1st place Halos

[TroutField]

I know it’s May but it’s still very nice to see us on top of the division, ESPECIALLY because we have not been firing on all cylinders yet and we have had some key guys hit the DL. 

 

Now let’s go kick the M’s in the teeth, a nice series win would be awesome.

[Pablo]

Gotta say, it was pretty cathartic to see Houston drop 3 of 4 to the Yankees at home. Much as I hate the Yanks, I somehow feel better about the Angels.

[Dick Enberg]

Going to be a very difficult year to get in the play-offs. 3, 4 teams battling for that second wild card spot. pretty much have to figure the Yankees or Red Sox have the first one. We should do well in May. already 3-0 to start.

Stay healthy my Halos!

[stormngt]

5 minutes ago, Dick Enberg said:

Going to be a very difficult year to get in the play-offs. 3, 4 teams battling for that second wild card spot. pretty much have to figure the Yankees or Red Sox have the first one. We should do well in May. already 3-0 to start.

Stay healthy my Halos!

Which teams are competing for the wild card spot on May 4th?

Astros, Mariners, Blue Jays?

[krAbs]

Honestly, a sweep in Seattle would be big. I know we are just entering, but we have Richards (still waiting on him to start looking like himself), Skaggs, and Ohtani pitching out there. If we can put 3 more games between us and them, then the only team even close in the wild card would be the Blue Jays - who I doubt have staying power this year. So then we can really focus on doing everything we can to stay with the Astros, and a somewhat secure wild card spot becomes our fallback.

[TroutField]

6 minutes ago, krAbs said:

Honestly, a sweep in Seattle would be big. I know we are just entering, but we have Richards (still waiting on him to start looking like himself), Skaggs, and Ohtani pitching out there. If we can put 3 more games between us and them, then the only team even close in the wild card would be the Blue Jays - who I doubt have staying power this year. So then we can really focus on doing everything we can to stay with the Astros, and a somewhat secure wild card spot becomes our fallback.

Imagine Ohtani no-hits the Mariners with Dipoto watching live, that would be the greatest gift since Mike Trout. 

[nando714]

18 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Which teams are competing for the wild card spot on May 4th?

Astros, Mariners, Blue Jays?

Twins have completely fell apart 

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Imagine Ohtani no-hits the Mariners with Dipoto watching live, that would be the greatest gift since Mike Trout. 

After he homers 3 times tonight, of course.

[Dick Enberg]

18 minutes ago, stormngt said:

Which teams are competing for the wild card spot on May 4th?

Astros, Mariners, Blue Jays?

andI still think the Twins will make a run at it too. 

[TroutField]

Just now, Dick Enberg said:

andI still think the Twins will make a run at it too. 

Twins season last year seemed like a fluke to me, maybe they will right the ship but they look like a mess right now. 

[Broad Street]

Jesus how are the Angels in first place? I feel like we should be in last with all the doom and gloom that gets posted, sometimes by me.

[Dick Enberg]

1 hour ago, TroutField said:

Twins season last year seemed like a fluke to me, maybe they will right the ship but they look like a mess right now. 

agree, but how many times do they play the Royals, Tigers and White Sox in the next 5 months?

[Chuck]

[Troll Daddy]

Angels need to win the division and stay out of the WC race

[stormngt]

57 minutes ago, nando714 said:

Twins have completely fell apart 

It's only May.  They have plenty of time to right the ship

[floplag]

59 minutes ago, TroutField said:

Twins season last year seemed like a fluke to me, maybe they will right the ship but they look like a mess right now. 

This, so much this.  I never got how the twins pulled off last year, felt like an anomaly.  
I actually thought they would be better this year, crazy game.  

[Dick Enberg]

21 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Angels need to win the division and stay out of the WC race

If we can get by that starting pitching of there's, they are showing they can be beat. By no means is the division out of reach.

[Angelsfan1984]

1 minute ago, Dick Enberg said:

If we can get by that starting pitching of there's, they are showing they can be beat. By no means is the division out of reach.

I agree. The focus should be on winning the division. I don't want to play Boston or NY for a play in game. If we can figure out the 9th inning, we can afford to get 6 innings out of the starters while matching up the 7th and 8th with the rest of the BP.

[Angel Oracle]

Just get to the post-season this year, and then make necessary improvements for 2019 without hurting the farm too much.

[Revad]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

Just get to the post-season this year, and then make necessary improvements for 2019 without hurting the farm too much.

Agreed, but the Angels’ chances of making the playoffs after adding at least one reliever and perhaps a starter would be much better and that’s going to cost.

[JustATroutFan]

Just make the postseason and anything can happen. But winning the division would mean no WC game, a do or die game basically. Get pitching help, especially and the team should be even stronger and has better chance of winning the World Series!

[Inside Pitch]

3 hours ago, nando714 said:

Twins have completely fell apart 

They have been awful but every team goes through funks and that division is pure garbage...    The Tigers at 13-17 are the second place team.....   They have plenty of time to get healthy playing stiffs...

[Tank]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

They have been awful but every team goes through funks and that division is pure garbage...   They have plenty of time to get healthy playing stiffs...

man, carve this in stone. it's why it's tough to read several of the posts in this forum after a two or three game losing streak. we weren't as good as our 13-3 start, nor were we as bad as our 3-9 funk. 

ebb and flow, people. ebb and flow.

[krAbs]

5 minutes ago, Tank said:

man, carve this in stone. it's why it's tough to read several of the posts in this forum after a two or three game losing streak. we weren't as good as our 13-3 start, nor were we as bad as our 3-9 funk. 

ebb and flow, people. ebb and flow.

No, you don't understand - the Astros lost 3 out of 4 against the yankees, so they now suck and have no shot at the playoffs, cuz REAL playoff teams can play the Yankees.

[Tank]

2 minutes ago, krAbs said:

No, you don't understand - the Astros lost 3 out of 4 against the yankees, so they now suck and have no shot at the playoffs, cuz REAL playoff teams can play the Yankees.

dang, i feel like a moron for forgetting that.

it's the lack of mountain dew that's affecting me. thanks for catching me.