Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Twins (7/22/15) Trout BACK!!

[Chuck]

1. Johnny Giavotella ® 2B

2. Kole Calhoun (L) RF

3. Mike Trout ® DH

4. Albert Pujols ® 1B

5. Erick Aybar (S) SS

6. David Freese ® 3B

7. Chris Iannetta ® C

8. Matt Joyce (L) LF

9. Daniel Robertson ® CF

 

[Guest]

Matt Douyche is in the lineup.

[Angel Oracle]

Joyce is the only downer in the lineup currently. 

Hopefully, a LF is acquired in the next 9 days. 

[QuinlansMinion]

Come to think of it we could use a couple of left handed bats.

 

Or Cespedes who crushes righties.

[laagamer]

Trout's back in the lineup?

Pssshhh

No reason to watch this game then.

[mulwin444]

Come to think of it we could use a couple of left handed bats.

 

Or Cespedes who crushes righties.

2012 - 2014:

 

Vs RHP  .264 .310 OBP .770 OPS

Vs LHP  .260  .330 OBP .805 OPS

 

This season:

 

Vs RHP .318 .342 OBP .869 OPS

Vs LHP  .173 .213 OBP .546 OPS

 

Weird splits this year...if they do get him, hopefully its not for much

[Chuck]

Cespedes is a FA at season end, correct?

 

If so we should be able to get him for a Nate Smith type.

[Chris]

Glad Trout is back in there!

 

I think the Tigers consider themselves buyers, though they should be sellers.

[tomsred]

Cespedes is a FA at season end, correct?

 

If so we should be able to get him for a Nate Smith type.

 

Nate Smith won't be enough.  There is too much demand for power hitters.

[tomsred]

Notice how Joyce has slipped to hitting #8, that position is like right over the trap door.

[DMVol]

Notice how Joyce has slipped to hitting #8, that position is like right over the trap door.

Green, Navarro, Robertson...there are other options besides running this guy out there every night....

[Stradling]

Green, Navarro, Robertson...there are other options besides running this guy out there every night....

I agree with Green, Robertson is playing tonight already and Navarro is not on the roster.

[Lou]

why isn't anyone bitching about Johnny G batting leadoff?

he has sucked, especially leading off a game

[Stradling]

Because he looks like he tries and he has all of the looks of a fan favorite.

[Lou]

Yeah, a lot of players try and fans are idiots

[Stradling]

Yeah, a lot of players try and fans are idiots

Nope, you've been reading this board long enough to know the saying goes like this:

" a lot of players try and managers are idiots"

[Blarg]

why isn't anyone bitching about Johnny G batting leadoff?

he has sucked, especially leading off a game

They hated Aybar at leadoff.

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Because he looks like he tries and he has all of the looks of a fan favorite.

Not believing the fan favorite. But Lou is right.

[tdawg87]

They hated Aybar at leadoff.

 

Aybar is brown and Gia is whiter than Pee Wee Herman. What do you expect?

[tdawg87]

I bet Gia is overly concerned about where to put an underground pool on his property without negatively affecting the property value.

[DMVol]

I agree with Green, Robertson is playing tonight already and Navarro is not on the roster.

Internal options....anybody but Joyce....

[laagamer]

why isn't anyone bitching about Johnny G batting leadoff?

he has sucked, especially leading off a game

You really didn't think he was going to hit .280 for us all year? He's just small.

So, Scioscia bats him first for some reason.

[Stradling]

You really didn't think he was going to hit .280 for us all year? He's just small.

So, Scioscia bats him first for some reason.

That reason? Aybar, Joyce, Iannetta, Cron, Freese, Robertson, Featherston and Perez.

[Mark68]

And Johnny G just trolled Angelswin.

[laagamer]

That reason? Aybar, Joyce, Iannetta, Cron, Freese, Robertson, Featherston and Perez.

I don't actually think that's why. It's probably because we're winning with him batting lead off. No reason to change it.