Gameday Thread: 6/12 Angels vs. Indians: Marte batting cleanup

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

8 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Did it look intentional? 

No in fact the pitcher was all apologetic afterwards.

[eligrba4ever]

Yay, Kole!!! Stat padded. 8-3 Tribe.

[daygloman]

They just said Trout's injury was a contusion.... That's all I was able to catch....

Only listening half assed!

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

X-Rays Negative on Trout's Thumb

[daygloman]

Bummer!

Oh well, back to binging on the CWS.

[Angels#1Fan]

Trout's x-rays reported as negative.

[Oz27]

X-ray's negative on Trout! Phew!

[Stradling]

X-rays negative?  His thumb is gone, shit, worse than I anticipated 

[eligrba4ever]

Good thing the Angels averted the weekend sweep Saturday night.

Next winning streak starts Monday against the Twinkies.

Trout probably gets at least two days off.

[Oz27]

Our next 16 games are all against Minnesota, Houston or Oakland so we should actually win a bit. And yes I know that means we probably won't.

[eligrba4ever]

Back to the real world.

[tdawg87]

39 minutes ago, Oz27 said:

Our next 16 games are all against Minnesota, Houston or Oakland so we should actually win a bit. And yes I know that means we probably won't.

I'm going to guess they go 7-9. 

This team is putrid.

[Oz27]

17 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

I'm going to guess they go 7-9. 

This team is putrid.

Yeah we're only better than one or two of the teams I mentioned, so under .500 is certainly possible. But by this team's standard I consider 7-9 to be meeting my description of "winning a bit".

[Docwaukee]

Winning is becoming less and less relevant. You aren't ever going to rattle of wins to get yourself rolling by carting out huff, weaver, Santiago, and chacin. Especially with our bullpen. Time to see what you've got. Get matte in there. Let cowart play. Maybe call up kubitza. 

 

 

[yk9001]

2 hours ago, Oz27 said:

Our next 16 games are all against Minnesota, Houston or Oakland so we should actually win a bit. And yes I know that means we probably won't.

Do I need to tell you what those teams think about playing us?

[CaliAngel]

At this rate the season will be over by the time August rolls around...

[Skankhunt42]

4 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

At this rate the season will be over by the time August rolls around...

You spelled July wrong. 

[Oz27]

1 minute ago, TaTaToohie said:

You spelled July wrong. 

You spelled June wrong.

[AngelStew43]

Doc, you really don't think that Cron would be one of the first ones to be dealt away if we became sellers?  Our starting pitching, save for Shoe, has been awful, and Cron, because of his potential as a power hitter, may be one of the few Angels that could net the team a decent return. 

Factor in that Marte is playing well in his place, and Cowart is hitting well again in the minors, and I could see Cron being dealt away, mostly out of necessity.

 

[totdprods]

Cron has been too inconsistent to really bring back much on his own, and his defensive shortcomings really limit the number of teams further. Basically there is maybe a handful of teams that'd have truly enough interest in Cron to offer what he'd be worth. 

He's only really going to have value as a throw-in with another player (sort of akin to the Grichuk/Bourjos deal) or going to a rebuilding team that intends on using him full-time as a stopgap. Milwaukee, San Diego, Tampa, Oakland. Someone who can afford to give him a full season or two without blocking a top prospect that can gamble on him either filling his potential for them cheaply, or simply cut him when his replacement is ready.

i actually see Giavotella having slightly similar value. And I also think think the Angels are in a position similar in terms of what they can receive for some of these marginal everyday players. Change of scenery deals.

[fan_since79]

16 hours ago, Oz27 said:

Our next 16 games are all against Minnesota, Houston or Oakland so we should actually win a bit. And yes I know that means we probably won't.

The last time we heard that word here, I had to institute a one month self-ban.

 

[Skankhunt42]

21 hours ago, Oz27 said:

You spelled June wrong.

Touche'