 6 career starts, with a 0.43 ERA. Ridiculous.

Edited May 15, 2015 by Sam Sanchez

[WallyWorld]

damn Mulwin, beat me to it

[red321]

What I'm wondering is, has Ianetta lost his job because of his production at the plate...or his shakiness behind the plate? If Perez wasn't as solid behind the plate as he has been I'm not sure he'd be getting the bulk of the playing time.

[tdawg87]

Sosh has taken my advice and is batting Iannetta Benchth. It's clearly the best spot in the order for him.

[Richard]

The Angels better come out swinging today. We could almost guarantee a lost tomorrow unfornatuely.

 

 

We are facing Cy Norris tomorrow. Don't let that 9.00+ ERA fool you

 

 

4-0 in 6 career starts, with a 0.43 ERA. Ridiculous.

 

@MikeDiGiovanna  9m9 minutes ago

Looks like #Orioles RHP Bud Norris, who is 4-0 with 0.43 ERA vs. #Angels, will be scratched Saturday because of flu-like symptoms.

 

 

Hell yeah Viruses!

[Sully151]

You need someone to help you when you're in a 'pinch'

Pitching only refers to tents and baseballs... also screwing...

Ah yes, but that someone is there ready to 'pitch' in and help.

[CaliAngel]

What I'm wondering is, has Ianetta lost his job because of his production at the plate...or his shakiness behind the plate? If Perez wasn't as solid behind the plate as he has been I'm not sure he'd be getting the bulk of the playing time.

Based on Skips history, I would guess defensive prowness. The guy has a solid glove, Weav pitched the best all season with him, killer play at the plate against the Rockies on Weds, I don't think he has a passed ball, and he just looks effing good out there.

Add the fact he has more rbi's and the same number of hits as Chris in a little over a week, and, well, it'd be downright stupid not to put him out there.

Which surprises me considering Mathis who I considered one of the worst catchers we ever had, got more playing time over Napoli who I considered mediocre but still overall better than Mathis, so either I was missing something back then or Skip has changed his ways.

Either way this is very surprising to see from Skip, IMO, very out of character, and I for one am completely greatful for it.

I'm sure Chris is a great teammate and person, but I'm not quite sure what the organization or Skip liked about him behind the plate. IMO since day 1 there were always things that bugged me about him catching whether it was lack of a solid glove to get calls, poor throws to second, or missing plays at the plate, this stuff always drove me nuts.

Glad to see Perez in there! Kill it kid!

[nando714]

- Iannetta to Angel fans everywhere

Edited May 15, 2015 by nando714

[shellback]

i think in cron's case its pinche hitter