Gameday Thread: Angels vs. Rangers (4/10/18)

[stormngt]

20 minutes ago, Dave Saltzer said:

Question here for everyone: What if Mike Trout said that he really wants to play for Scioscia for his career and wants to be an Angel for life? Would you be willing to keep Scioscia as the manager for that scenario?

Hell yes! In fact I have often said I would ask Trout what he thought before letting Sosh go at the end of the year.

[Chuck]

7 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

^ 

[Chuck]

3 minutes ago, krAbs said:

I think we can safely assume he is out for the season?

The blister didn't seem to affect his hitting or pitching, as he had the bandaid on during his last start. 

[Chuck]

Meanwhile, back at the ranch. 

 

Angels lead @MLB with 68 runs, 110 hits, 41 extra base hits, 18 HR and 189 total bases. @Angels SS Andrelton Simmons leads AL with 10 runs and 17 hits.

— Richard Justice (@richardjustice) April 10, 2018

[tdawg87]

Interesting. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt but I'd love to hear Sosh's reasoning. I'll just assume there's a good reason.

[Jay]

28 minutes ago, krAbs said:

All that being said...Ohtani is a big reason why I like watching the team right now, and I've been looking forward to seeing him hit since the end of the game on Sunday. I'm bummed.

I'll tune in to Watch Trout, Upton, Simmons, Maldonado, Skaggs.

Right now the offense seems to be fine. Scioscia needs to make sure Ohtani is ready for Sunday. So maybe he plays in the field or DH's on Wednesday, Thursday,  Friday. Fine with me.

[Angelsfan1984]

30 minutes ago, Dave Saltzer said:

Question here for everyone: What if Mike Trout said that he really wants to play for Scioscia for his career and wants to be an Angel for life? Would you be willing to keep Scioscia as the manager for that scenario?

Get rid of Mike Trout.

[JarsOfClay]

35 minutes ago, Dave Saltzer said:

Not to be an ass, and not to purely pick a fight, but Scioscia has said all along that they will work in conjunction with Ohtani to develop how to use him. So, let's say that Scioscia or a coach asked Ohtani how his arm is feeling today, and Ohtani said "a bit sore". Or what if Ohtani woke up with a bit of the flu? Scioscia then takes Ohtani out of the lineup, and he would never reveal that potential soreness or illness to anyone.

I'm clearly NOT in Texas and have no way of knowing if this is or is not true, but it is possible. I don't want anyone claiming that I've said that Ohtani is sore or injured or anything. I'm just pointing out as fans, we are only able to see such a tiny amount of the information that goes into a manager's decisions. Things like this do happen (I've been aware of reasons why a player wasn't in the lineup that I couldn't reveal), and fans were going nuts about the decision. I'm just pointing out before the board flips out and goes crazy over this decision that it is possible that other factors could have weighed in on the decision.

 

3 things:

1. Scioscia has already benched Ohtani due to a lefty starting earlier this year and even admitted because it was a lefty.

2. Scioscia has a history of doing this shit. He did it last year with Cowart remember?

3. Scioscia is obsessed with platoons, he has been for his entire horrible stint here.

[yk9001]

Someone needs to introduce Ohtani to the legend of Dean Chance.  He'd go out and throw a complete game, then drink a fifth of scotch and bang a couple of Hollywood starlets.

[JarsOfClay]

This confirms Scioscia would have platooned Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig if he was manager of those 1920's Yankees.

[JustATroutFan]

Damn, was looking for Showtani to put on a show in Texas against the Rangers in that hitter-friendly ballpark. But at least the offense has been really good to start the year and that is without Kinsler playing  and Trout slumping by his standards! Win the game!

[Taylor]

17 minutes ago, krAbs said:

I can't believe Scioscia caused Ohtani to get a blister.

[Stradling]

6 minutes ago, JarsOfClay said:

3 things:

1. Scioscia has already benched Ohtani due to a lefty starting earlier this year and even admitted because it was a lefty.

2. Scioscia has a history of doing this shit. He did it last year with Cowart remember?

3. Scioscia is obsessed with platoons, he has been for his entire horrible stint here.

No he hasn’t benched him because a lefty was starting.  

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I can't believe Scioscia caused Ohtani to get a blister.

Yep, gave him a dirty high five.  

[red321]

23 minutes ago, Dick Enberg said:

LOL! I bet Arlington field is packed tonight, all wanting to see Othani..

good....fuck'em...

 

[Troll Daddy]

I trust Sosh on this (Ohtani) ... he works for Eppler, it's not a dictatorship. 

[Angelsfan1984]

3 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

No he hasn’t benched him because a lefty was starting.  

So seeing as how you didn't address 2 and 3 I assume you agree. About time Strad...

[red321]

Ohtani is going to make lineup threads even better (and more unhinged) than they've been the last decade!

[Troll Daddy]

7 minutes ago, JustATroutFan said:

Damn, was looking for Showtani to put on a show in Texas against the Rangers in that hitter-friendly ballpark. But at least the offense has been really good to start the year and that is without Kinsler playing  and Trout slumping by his standards! Win the game!

Trust in Trout tonight

[Angelsfan1984]

Just now, Troll Daddy said:

I trust Sosh on this (Ohtani) ... he works for Eppler, it's not a dictatorship. 

if you went to olive garden for lunch with scioscia, meal comes and you say be right back I have to wash my hands...do you trust scioscia to not take a bite of your lasagna? No, me neither and that's why I don't trust him with how he handles ohtani, or the bullpen or his ability to put on matching socks in the morning.

[JarsOfClay]

17 minutes ago, SuperTroopers said:

No he hasn’t benched him because a lefty was starting.  

Sounds like it to me:

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M#Angels lineup: Kinsler, Trout, Upton, Pujols, Cozart, Calhoun, Simmons, Young DH, Maldonado. Kinsler back. Ohtani not starting v a LHP.

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[Stradling]

8 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

So seeing as how you didn't address 2 and 3 I assume you agree. About time Strad...

No I’m sure we’re all sold on how awesome Cowart is offensively, and sure he likes platoons.   Ohtani being on the roster means he has zero choice but to platoon.  

[Stradling]

9 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

if you went to olive garden for lunch with scioscia, meal comes and you say be right back I have to wash my hands...do you trust scioscia to not take a bite of your lasagna? No, me neither and that's why I don't trust him with how he handles ohtani, or the bullpen or his ability to put on matching socks in the morning.

100% sound logic.  

[JarsOfClay]

1 minute ago, SuperTroopers said:

No I’m sure we’re all sold on how awesome Cowart is offensively, and sure he likes platoons.   Ohtani being on the roster means he has zero choice but to platoon.  

Cowart was platooned with Pennington of all people. A player who couldn't even get a major league deal at the end of last season. 

Pennington is light years better than Cowart though right? 

[Chris]

hopeful to see Kinsler, Heaney, and Tropeano back this week

don't care when or where, just get'em back