Gameday Thread: Tampa Rays vs. Angels (6/2/2015)

[Quinlanforthewin]

Gotta have Kole back hitting 1st or 2nd.  He's just not a cleanup hitter, it's asking too much. Aybar Calhoun Trout Pujols.  

[NrM]

Pujols looked finished just 2 weeks ago and now he's playing like he did with the cards, actually driving balls with authority.

He hasn't had a stretch like this since 2012.

 

Pretty amazing stuff.

Edited June 3, 2015 by Poozy

[jsnpritchett]

Those ain't cheap shots either, he's really puttin' a rocket in those balls asses!

 

I think he's corking his bat.

[Docwaukee]

pujols figured something out.  hit the fastball the other way.  pull the breaking ball.  bat speed looks about as good as I've seen.  

[Docwaukee]

Gotta have Kole back hitting 1st or 2nd.  He's just not a cleanup hitter, it's asking too much. Aybar Calhoun Trout Pujols.  

with albert doing what he's doing, there is no way MS is going to move Kole from the 4 spot.  

[BleedRed]

Gotta have Kole back hitting 1st or 2nd.  He's just not a cleanup hitter, it's asking too much. Aybar Calhoun Trout Pujols.  

Switch Aybar and Johnnie G

[Docwaukee]

I think he's corking his bat.

fine by me.  

[Quinlanforthewin]

with albert doing what he's doing, there is no way MS is going to move Kole from the 4 spot.  

 

That's a good point. Hadn't thought of that.  Nevermind.  

 

Would love to see Kole get back to his approach from last year though.  This year he swings at everything. 

[CaliAngel]

Uh oh. 2 outs, man on base.

[jsnpritchett]

Uh oh. 2 outs, man on base.

 

7 runs, coming up.

[NrM]

That's a good point. Hadn't thought of that.  Nevermind.  

 

Would love to see Kole get back to his approach from last year though.  This year he swings at everything. 

 

Its only been an awful 18 game stretch. He and Trout were carrying the offense early on.

 

First 31 Games

.314/.364/.458 .822 OPS

 

Last 18 games

.194/.257/.313 .570 OPS

 

His BABIP has nose dived.

Edited June 3, 2015 by Poozy

[CaliAngel]

I liked Calhoun at leadoff to be honest.

 

Calhoun

Trout

Pujols

Freese

Aybar

Joyce

Gio

Perez

Nieuwenheis

[Docwaukee]

Nieuwenhuis has a really slow bat.  

[CaliAngel]

I wonder if Gio will ever get an Eckstein-like homer.

[CaliAngel]

Guy is mowing us down.

[Angelsfirst]

Definitely the hottest he's been as an Angel. Nice to see.

[tdawg87]

Looks like this will be "the inning".

[Guest]

Amazing play by Aybar on that. Thought that would be at best 1st and 3rd no out.

[tdawg87]

"My pitch count is way too low in the 6th inning. Time to dick around the strikezone"

[Docwaukee]

I don't care what this year's metrics are saying about iannetta and his receiving.  He still sucks.  His glove hand/arm is so weak and moves all over the place.  

[CaliAngel]

NIBS IS BACK!

 

ROLL ME ONE CJ!

[tdawg87]

8 straight balls.

 

Please take this ass clown out of the game.

[tdawg87]

9 straight.

[Frieri Meatball]

CJ is such a little girl.

[Jason]

What the hell?