What needs to happen now

[fan_since79]

At this point, we probably have to win out to have a chance at the playoffs. Nobody expects Arizona to beat up on Houston.

 

Murphy has to be in there, all four games. No more Victorino.

 

Giavotella has to play the WHOLE DAMN GAME. No more Featherbat replacing him in the 7th inning for his 'defense'.

 

No screwing up on the base paths.

 

No more sloppy defense.

 

This is it. Lose another game and it's probably over.

 

 

 

 

[bloodbrother]

Astros suck on the road and now they go to an NL park where they don't have the DH. I can see them definitely losing 1 of their remaining games and even 2

 

 

Angels probably need to win 3 of 4 to get a WC spot or to tie for a WC spot. 2-2 likely won't cut it, not after their bad loss today

[Erstad Grit]

Beating Zito after all the tough wins this month seemed like a given. Horrible defense today. 

[Ohtaniland]

It's gut check time. No excuses allowed. Man up!

[mulwin444]

At this point, we probably have to win out to have a chance at the playoffs. Nobody expects Arizona to beat up on Houston.

Murphy has to be in there, all four games. No more Victorino.

Giavotella has to play the WHOLE DAMN GAME. No more Featherbat replacing him in the 7th inning for his 'defense'.

No screwing up on the base paths.

No more sloppy defense.

This is it. Lose another game and it's probably over.

Scioscia is not going to change

Johnny G and Freese will be replaced late

Outs will be made on the bases, including outs at home

Contact play will happen

Victorino will start against lefties despite Murphy's success and clutchness because "vet presence" and he helped win a world series for a couple of other teams

Two out runs will be given up

2 out runs will not be driven in

I'm guessing 2-2 because Weaver is pitching on the road and Santiago is, well, Santiago. Hope it's enough

[fan_since79]

Scioscia needs to stop fooling around with his damn micromanaging. Taking Johnny G out in the 7th inning for Featherston was absurd, right after his dramatic, clutch go-ahead homer. No other manager alive would do that. 

[LAAMike]

If we win two of four at Texas, then we need Houston to win only one at Arizona.  We both then would have 75 wins and would tie for the second wildcard.  Houston will not have the DH for their games at Arizona which should hurt them.  Depending on when Texas clinches, then they might rest some players making it easier to win on Saturday and/or Sunday.  It is likely that Hamels will be held out of the Sunday game and we will probably have to use up Richards rather than saving him for the WC tiebreaker or the play in game.  We are still very much in this.  With Houston going with McHugh, Keuchel and McCullers at Arizona,  they are not going to have much pitching left for a tiebreaker.  Go Angels.

[laagamer]

Just play some ****in' baseball. We're already lucky to be in this position. 

[fan_since79]

Chris Carter is on one of his home run binges. I'll be contrarian to many here and predict that Houston has an easy time this weekend. 

 

My feeling is we need to win out. Scioscia needs to put the BEST lineup out there, screw the stupid lefty/righty crap, and turn his players loose. Just stay out of the way!

[Docwaukee]

this team has had so many chances this year.  Every time they've had an opportunity to take control of the situation, they crap the bed and have to start all over.  Then they miraculously claw, fight and scratch their way back only to piss it away.  

 

Well, they control their own destiny.  

 

My prediction?

 

We win the first three games of the Texas series and all three teams go into the last day all square.  It will come down to the last day.  You know what's gonna happen.   

[fan_since79]

Yeah, contact play or failed squeeze bunt, or something along those lines.

[DoubleOffTheWall]

i think we're in trouble. the likely scenario is we split in texas, and houston wins 2 of 3 in Arizona. The only hope I think we have is houston drops 2 out of 3 in the desert. 

[QuinlansMinion]

I hope Arizona's not still butt hurt about the Trumbo trade…

 

3-1 WC

4-0 Division!

 

If the Angels are good enough they'll get it done. If they don't we have 6 months to whine and complain.

If we go 3-1 and the Astros go 3-0, our season is over.

[DEVLBAT]

Angels never do anything easy. It's like it's embedded in their DNA. I'm fairly confident they're going to kill them though.

[TroutField]

Baseball sure does have a thing for breaking your heart. This loss stings, now it's up to them. Either roll over or go get what's right in front of you. Trout needs to make up for his major **** up.

[Oz27]

Taking Giavotella out for defensive purposes when we have a lead late is common sense, he's awful with the club. But Jackson is the guy who should be coming in, not Featherston.

[AngelArcher]

If it makes anyone feel any better, the Dbacks have some bulletin board material with Keuchel being quoted as saying they hope to go into the pool at Chase field. The sports talk guys here in AZ didn't take too kindly to that, because of what happened last year with the Dogs.

[Redondo]

It's gut check time. No excuses allowed. Man up!

 

+1

 

Show us what you got guys

[nando714]

Everyone is talking about Houston

What about Minnesota ?

[Angelsjunky]

You guys really think the Angels can sweep the Rangers in Texas? That's hard to imagine.

 

But yeah, it is quite simple. In order for the Angels to face-off with the Astros in a one-gamer, this needs to happen...

 

If the Astros sweep the Diamondbacks, the Angels need to sweep the Rangers

If the Astros go 2-1, the Angels need to go 3-1 to tie, 4-0 to win out

If the Astros go 1-2, the Angels tie with 2-2 and win out with 3-1

If the Astros go 0-3, the Angels tied with 1-3 and win out with 2-2

 

The odds are clearly stacked against the Angels. Last night's loss was huge.

Edited October 1, 2015 by Angelsjunky

[Stradling]

Yep we need to sweep or at minimum take 3/4. I'm confident that 3/4 puts us in a tie breaker game against the Astros. Which would be Richards against Kazmir.

[Jason]

Weaver is an automatic loss in that ballpark. A sweep isn't happening.

[Stradling]

Probably, unless we hit and play defense. If we would have played defense last night we wouldn't need a sweep.

[Second Base]

Houston will take 2 of 3 in AZ. We need to take 3 of 4. Meaning either Santiago or Weav need to pitch better than they have in months.

[nando714]

Weaver is an automatic loss in that ballpark. A sweep isn't happening.

And Santiago pitches Saturday ha!

Slim chance then no chance