Something positive....

[jimbo]

...young guys coming out of our "dead last" farm system and filling in well.

[Chuck]

5 minutes ago, jimbo said:

...young guys coming out of our "dead last" farm system and filling in well.

Agreed.

Bandy called an incredible game. 

Shoemaker was an ace. 

 

[Chuck]

Also, Petit has looked good so far. 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

I am hopeful (I should probably not say a fricking word as to not jinx it) that Shoe has found his command as he was pounding the bottom half of the zone with everything tonight!  

[tomsred]

47 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Also, Petit has looked good so far. 

He's terrific, I hope they keep starting him.  He's far better than Ryan offensively, and his equal on the defensive side.

[Docwaukee]

Shoe was great.  Is that the Bandy factor?  Not anointing the guy, but I would sure like to see more of him. He'll sit for four games though.  

[Docwaukee]

Is Petit that veteran who is lightning in a bottle or is he the everyday player he looks like right now.  Ride it out for now, but my guess is that he's the former.  

[jimbo]

Ortega and Mahle don't seem to be intimidated playing with the big boys. Bedrock looks to be coming into his own. Morin has his moments but overall has some potential. Perez is already established himself as one of the games best defensive backstops. Johnny G. is improving daily defensively,  dude is brass in the clutch i could go on and on. So, as bad as experts try to make it sound, the farm is not only producing talent, it's producing plug in play talent. Bodies that are helping the club with immediate  results in some cases.

[Puget Sound Angel]

Looks like our post-Mariners/Dodgers hangover is still raging.

[Glen]

6 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Shoe was great.  Is that the Bandy factor?  Not anointing the guy, but I would sure like to see more of him. He'll sit for four games though.  

He went 0-4, he's the backup catcher, and Perez is showing signs of warming up. What do you expect? 

[Second Base]

One of the most common attributes listed under Jett Bandy's prospect profile is his ability to handle a pitching staff. He's a natural leader. Every team that he's been on, even the Angels for a brief time last year, tends to rally to his corner. The pitchers all love him and he's a top notch defensive catcher, on par with Perez. He even has some pop in his bat to boot.

I love having Perez and Soto, but Bandy probably could've been a major leaguer for over a year now. 

[AngelsLakersFan]

9 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

I am hopeful (I should probably not say a fricking word as to not jinx it) that Shoe has found his command as he was pounding the bottom half of the zone with everything tonight!  

That's been the thing about Shoe. In 2014 his command was nails. Ever since then he has struggled to hit his spots for some reason. It's very strange. Last night is what Shoe can do when he locates his pitches.

[fan_since79]

If Shoemaker can return to his 2014 form, and Lincecum catch some of the old magic, then this season's prospects have brightened considerably.

 

[totdprods]

Shoe's been okay if you lump his last three starts together. Not the 9.00 era pitcher he started as. Baby steps. 

If I recall, during his '14 campaign it was when Richards and Skaggs both went down that Shoe really ramped it up, hopefully he's finding that same groove.

[Angel Oracle]

Another positive, came within one lousy Smith pitch of taking the series from a rock solid team. 

Can't fault most of the pitching (hopefully just temp Sucky Santiago and Smith excepted).

[Angel Oracle]

On ‎5‎/‎22‎/‎2016 at 8:50 AM, totdprods said:

Shoe's been okay if you lump his last three starts together. Not the 9.00 era pitcher he started as. Baby steps. 

If I recall, during his '14 campaign it was when Richards and Skaggs both went down that Shoe really ramped it up, hopefully he's finding that same groove.

Didn't Shoe also struggle a little earlier in 2014 before becoming really good later on?   This game was vintage 2014 Shoe.

Edited May 23, 2016 by Angel Oracle

[Angelsjunky]

Last ten games: 7-3.

A return to 2014 form from Shoemaker would be huge.The problem with him is that it seems the margin of error is tiny.

[Lou]

On May 22, 2016 at 7:24 AM, elixir said:

one less day of Pujols contract

Since this was posted, Pujols is 3-9 with 3 rbi , 2B and a fairly important home run. 

[Angel Oracle]

Pujols' OPS is near .900 over the past 27 games.    A return to even 2012 form would be very cool.