Gameday Thread: 6/6 Angels at Yankees

[eligrba4ever]

Next winning streak starts Tuesday. Angels will Huff and puff and blow down Babe's house.

[Jason]

 Terrible pitching, terrible bullpen, terrible offense, terrible game. Not sure why Scioscia was having trout play so deep in the eighth inning when Elsberry was up to bat 

[Sciosciapath]

lol we didnt even make Chapman throw 10 pitches to retire the side

[Robrock30]

Yanks stole this game which was a dominant Shoemaker performance.

[Angel Oracle]

Okay Epp, time to find some relievers, like you found position players!

So far, albeit short time, he's the opposite of Dipoto, who found pitching but not position players.

Why did Trout stop short on Gardner's hit????

[OregonLAA]

Shoe has earned his way into pitching out of jams with how he has pitched recently. And twice someone has come in and given up all his inherited runners in the last 4 games. I would be pissed if I were him. Even if he was gassed and a move to the bullpen was necessary pick anyone besides Alvarez. Santiago to the pen and Alvarez so AA. I can't watch that guy ruin close games anymore. I just can't

[Ohtaniland]

Comeback win last night only to have our balls ripped off tonight. This team is comical.

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, nando714 said:

This loss sucks ass. All on Sosh. 

It's all on Trout for trying to deke the runner instead of going after the ball.  Shoe pitched great except for two absolute cookies.  And yes Sosh for pitching Alvarez or anyone else from the pen not named Street. 

[bloodbrother]

1 minute ago, CALZONE said:

Comeback win last night only to have our balls ripped off tonight. This team is comical.

Common theme when it comes to mediocre teams.

[nando714]

7 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

 

[Troll Daddy]

8 minutes ago, Angels N Skins said:

 Terrible pitching, terrible bullpen, terrible offense, terrible game. Not sure why Scioscia was having trout play so deep in the eighth inning when Elsberry was up to bat 

Its called a no doubles defense ... he still should of caught it IMO. 

[Jason]

6 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Its called a no doubles defense ... he still should of caught it IMO. 

Trout goes back on a deep ball better than anyone. No need for him to play that deep

[OregonLAA]

Two starts ago the exact same happened with Shoe. They took him out and the inherited runners scored. Last start Alvarez came into a 2-0 game and turned it into a 3-0 game. Yesterday Pujols saved us but Alvarez game them a run that made it 4-1. Why the fuck is he coming into close games? And at what point does a starter have more trust than a reliever?

[Troll Daddy]

6 minutes ago, OregonLAA said:

Two starts ago the exact same happened with Shoe. They took him out and the inherited runners scored. Last start Alvarez came into a 2-0 game and turned it into a 3-0 game. Yesterday Pujols saved us but Alvarez game them a run that made it 4-1. Why the fuck is he coming into close games? And at what point does a starter have more trust than a reliever?

Pitch count maybe 

[moose8]

5 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Pitch count maybe 

The eighth inning is on Trout. 

[OregonLAA]

If Trout dives for that ball it's 4-2 if he misses it. Angels still had a chance to get out of it. It's not an easy play diving for a ball coming straight at you. You guys act like he should make miracle plays all the time 

[Stradling]

42 minutes ago, OregonLAA said:

If Trout dives for that ball it's 4-2 if he misses it. Angels still had a chance to get out of it. It's not an easy play diving for a ball coming straight at you. You guys act like he should make miracle plays all the time 

He wouldn't have had to dive.  He slowed down and put his glove up to pretend to catch it to throw off a runner with two outs.  He was less than two strides from the ball when it hit the ground, and that's after slowing down. 

[Troll Daddy]

55 minutes ago, OregonLAA said:

If Trout dives for that ball it's 4-2 if he misses it. Angels still had a chance to get out of it. It's not an easy play diving for a ball coming straight at you. You guys act like he should make miracle plays all the time 

It wasn't a miracle play ... by any standard. I'm not blaming Trout for the loss. That's a ball he can get ... he'll be the first to tell you so. You're blaming Scioscia for the loss which is comical. 

I'm old fashion ... I still buy into the notion that you win as a team and lose as a team.

[Broad Street]

This loss is on Alvarez. The fact that he is still on the roster is astounding.

[Ohtaniland]

23 minutes ago, Stradling said:

He wouldn't have had to dive.  He slowed down and put his glove up to pretend to catch it to throw off a runner with two outs.  He was less than two strides from the ball when it hit the ground, and that's after slowing down. 

With two outs, you run on contact. The only player that was fooled on the play was Trout himself.

[Richard]

I trust Mike Trout's judgement of a fly ball over how I saw it on tv. Radio even called that the outfielders were so deep and trout is excellent at ranging back, that why have him play deep/no doubles defense?

[HALOS23]

Trout himself said he could have laid out but he was worried it would get past him. I'll trust his judgement on it over people here. Putting it on Trout there seems silly. 

[California Cajun]

2 hours ago, Dochalo said:

you're trying to turn beltran around.  he's better lhed so do you let Joe Smith go vs. a lefty in this yard?  It's all shit dude.  

I certainly get your point and reluctantly agree, but it seems like when I'm tuned in and Alvarez is pitching things don't go very well.  

[moose8]

6 hours ago, Stradling said:

He wouldn't have had to dive.  He slowed down and put his glove up to pretend to catch it to throw off a runner with two outs.  He was less than two strides from the ball when it hit the ground, and that's after slowing down. 

Agreed

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

16 hours ago, OregonLAA said:

WHY THE FUCK DOES SCIOSCIA GO TO ALVAREZ??????????? I DON"T FUCKING GET IT!!! It's always when the game is tied or close. Holy fucking shit it's so god damn frustrating. Eppler needs to send his ass packing so Scioscia can't pull this shit anymore

Trout shouldn't have played that ball on the bounce. It is plays like that, that gives him a dWAR of.1. With just a little more effort, the Angels are out of the inning with no damage and Shoemaker is still pitching in the ninth.