Hero or Goat - 4/25/2018

[Docwaukee]

Not much you can do some days.  Glad to see they made a bit of a comeback late.  

Taking 2 of 3 at Houston after a horrendous home stand was more than I expected.  

[stormngt]

I wanted to give it to valbueno because that was just a stupid move.  However Tropeano goes from being perfect for 3 2/3 to being down three with 10 straight balls has to be a goat if anyone should be. There is a  Good argument that he shouldn't be a goat.  However Tropeano got too cautious and lost his rhythm. 

[krAbs]

I really wanna say Valbuena because that play of his makes me angry, but the reality is...one run would not have made this ballgame. Tropeano pitched great when he was on, but he had to stay on. Astros are tough, especially at home, but he needed to do better. Going into this game, we knew that we only really had a chance if Tropeano nutted up - he didn't, and we lost.

[tdawg87]

Legit question, when was the last time we got to Verlander? 

[stormngt]

Unless my memory fails me but didn't we get to Cerlander a few times when he was at Detroit?

[Docwaukee]

4 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Legit question, when was the last time we got to Verlander? 

like Boggs from shawshank 'got to him'?

[JustATroutFan]

6 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Legit question, when was the last time we got to Verlander? 

Uh, last May, actually. 6 innings pitched, 5 hits allowed, 5 bases on balls, 7 strikeouts, and 4 earned runs. Trout went deep in that game.

It had to be May!

[Blarg]

Going into this game Verlander was 8-8 vs the Angels with three no decisions..

[tdawg87]

4 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Unless my memory fails me but didn't we get to Cerlander a few times when he was at Detroit?

Definitely. But it seems he's basically dominated us every time he's faced us since like 2014.

I know that's not correct. I'm sure we've hit him hard since then. Just seems like he no hits us through 5-6 innings every start.

[Blarg]

Verlander is 8-9 vs the Angels with three no decisions. Every game has been a tough battle.

Edited April 25, 2018 by Blarg

[stormngt]

15 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Verlander is 8-9 vs the Angels with three no decisions. Every game has been a tough battle.

Guess I was wrong.  Thanks for the info.

[Angel Oracle]

Valnobuena es estupido.    Simba's throw easily gets Gurriel at the plate.

Tropeano made progress, but did falter quickly in the 4th after having good command.

But Verlander through 6 innings was untouchable.    

[Troll Daddy]

The Valbuena play doesn’t bother me much. It’s a split second reaction/decision to get the runner at third or hope to get the runner at home. The throw home looked to be off line a little ... crap shoot. 

 

The correct answer would be Verlander. He was spotting his pitches very well. Tropeano pitch as good as could be expected. 

 

[arch stanton]

Valbuena just because nobody should be running around cutting off Simmons’ throws

[Lou]

Valbuena made the right play. Simmons' throw was offline and would not have gotten the runner at the plate.

dumbasses 

[Lou]

Tropeano. 

[eligrba]

I would be alright about Valbueno cutting off the throw only if he was able to incorporate a bat flip into the process.