What the F happened this weekend?

[Angelsjunky]

I'm obviously joking. If I thought it would offend you then I would have done it in the political forum, haha.

 

To be honest, I've finally grown fully sick of Angelspin, so I'd rather it not spill over here.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

That's bad news. Next year's FA market is garbage. The top players are like 33-35 yr old bats or Stephen Strasburg and his constant injury risks/Boras as his agent

 

This was the year when we needed to spend, and we didn't. Next year, it's guys like Mark Teixeira and Chase Utley.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

My guess is that we're going to see long stretches of little to no offense this season.  That's why I made that $1,000 bet with Dochalo.  I know that people desperately want this team to be good--or, at the very least, to be entertaining to watch--but with the collection of talent, I just don't see it happening this year.  Obviously, I hope I'm wrong, as I'd much rather be down $1,000 and to have enjoyed the season.  We'll see...

 

I would be making plans as to what to spend the grand on.

[Angelsjunky]

This was the year when we needed to spend, and we didn't. Next year, it's guys like Mark Teixeira and Chase Utley.

 

Teixeira and Utley would look great before and behind Pujols.

 

In 2009.

[ispy45]

Those of you with selective vision might want to look at the Runners in scoring position stat. 

 

NAME	GP	AB	RC	RC27	BB/PA	BB/K	ISOP	SECA	P/PA	XBH	TPA	AB/HR	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
Albert Pujols	9	14	1.4	3.39	.067	1.00	.071	.143	3.80	1	15	0.0	.286	.333	.357	.690
Mike Trout	9	10	-0.7	-1.67	.083	0.25	.000	.100	4.50	0	12	0.0	.000	.083	.000	.083
Andrelton Simmons	9	11	-0.9	-2.07	.000	0.00	.000	.000	2.36	0	11	0.0	.182	.182	.182	.364
C.J. Cron	9	7	0.6	2.53	.111	0.00	.000	.143	4.11	0	9	0.0	.143	.333	.143	.476
Yunel Escobar	10	8	1.4	7.74	.000	0.00	.125	.125	2.63	1	8	0.0	.375	.375	.500	.875
Kole Calhoun	5	7	1.6	10.56	.125	0.50	.000	.143	3.25	0	8	0.0	.429	.500	.429	.929
Craig Gentry	6	6	1.4	7.39	.000	0.00	.167	.167	4.38	1	8	0.0	.333	.429	.500	.929
Carlos Perez	7	5	-0.5	-2.70	.000	0.00	.000	.000	3.00	0	5	0.0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Johnny Giavotella	6	4	-0.4	-1.98	.000	0.00	.000	.000	1.80	0	5	0.0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Geovany Soto	3	3	-0.0	-0.30	.000	0.00	.000	.000	2.67	0	3	0.0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Cliff Pennington	3	2	1.1	30.69	.333	0.00	.500	1.000	4.00	1	3	0.0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667
Daniel Nava	4	2	0.8	21.22	.000	0.00	.000	.000	3.00	0	3	0.0	.500	.667	.500	1.167
Ji-Man Choi	3	2	0.1	1.52	.333	0.00	.000	.500	5.67	0	3	0.0	.000	.333	.000	.333
Totals	11	81	5.6	2.11	.065	0.67	.049	.123	3.51	4	93	0.0	.222	.297	.272	.568

 

[Jimmag]

What a f*cked up series that was. come on Angels you cannot manage even one win. missing in action was our offense. Time to shuffle the deck.

At least all the games were very close. We have been good on those lately we really blew it this weekend. Hope we do better against the White Sox.

[70runner]

On a smaller scale, the Twins were due and the Angels have looked pretty bad aside from the Oakland series. But it IS early, and we don't yet know how good, bad, or (most likely) mediocre the team is. So hang in there.

 

Not too early to see...

 

An average pitching staff

 

Pujols hitting home runs and doing nothing else

 

Cron looking like son of Pujols

 

And, Trout, again taking meatballs then swinging at junk

 

500 club at best

[FabulousFabregas]

Luckily the division sucks bawls.

[ScottT]

Angels are missing two starting pitchers... and Mike Trout will get it going.   

 

It's early.  I don't think the Angels are going to cruise to the AL West title by any means, but like every year, people are making conclusions far too soon.

[ten ocho recon scout]

They couldn't get snowed out in Minnesota? Just once?

marine layer from the great lakes.

[ten ocho recon scout]

This was the year when we needed to spend, and we didn't. Next year, it's guys like Mark Teixeira and Chase Utley.

this. I worry that LF will be our new 3rd base, and failing to sign someone to play there (when we dont have a farm) whwn they were available is gonna bite us in the ass a la beltre.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Angels are missing two starting pitchers... and Mike Trout will get it going.

It isn't Trout that worries me. When you can only manage two runs in a 12-inning game, you aren't going to win very often, regardless of the starting pitching.

Edited April 18, 2016 by Vegas Halo Fan

[ScottT]

They can manage more, though.

[Brent Maguire]

I suggest any of you who aren't Ducks or Kings fans become fans now. Playoff hockey>>>>>>>>>Angels baseball in April.

Or at any time really.

With both teams being down 0-2 in the series, it may be back to Angels Baseball very soon for many. 

[Billy_Ball]

It's a good thing nobody is running away with the division yet.

[gurn67]

Having 3 starters (Trout, Perez, Johnny G.) 0-21 this season with RISP makes it hard to win games. Throwing in Cron makes it 1-29. How many years now has this team started the season flat? I guess Arte must be satisfied with it.

[Redondo]

Every year it seems this team enters the season mentally unprepared to play baseball at a Major League level, and we're surprised it's happened again?

 

+1

 

Sad, but true

[zenmaster]

This is one of those situations where we will win 3 against a good team and lose 3 against a bad team. I expect this team to be around .500 or slightly worse and we are playing like it so far. This is not surprising. What would have been surprising is if we started out with a good record in April.

[Chuck]

Baseball is a weird sport though.

We swept the A's on the road, then they took 2 of 3 from the World Champion Royals.

[Torridd]

is it possible they took the Twins for granted? I knew we wouldn't stick the Twins with an 0-12, but I thought we would take 2 of 3. No way are the Angels this bad.

[Chuck]

is it possible they took the Twins for granted? I knew we wouldn't stick the Twins with an 0-12, but I thought we would take 2 of 3. No way are the Angels this bad.

I feel the same way.

[AngelsLakersFan]

The fact that they averaged 86 wins from 2010-15 has only furthered that notion, that we're just a few tweaks, choice free agents, savvy trades, and breakouts from returning to perennial contention. But again, it simply hasn't happened.

 

That doesn't mean it isn't true though. We may have a crumbling infrastructure but we were legitimately only three or four smarter moves away from standing atop the division during those seasons. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

 

Those of you with selective vision might want to look at the Runners in scoring position stat. 

 

NAME GP AB RC RC27 BB/PA BB/K ISOP SECA P/PA XBH TPA AB/HR BA OBP SLG OPS Albert Pujols 9 14 1.4 3.39 .067 1.00 .071 .143 3.80 1 15 0.0 .286 .333 .357 .690 Mike Trout 9 10 -0.7 -1.67 .083 0.25 .000 .100 4.50 0 12 0.0 .000 .083 .000 .083 Andrelton Simmons 9 11 -0.9 -2.07 .000 0.00 .000 .000 2.36 0 11 0.0 .182 .182 .182 .364 C.J. Cron 9 7 0.6 2.53 .111 0.00 .000 .143 4.11 0 9 0.0 .143 .333 .143 .476 Yunel Escobar 10 8 1.4 7.74 .000 0.00 .125 .125 2.63 1 8 0.0 .375 .375 .500 .875 Kole Calhoun 5 7 1.6 10.56 .125 0.50 .000 .143 3.25 0 8 0.0 .429 .500 .429 .929 Craig Gentry 6 6 1.4 7.39 .000 0.00 .167 .167 4.38 1 8 0.0 .333 .429 .500 .929 Carlos Perez 7 5 -0.5 -2.70 .000 0.00 .000 .000 3.00 0 5 0.0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Johnny Giavotella 6 4 -0.4 -1.98 .000 0.00 .000 .000 1.80 0 5 0.0 .000 .000 .000 .000 Geovany Soto 3 3 -0.0 -0.30 .000 0.00 .000 .000 2.67 0 3 0.0 .333 .333 .333 .667 Cliff Pennington 3 2 1.1 30.69 .333 0.00 .500 1.000 4.00 1 3 0.0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667 Daniel Nava 4 2 0.8 21.22 .000 0.00 .000 .000 3.00 0 3 0.0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 Ji-Man Choi 3 2 0.1 1.52 .333 0.00 .000 .500 5.67 0 3 0.0 .000 .333 .000 .333 Totals 11 81 5.6 2.11 .065 0.67 .049 .123 3.51 4 93 0.0 .222 .297 .272 .568

 

 

That was a really impressive table paste

[AngelsLakersFan]

Baseball is a weird sport though.

We swept the A's on the road, then they took 2 of 3 from the World Champion Royals.

 

I don't know if there is much evidence for this, but I really think it comes down to match ups and how your team is feeling a lot of the time. The Angels played like they were all hung over this weekend. Some times your pitchers just match up well with another team's lineup.

[19HALO71]

Trout hit a ball off the wall and was held to a single, Really? Of course he over ran first base, but come on. There were many hard hit balls right at the defense, and all the games were close. Yes, we should have not been swept, but things happen. We're fine, don't pull the trigger just yet.

 

 

Go Halos!!!