What I don't like...

[Torridd]

... is that the Angels failed to hit at all in both the Boston and New York series at home. It makes them looks weak. I hope it's just a coincidence. They at least hit against the Astros, but the intensity has to come through if they want to play against the top opponents.

[fan_since79]

We've got four or five guys right now that have completely lost their ability to make contact with a pitched ball. Slumps can be contagious and also last a long time.

One problem is they're staring at pitches right down the middle of the plate, then swinging at absolute crap. They're making it way too easy for the pitchers. That's got to stop!

 

[JustATroutFan]

To be fair, the Angels faced a few really good pitchers in both of those series. But they also need to capitalize when the have runners on base. I keep waiting for that big hit in either series and it just hasn't come. 

[T.G.]

I keep telling myself that this team isn't a finished product.  A few new faces and lots of adjustments are still being made.  Too many guys are scuffling right now, but I have to believe this isn't going to last.  I honestly believe they'll get better as the season moves forward. 

[Make Angels Great Again]

They need to start thinking an up the middle approach, that's what's going to break them out I think. Everything is a weak pulled grounder.

[fan_since79]

The schedule in May looks quite a bit easier than April's. If we can't break out of this dreadful losing path against the bad teams, I'll write off the playoffs at that point.

 

[jordan]

13 minutes ago, True Grich said:

I keep telling myself that this team isn't a finished product.  A few new faces and lots of adjustments are still being made.  Too many guys are scuffling right now, but I have to believe this isn't going to last.  I honestly believe they'll get better as the season moves forward. 

I didn't expect the Angels to lead the league in every offensive category like they did after the 13-3 start, and I don't expect them to play this poorly for much longer.  The track record is too long for these guys to all be playing so poorly.  I too believe things will get better. 

[fan_since79]

13 minutes ago, Make Angels Great Again said:

They need to start thinking an up the middle approach, that's what's going to break them out I think. Everything is a weak pulled grounder.

Classic hitting advice when stuck in a slump. Both Ty Cobb and Ted Williams said this was their approach. 

[Troll Daddy]

Sorry but Trout was a huge disappointment in the Boston and New York series. If your being paid 33.5M then I expect more from you than a flashy smile. 

1 Run 0 RBIs 0 XBH is unacceptable imo

btw everyone else sucked too!

[Mark68]

1 hour ago, Torridd said:

... is that the Angels failed to hit at all in both the Boston and New York series at home. It makes them looks weak. I hope it's just a coincidence. They at least hit against the Astros, but the intensity has to come through if they want to play against the top opponents.

TBH, they really only hit against the Astros in one of the three games. Against their weak spot: bullpen.

[Angel Oracle]

2 hours ago, Mark68 said:

TBH, they really only hit against the Astros in one of the three games. Against their weak spot: bullpen.

The Stros pen has actually been mostly outstanding so far.    The top six guys as of the close of our series had a collective 1.75 ERA.

The real damage came against the ONE guy who has struggled in the pen, Joe Smith. 

That improved pen is one of the reasons why I can see them going back-to-back WS titles. 

[Ohtaniland]

We lost the season opener then we lost our home opener. I know that only counts as 2 loses but it just seems like they can’t get up for big games. Bos & NY we played bad. In our home opener we scored zero runs. Greatest start in franchise history and we’re in third place. Go figure.

Oh well, venting over. Let’s try our luck with Baltimore. 

[fan_since79]

26 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

The Stros pen has actually been mostly outstanding so far.    The top six guys as of the close of our series had a collective 1.75 ERA.

The real damage came against the ONE guy who has struggled in the pen, Joe Smith. 

That improved pen is one of the reason's why I can see them going back-to-back WS titles. 

They've improved on their already great team. Altuve with a 5th straight year of 200+ hits? Bregman, Springer, Correa, etc. Murderer's Row for the 21st century.

Another thing: a full year of Verlander, and Charlie Morton pitching like the original Cy Young.

Edited April 30, 2018 by fan_since79

[IheartLA]

We need to face josh tomlin again

[Chris]

Our offense is so bad it makes me desire to watch La La Land for the first time instead of watching the Angels.

 

[beatlesrule]

I don't like onions.

[Lou]

8 hours ago, OHTANILAND said:

We lost the season opener then we lost our home opener. I know that only counts as 2 loses but it just seems like they can’t get up for big games. Bos & NY we played bad. In our home opener we scored zero runs. Greatest start in franchise history and we’re in third place. Go figure.

Oh well, venting over. Let’s try our luck with Baltimore. 

Fortunately, the games against Houston didn't mean anything. 

[Taylor]

58 minutes ago, Chris said:

Our offense is so bad it makes me desire to watch La La Land for the first time instead of watching the Angels.

 

La La Land is an excellent movie.

[Tank]

1 hour ago, beatlesrule said:

I don't like onions.

this is a ban-worthy comment.

[beatlesrule]

12 minutes ago, Tank said:

this is a ban-worthy comment.

[Lou]

1 hour ago, beatlesrule said:

I don't like onions.

 

[Ohtaniland]

1 hour ago, beatlesrule said:

I don't like onions.

 

[Jason]

12 hours ago, beatlesrule said:

I don't like onions.

I'm with you on this brother. @Tank can take a hike

In all seriousness, it's one of the only things on this planet that I will not eat. I can't explain it either. It's one of those mental things I can't overcome. Kind of like Calhoun swinging a bat. 

[Stradling]

13 hours ago, Lou said:

Fortunately, the games against Houston didn't mean anything. 

Or Oakland.  

[WeatherWonk]

What I dont like is learning today in the newspaper that Ohtani was supposedly available to PH on Sunday, but Scioscia did not use him. That's what's in the MLB Roundup (probably an Associated Press product) this AM in the Idaho Statesman. He had as good a chance as anyone at catching up to a 98 mph fastball. We only needed one to tie.

It also says that Ohtani will not pitch until the weekend series in SEA. Supposedly, Thursday WAS likely. I guess they are setting things up for his return to his traditional Sunday spot.

Man, these Japanese folk have lots of traditions. Eating blowfish innards, hitting only half the games while pitching. Some of these are not well-advised, on the whole.

Wondering when he returns as a DH...............