A's at Angels - Game Thread 8/3

[mulwin444]

Oh well, if he doesn't have it, he doesn't have it...no one else to go to

[beatlesrule]

1 for 2 in save opportunities so far. 

[Oz27]

1 minute ago, CALZONE said:

Cam the closer experiment over.

Oh for f**ks sake, come on.

[Docwaukee]

I can't imagine what we'd be like with this pen if the games mattered.  

[Ohtaniland]

Lots of concerned faces in the Angels dugout.

[mulwin444]

Sucks we had to have Robinson batting with bases loaded with one out...it was like we had Weaver batting

[Ohtaniland]

2 minutes ago, Oz27 said:

Oh for f**ks sake, come on.

He's not a closer. Last night the home plate umpire helped him out.

[Oz27]

This is a stinker but don't lose faith in Bedrosian. Even the best relievers have bad games occasionally. He hasn't had one in months, prior to tonight.

[Waybackman]

Morin coming in. Game.

[OregonLAA]

Um. He got absolutely squeezed that inning. Why did the strike zone suddenly change in the 9th inning?!?!?!

[Richard]

LOL f*** you ump

[disarcina]

well -he just blew a save opp there  and gets bailed out by A's base runner blunder -- are we sure DiSar isn't coaching third for the A's???

every time I watch one of these MLB run down plays it just seems to highlight the lack of fundamentals in the game today at the highest levels.

Angels ran the runner towards third (the next bag) instead of back towards second........the idea taught in Little League on up is to always, to the extent possible, make the runner retreat towards the bag, in case something goes awry (dropped throw, wild throw etc.) so that the runner has more ground to cover to advance.....don't run the baserunner towards the next bag because when the bad thing happens (and it will often) the runner has already pretty much advanced to the next base and now headed to third or home as the case may be.

also -- a series of short throws between the fielders chasing the runner back towards the prior bag......

 

[bloodbrother]

1 minute ago, OregonLAA said:

Um. He got absolutely squeezed that inning. Why did the strike zone suddenly change in the 9th inning?!?!?!

Yep.

[mulwin444]

2 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

He's not a closer. Last night the home plate umpire helped him out.

This is so full of stupid I really hope you're trolling 

[eligrba4ever]

DP easy as 1-2-3!!! Tie is saved!

[bloodbrother]

Awesome! Now let's get a walk off

[daygloman]

5 minutes ago, Dochalo said:

I can't imagine what we'd be like with this pen if the games mattered.  

They do matter, brother!

[Oz27]

1 minute ago, mulwin444 said:

This is so full of stupid I really hope you're trolling 

I hope so too. There can't be a human who actually thinks like that.

[tdawg87]

No reason to complain about Cam there. Dude has been nails all year. He's going to blow saves and implode.

[mulwin444]

Just now, Oz27 said:

I hope so too. There can't be a human who actually thinks like that.

It's his shtick but he's dangerously close to Troll Daddy/Halo Thunder territory 

[eligrba4ever]

Come on Trout!!! Send us to the rest of our evening happy.

[Angels#1Fan]

So is Cam still the closer?

[Ohtaniland]

2 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

This is so full of stupid I really hope you're trolling 

Lol 

Cam is the real deal. Tough night.

[eligrba4ever]

Trout goes low to beat the tag!!!

[daygloman]

Safe...