The MLB Network Studio (after tonight's game)

[Jeff Williams]

Mention: Is this the Pujols of young?

Reaction: If it is, the Angels are back in the race!  

 

[Angel Oracle]

Let's not get carried away.   Just play well, and whatever happens, happens.

[ukyah]

back in the race. laughable.

i'm all for the angels being good next year, if it were to come about, but this year is over.

[tomsred]

[TooCool]

2 hours ago, ukyah said:

back in the race. laughable.

i'm all for the angels being good next year, if it were to come about, but this year is over.

Exactly. If all the teams in the AL West decide to go 25-40 or whatever the rest of the way and the Halos can somehow keep winning. Then yeah, great.

It's been a long and crappy season. Just enjoy the pointless winning streak for whatever its worth. At least it's kind of fun to watch again in the meantime.

[Oz27]

Our odds of winning the division have doubled in the past few days.

Unfortunately, that has only taken us to 0.2 per cent.

[eaterfan]

I think if Pujols continues to hit 2 HRs a game this team will win the division this year and next. If he doesn't I don't like their chances.

[arch stanton]

So what do you guys do for fun? Tell kids there's no Santa and correct people who use who and whom incorrectly? Anyone who gives a fat rat's ass what the odds of winning the division are already knows. Anyone who doesn't just thinks you're all being dickish sticks in the mud. 

[Glen]

Seems like every year Pujols goes on a tear like this and just for a while, reminds us of Cardinal Pujols. Just enjoy it while it lasts. 

[eaterfan]

26 minutes ago, arch stanton said:

So what do you guys do for fun? Tell kids there's no Santa and correct people who use who and whom incorrectly? Anyone who gives a fat rat's ass what the odds of winning the division are already knows. Anyone who doesn't just thinks you're all being dickish sticks in the mud. 

No, for fun I like to take personal shots at people on the internet who disagree with my view of a baseball team.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

It has been a nice run since the break, but being realistic, we are still 12.5 games back in the division after going 8-2 in our last ten games.

[arch stanton]

For the record, I never disagreed with your view. I just questioned the pathological need to foist it on those who are enjoying the moment. But if you feel personally offended just PM me your address and I'll have a box of tissues delivered.

[Jobu]

1 hour ago, eaterfan said:

I think if Pujols continues to hit 2 HRs a game this team will win the division this year and next. If he doesn't I don't like their chances.

That's what he's paid to do! 

-Claude

  -Stradling

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

1 hour ago, eaterfan said:

No, for fun I like to take personal shots at people on the internet who disagree with my view of a baseball team.

Pujols has 71 RBIs, (3rd most in the ML) with 68 games to play. He has raised his average 35 points in the last month or 2. He is on pace to have his best year as an Angel. He is on pace to have more RBIs this year than he did in 2010, when he lead the league with 118. I doubt we make the playoffs but he may make it interesting to watch the games. It wasn't interesting a month ago.

[ukyah]

arch is way off base. no one has been a stick in the mud in this thread. i'm just saying the angels are way too far out, and way too injured, for any win streak to get them into the playoffs. the thing with sports fans is they're reactionary. it's never the big picture. it's always what's right now. the angels are 1-9 in their last ten? they're the worst team in baseball. they're 8-2? back in the race!

i'm perfectly content with the angels with the angels win streak right now and i'm glad you're enjoying it too, but see it for what it is.

[Jeff Williams]

1 hour ago, Glen said:

Seems like every year Pujols goes on a tear like this and just for a while, reminds us of Cardinal Pujols. Just enjoy it while it lasts. 

Could be different this time if he's healed significantly over the time off surgery.

[nando714]

10.5 back of the WC. That's what I'm looking at

1 game at a time. Chip away

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 hours ago, Ace_Shoemaker? said:

Pujols has 71 RBIs, (3rd most in the ML) with 68 games to play. He has raised his average 35 points in the last month or 2. He is on pace to have his best year as an Angel. He is on pace to have more RBIs this year than he did in 2010, when he lead the league with 118. I doubt we make the playoffs but he may make it interesting to watch the games. It wasn't interesting a month ago.

... he doubled his war from 0.3 to 0.6 last night. He needs to go on a legit run to have a shot at this being any better than his worst season as an Angel.

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 hours ago, Ace_Shoemaker? said:

Pujols has 71 RBIs, (3rd most in the ML) with 68 games to play. He has raised his average 35 points in the last month or 2. He is on pace to have his best year as an Angel. He is on pace to have more RBIs this year than he did in 2010, when he lead the league with 118. I doubt we make the playoffs but he may make it interesting to watch the games. It wasn't interesting a month ago.

You should note that war doesn't care about rbi's. It's saying, this guy has had a significant increase in opportunity this year batting 4th with 3 quality guys getting on base in front of him. 

[Mark68]

RBIs

 

ROFLMAO

[Taylor]

Just about four more of these 5-game winning streaks and we're right back in this thing!

[ukyah]

guys. the only way the angels are getting in the "playoff picture" is if they go on multiple smaller win streaks or a 25 game win streak, AND play .500 ball in all the other games. i think they're ten games under right now, so that would put them approximately 10-15 games over at the end of the season with between 91-96 wins. that would be an epic comeback.

so you tell me, could it happen? will it happen? 

hard to imagine when you look at this team before the injuries and now.

[Oz27]

3 hours ago, Mark68 said:

RBIs

 

ROFLMAO

Who leads the team in pitcher wins? That's all I care about.

[Mark68]

Bryan Kenny would like to talk to you.

[Oz27]

6 minutes ago, Mark68 said:

Bryan Kenny would like to talk to you.

Fine, no wins. Saves and batting average then?