Gameday Thread: Angels vs. A's (4/7/2018)

[Stradling]

Just now, Blarg said:

Last night was proof of that. 

Shh, some people are only happy when they are miserable.

[laagamer]

 

[Stradling]

Just now, Erstad Grit said:

I'm saying MLB players........um..... single A players..... are expected to not lose balls in the lights.  You're saying he lost in the lights like that's a fair excuse.  Today I coached my kids little league team on how to block the sun with their gloves.  

This is just crap, sorry.  A line drive into the lights doesn’t allow you time to not lose it in the lights, sorry.  

[Erstad Grit]

1 minute ago, SuperTroopers said:

This is just crap, sorry.  A line drive into the lights doesn’t allow you time to not lose it in the lights, sorry.  

Angels play almost every game at night! You're saying every liner in the OF should be expected to be lost like that? I'm done with this topic.  

[laagamer]

10 walks tonight?

Guess we gotta work fast if we're trying to break records. 

[IheartLA]

6 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

Are you saying he didn’t lose it in the lights?  How fucking stupid.  A line drive in the lights causes problems.  That is what happened, and I don’t know how anyone can actually pretend that wasn’t the case.  

dude if Simmons lost a ball in the lights no one would be saying he's a trash defender, ditto Calhoun/Cozart/Maldonado...

it's a compounding effect of past games that we have seen him play in the field, it would be impossible to regurgitate every example from our memory alone, but there is the idea that he is a poor defender in the minds of a lot of posters here for a reason 

[kevinb]

This isn’t on the bullpen the starting pitcher went 2 innings that’s not good 

 

[Stradling]

Just now, Erstad Grit said:

Angels play almost every game at night! You're saying every liner in the OF should be expected to be lost like that? I'm done with this topic.  

No, but there are line drives that go into the lights.  If you need proof of it replay the play we are talking about.  

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, IheartLA said:

dude if Simmons lost a ball in the lights no one would be saying he's a trash defender, ditto Calhoun/Cozart/Maldonado...

it's a compounding effect of past games that we have seen him play in the field, it would be impossible to regurgitate every example from our memory alone, but there is the idea that he is a poor defender in the minds of a lot of posters here for a reason 

Yes he has been bad in the outfield.  This wasn’t one of those times.  

[JarsOfClay]

4 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

This is just crap, sorry.  A line drive into the lights doesn’t allow you time to not lose it in the lights, sorry.  

I've seen tons of those line drives hit to LF and no OF'er has ever had trouble with it before Upton.

[kevinb]

Also wtf is going on w Trout. Dudes not pulling his weight. 

[Billy_Ball]

Didn’t Erstad wear special glasses for night games?

I can’t remember if it was for the lights or the twilight time.

[eligrba4ever]

Just now, SuperTroopers said:

No, but there are line drives that go into the lights.  If you need proof of it replay the play we are talking about.  

Why are you getting so frustrated arguing with somebody who might be baiting you? Balls have been lost in night lighting since the beginning of night baseball. Mays lost balls. Willie Davis lost balls. Mantle lost balls. Edmonds lost balls. All in the lights.

[Stradling]

Just now, JarsOfClay said:

I've seen tons of those line drives hit to LF and no OF'er has ever had trouble with it before Upton.

So what is your reasoning?  Did he just suddenly become afraid of the ball?  He lost the damn thing in the lights, it has happened before whether you remember it or not it happens.  

[Billy_Ball]

1 minute ago, Throwman91 said:

Damn I wonder how contracts will play out if Trout has a big down year, should be interesting

Yankees will still offer him $400 million.

[tdawg87]

1 minute ago, SuperTroopers said:

So what is your reasoning?  Did he just suddenly become afraid of the ball?  He lost the damn thing in the lights, it has happened before whether you remember it or not it happens.  

Well the ball is white. 

[southpaw]

Just now, Billy_Ball said:

Yankees will still offer him $400 million.

And the Phillies and the Red Sox and every other BIG franchise

[fan_since79]

A separate thread on this topic might be a good idea. Blinded By The Light.

Wasn't that a song?

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, failos said:

Why did Sosh take Bard out so early? He was doing great. Very puzzling.

Because he is not really a long reliever and threw over two innings and over 40 pitches.

[TroutField]

Just gotta regroup and win the series tomorrow, all good. And when is Trouty going to start being himself ?? 

[TroutField]

Bases loaded walk and a grand slam away from winning this one 

[Blarg]

8 minutes ago, JarsOfClay said:

I've seen tons of those line drives hit to LF and no OF'er has ever had trouble with it before Upton.

Empirical evidence by random samples. 

I've seen this a few times before, not just at Angels stadium but elsewhere. They did more modifications to the lighting again this year after changing them out to led last year which took quite a while for the players to adapt to. 

To be adament it doesn't or cant happen is just fool talk. 

Edited April 8, 2018 by Blarg

[eligrba4ever]

2,978 down, 22 to go. Go Albert!!

[Ohtaniland]

2 minutes ago, JarsOfClay said:

I've seen tons of those line drives hit to LF and no OF'er has ever had trouble with it before Upton.

Upton is not a good left fielder. He’s a fast athlete that can make up ground chasing fly balls but mostly because he didn’t get a good jump on the ball to begin with. To be fair to Upton, it’s because he’s actually more suited to play right field. 

[IheartLA]

Just now, Throwman91 said:

Pujols having more bang for our buck than Trout for the first time I can remember...

he's at negative War for the year even with this supposedly better than expected start, nice try though